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equipment<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf6592e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf6592e\" 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<p><b><i>Dr. Victor Izraylit and Dr. Muhammad Farhan have made the leap from research to practice with their start-up &#8220;SciMatter&#8221; at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. They found a way to offer industry partners and external start-ups contract research on the premises of their institute &#8211; a model that was born out of necessity and showed unexpected potential. Find out here how SciMatter was founded, what role the Startup Port played in this and what tips the founders have for future scientists and startups.  <\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31988e20 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31988e20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-224acc2d elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"224acc2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b27b48f\" data-id=\"3b27b48f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86498f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b86498f\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SciMatter-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SciMatter-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SciMatter-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SciMatter-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SciMatter-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SciMatter-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SciMatter-1320x743.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Von links: Dr. Muhammad Farhan und Dr. Victor Izraylit <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-4a30b920 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a30b920\" 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<p>The story of SciMatter began in a familiar scenario for publicly funded research institutes: expensive equipment and machines standing around unused after a project has been completed. Dr. Victor Izraylit and his co-founder Dr.-Ing. Muhammad Farhan recognized potential in this problem and developed the idea of using this equipment for scientific services for industrial partners and start-ups.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">&#8220;<\/span>In Brandenburg, where we come into contact with the innovative scene a lot, we have seen that many start-ups do not have the financial means to invest in expensive equipment or do not have the necessary expertise to carry out high-precision analysis techniques. Our idea was to rent the necessary equipment from our institute on an hourly basis and support our customers with analyses in material science analytics,&#8221; explains Victor. <\/p>\n<p>The value of SciMatter is that they become part of their clients&#8217; team and not just a service provider:&nbsp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">We are two active scientists with over ten years of experience each in this field,&#8221; Farhan reports. <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">We know the difficulties faced by innovation teams in start-ups, industrial companies and universities. You could call our approach research empathy,&#8221; he adds with a smile. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Support from Startup Port and challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Like many spin-offs, Victor and Farhan also faced major challenges, particularly with regard to legal issues and the founding formalities. This is where the support of the Startup Port came into play, especially through the contact with Dr. Angelika Eichenlaub, who accompanied the founding process. <\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">The biggest support we needed came from the legal department. We are scientists and engineers and even though we were immersed in the innovation scene, there are things you don&#8217;t learn on the side &#8211; especially how to set up legal contracts,&#8221; Victor recalls. Working with Angelika helped them get an overview of financial planning and learn how to approach the business plan. In practice, we worked with Angelika to develop the plan for how the start-up should grow and how we could develop further.   <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">Another important element was imparting knowledge about how to build a sustainable business model. The company was founded out of its own pocket, without external funding &#8211; an unusual step for many start-ups. &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">To date, we have not needed any additional funding as our business model is extremely sustainable: we have no costs if we have no orders,&#8221; says Farhan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>The vision behind SciMatter and the personal motivation of the founders<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Victor Izraylit and Dr. Muhammad Farhan are not only experts in their field, but also innovators who want to translate their scientific achievements into technologies for everyday life.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">Victor puts it like this: <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">If you ask me who I want to be in the future, I can&#8217;t give you an exact answer. But I do know one thing for sure: I want my work to improve the lives of the people around me. In my role at the Helmholtz Center Hereon, I lead innovation projects in which my team and I turn scientific breakthroughs into technologies suitable for everyday use.&#8221;  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">With a PhD in polymer science and a degree in applied mathematics and physics, Victor focuses on the development of medical devices and has already invented a new class of plastics: <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">I was responsible for every step of the project, from chemical synthesis to analyzing the full spectrum of material properties.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">Dr. Muhammad Farhan adds: &#8220;As co-founder and managing partner of SciMatter, I bring together technology, innovation and business to develop breakthrough solutions in the field of polymer processing and materials development. Farhan also leads technology transfer projects at the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and has extensive experience in developing and optimizing materials and managing plastics processing and testing laboratories. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Learning from startups &#8211; tips for aspiring founders<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>SciMatter was not only a successful spin-off, but also a &#8220;test balloon&#8221; for the institute from which it emerged. The foundation was not only linked to the development of the company, but also helped to further develop the institute&#8217;s transfer mechanisms. <\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">Looking back on the foundation, Victor draws some important lessons: <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">The free economy has completely different values than science. When scientists enter the market, they have to say goodbye to a lot of what they have learned in research. It is also important to find the right partners and not to rely on as many consultants as possible. Another tip: don&#8217;t be afraid to do something. It&#8217;s better to make mistakes than to do nothing,&#8221; says Victor.    &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">The scientist emphasizes that the time invested in the start-up was extremely valuable. Despite the challenges, they have learned a lot and can apply this knowledge to future projects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Outlook and future developments<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>SciMatter has been running successfully for about a year now and serves as a side business to support the team&#8217;s main project: The development of an intelligent textile for the medical technology industry. This technology is intended to make it easier to put on and take off compression stockings and thus improve patient compliance. <\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">It would be possible to extend the SciMatter model to other scientific institutions, but that would be a full-time job,&#8221; explains Farhan. For the founders, the project is a useful addition to their main work, but at the same time offers valuable sources of income and synergy effects for their research. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The story of SciMatter shows how science and industry can be successfully brought together and how start-ups can benefit from the intelligent use of existing resources. Founders can learn from Victor and Farhan&#8217;s experience, especially when it comes to bridging the gap between research and the market. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Scimatter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scimatter.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The startup amsight digitizes data management and quality assurance in industrial 3D printing and founded a GmbH in summer 2023. 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