{"id":59570,"date":"2026-04-24T12:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startupport.de\/events\/entrepreneurship-lunch-special-beyond-the-lab-where-research-meets-the-market\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:42:12","slug":"entrepreneurship-lunch-special-beyond-the-lab-where-research-meets-the-market","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/startupport.de\/en\/events\/entrepreneurship-lunch-special-beyond-the-lab-where-research-meets-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship Lunch Special: Beyond the Lab &#8211; Where Research Meets the Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59570\" class=\"elementor elementor-59570 elementor-59556\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mec-events\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d60537 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74d60537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447c4cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447c4cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about<\/h4><p>As part of the biospace opening at the new tecHHub, this special Entrepreneurship Lunch is dedicated to the question of what it really takes to turn life science research into marketable products &#8211; and who plays a role in this.<\/p><p>This Entrepreneurship Lunch Special is embedded in the all-day official biospace opening event of the DESY Innovation Factory. Throughout the day, there will be guided tours of the biospace labs and exciting insights into the world of life science innovations with short start-up and industry pitches.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f893a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f893a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-entrepreneurship-lunch-3-1-13-768x305.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-49170\" alt=\"Advertising graphic for ENTREPRENEURSHIP LUNCH (font only)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-entrepreneurship-lunch-3-1-13-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-entrepreneurship-lunch-3-1-13-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-entrepreneurship-lunch-3-1-13-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-entrepreneurship-lunch-3-1-13-1536x610.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-entrepreneurship-lunch-3-1-13-2048x813.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-entrepreneurship-lunch-3-1-13-1320x524.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45877e99 liste-dreieck elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45877e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What can you expect?<\/h4><div>Not every breakthrough belongs in a paper, some belong in the market \u00a0&#8211; and that\u2019s where innovation begins. Three perspectives, one shared question: What does it take for an experiment to leave the lab and survive the market?<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Together with a founder, a researcher, and an industry representative, we explore&#8230;<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li>&#8230; where science meets real-world demand.<\/li><li>&#8230; why some great ideas never make it out of the lab.<\/li><li>&#8230; how shared lab spaces like Biospace can accelerate innovation and the journey to market.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p>There will be an open discussion at the end &#8211; bring your questions, ideas, and maybe even your next big hypothesis.<\/p><p>A light lunch and the opportunity to exchange ideas with the other participants will conclude this special Entrepreneurship Lunch.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da46d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da46d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9adbc8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9adbc8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>About the speakers<\/h4><div><div><strong>Ruth Montero &#8211; Founder of AquaNabs and BioSpace user<\/strong><\/div><div>Ruth Montero is the CEO of AquaNabs Solutions, a Hamburg\u2011based biotech start-up developing next\u2011generation nano\u2011antibody technologies for sustainable aquaculture. With a PhD in immunology and a \u00a0background in fish health and vaccine research, she translates academic discoveries into solutions that improve animal welfare and productivity in aquaculture.<\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div><strong>Kristel Van Steen (BIO3) &#8211; Scientist<\/strong><\/div><div>Kristel Van Steen is a professor and head of the BIO3 research group at the University of Li\u00e8ge and KU Leuven, specializing in biostatistics, bioinformatics, and systems medicine. She develops data-driven methods to analyze complex genetic relationships and advance progress in personalized medicine.<\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div><strong>Stefan Duhr from NanoTemper &#8211; Industry<\/strong><\/div><div>Stefan Duhr is the Co-Founder and CEO of NanoTemper Technologies, a global company specializing in biophysical analysis tools for drug discovery with more than 200 employees across eleven countries. He studied biochemistry and physics, earned his PhD, and developed patented technologies that help accelerate research and drug development through more precise data.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fff86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"14fff86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd4f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbd4f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Target group<\/h4><p>Interested parties, pre-founders, life science start-ups<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cf369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c8cf369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f738a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f738a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Language<\/h4><p>English<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b851f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b851f28\" 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