Register Now: PSP Conference 2026 – RESTART Brings Together the DeepTech Ecosystem
On 24 September 2026, the Fraunhofer Conference Center at Potsdam Science Park will become the meeting place for DeepTech startups, researchers, venture capital investors, companies, and innovation leaders. Under the title “PSP Conference 2026 – RESTART”, the conference invites participants to explore the future of DeepTech innovation and Germany’s startup ecosystem, forge new partnerships, and discuss the key success factors for translating research excellence into market-ready innovations.
From Idea to Scale-up: Startups, Innovation, and Strategies for Success
This year’s conference focuses on the critical drivers of successful growth under the theme “From Idea to Scale-up: Startups, Innovation, and Strategies for Success.” Together, participants will address key questions shaping the future of DeepTech entrepreneurship: How are successful DeepTech companies built?
Which strategies help transform research results into internationally successful scale-ups? What conditions enable effective technology transfer, sustainable growth, successful fundraising, and access to global markets?
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The program promises a wealth of high-profile contributions. Renowned DeepTech founders, venture capital investors, startup experts, researchers, and innovation pioneers have already confirmed their participation. Participants can look forward to inspiring keynote speeches, engaging panel discussions, practical insights, and extensive networking opportunities with stakeholders from science, industry, and venture capital.
Who Should Attend?
The PSP Conference is designed for startups, technology transfer organisations, companies, funding institutions, venture capital investors, researchers, and everyone committed to shaping the future of innovation and DeepTech in the Berlin-Brandenburg Capital Region and beyond.
Register now and become part of our growing DeepTech network. Take the opportunity to connect with leading innovators, gain valuable insights for your own innovation projects, and join the discussion on strategies, success factors, and future perspectives for innovation, entrepreneurship, and DeepTech.
Conference language: German and English with simultaneous interpretation provided by Radiozeit GmbH.
About PSP Conference 2026 – RESTART
PSP Conference 2026 is organised by Standortmanagement Golm GmbH in cooperation with Startup-Verband Brandenburg, Boris Karcher, Potsdam Transfer – University of Potsdam, WFBB Brandenburg Economic Development Agency, the Fraunhofer Performance Center for the Integration of Biological and Physico-Chemical Material Functions, and the Economic Development Unit of the City of Potsdam.
The conference is supported by Berliner Volksbank, Conpro IT Solutions GmbH, Dimler & Karcher, HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds, Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Radiozeit GmbH, Süddeutsche Datenschutzgesellschaft mbH, VOSSIUS & PARTNER Patent Attorneys Lawyers mbB, and WFBB Brandenburg Economic Development Agency.
This conference at the Potsdam Science Park is co-financed by the European Union and the State of Brandenburg.
Dr. Maria Grazia Annunziata
Transfer and Cooperation
grazia.annunziata@potsdam-sciencepark.de +49 331 237 351 137