I²c Networking Friday at TU Wien big success

The third Networking Friday of the Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) took place in the Kuppelsaal of TU Wien on February 24th, 2017. More than 350 participants from academia and practice exchanged ideas about innovative product ideas, business start-ups and the role that the university should play in the digital transformation. "DataBot" won the - 5,000 realization grant for the most promising research result (sponsored by KPMG) and a prize of - 1000, - from Startup300. The Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) offers students and scientists at TU Wien a comprehensive support in founding startups, which are based on turning pioneering research into attractive and profitable products. The support rests upon four central pillars. Firstly, the i²c aims to "inspire" the scientists to start a company, which gives them the opportunity to accompany the practical implementation of their research results. As engineers and scientists are often unfamiliar with the economic delicacies of companies and markets, a dedicated education program ("educate"), taught by renowned national and international lecturers, is designed to provide essential foundations for a successful start in entrepreneurship.