International TUD|excite Summer School 2026

The International TUD|excite Summer School is a five-day programme for early-career researchers to develop business models and deep-tech start-ups from university patents. Participants work in international, interdisciplinary teams with inventors, entrepreneurs and experts and present their concepts to an external jury. The event is part of the Zuse Innovators Program (Z-IP) and is organized by TUD|excite in cooperation with Startup Factory Boost and the EUTOPIA network. The programme offers intensive start-up experience, methods for developing use cases and direct exchange with inventors and start-ups.

Access to selected patents, intensive start-up experience, methods for developing use cases and business models, direct exchange with inventors/start-ups/experts, presentation to an external jury.

Master's graduates, doctoral students (PhD) and postdocs; early-career researchers from across Europe.