PSP Academy
The Potsdam Science Park Academy (PSP Academy) comprises seminars, workshops, and business events offered to scientists, startups or company employees of the PSP and Berlin-Brandenburg area, interested in improving their soft skills, plan their future careers and founding their startup/company.
The PSP Academy workshops are offered free-of-charge and held in English with a length of 2-4 hours. They are organized as in-person or on-line events depending on the topic and the expected audience.
The topics cover many areas, such as:
– Becoming an entrepreneur, team building, productive business meetings
– From research to market, PR for startups
– Academic spin-offs: stakeholders, interests, challenges, IP,
– Pitch training, fundraising, funding
– Business model Canvas
– German tax law, ensurance for startups or licences and permits
With the selected topics, we are responding to current requests from the community. We look forward to receiving further suggestions.
WFBB Start-up Q&A and Internationalization—Consultation for Start-ups and Scientists with a Start-up Idea!
Do you have a start-up idea and are wondering how to proceed with it? Are you interested in what funding opportunities are available for young start-ups? And would you like to know what the first steps are immediately after founding a company? Or do you need information on how to…
RegisterFunding Programmes and Loans Q&A—ILB and WFBB Consultation
Would you like to find out about funding programmes, loans and other financial support for companies in Brandenburg? Are you looking for a new location in Brandenburg and need support with networking in the German capital region?In this consultation, we will provide information on funding programmes, loan options and put…
RegisterPSP Academy: Effective Data Management for Biotech Companies
Effective data management is crucial for the success of startup biotechs, which often have limited resources and need to optimize their R&D operations. Digitalizing R&D operations offers several benefits, including streamlined data management and collaboration, and gaining data-driven insights.Digitalizing R&D operations also saves costs by reducing the expenditure associated with…
RegisterPSP Academy: Pitch Training
Convince with Your Start-up Idea!If you want to convince people with your start-up idea, you need to be prepared in terms of content and be able to get to the heart of your idea. Pitch formats are ideal for this. But what exactly is a pitch?In this practice-orientated training course,…
RegisterPSP Academy: Startup Insights Fundraising Masterclass
We are pleased to offer you the free three-part “Fundraising Masterclass” with Erdinç Koç.Die Class adressiert Frühphasen-Startups, die eine Finanzierungsrunde mit Business Angels, VCs und strategischen Investoren und Investorinnen planen. Ihr bekommt den gesamten Fundraising-Prozess für Pre-Seed und Seed-Finanzierungsrunden – von der Vorbereitung bis zum erfolgreichen Abschluss – vermittelt.AgendaTeil I:…
RegisterEXIST Q&A: From Science to Start-up
Advice from an EXIST Consultant at the University of PotsdamDo you have a start-up idea but don’t know exactly how to get started? Do you want to find out how you can finance your project and what support the University of Potsdam has to offer? Let the team at Potsdam…
RegisterRooftop Pitch Potsdam 2024
You are an Investor, you support startups in early-stage financing and are interested in current startups in the capital region? Then the Rooftop Pitch Potsdam 2024 is the right place for you! Register now: On June 3, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., founders who want to make a…
RegisterPSP Academy: Project Funding — Increase the Competitiveness of Your Company With Grants
Note: The seminar language is German, mandatory language of the project calls, but if of interest English and German 1:1 meetings with the coaches are possible. The workshop provides an initial insight into important state and federal funding programs for investment, innovation and digitalization projects. The seminar will be held…
RegisterPSP Academy: Creation of Academic Spin-Offs: Transition from the Academic Sphere to the Commercial Sphere
The workshop will be tailor-made for the situation of the participants and responds to their needs and interests ranging from the legal issues prior to the spin-off creation, to IP-rights and their negotiation, including the implication of external Venture Capital investments.
RegisterPlan your Future Career
It is important to think about your professional future as only 1% of all scientists in Germany make it to a professorship within the legally set timeframe. Therefore you need a plan B at all stages of your scientific career.Furthermore, especially for people from countries outside the EU, long-term arrangements…
RegisterPSP Academy: German Tax law for Startups
Learn What Really Is ImportantThis workshop will give you an overview of the German tax system and tax authorities. Besides that, we will take a closer look at relevant tax laws for German companies. We will wrap up this session with some basics of accounting, annual balancing as well as…
RegisterContact
Ilka Mai
Management Start-up & Transfer
ilka.mai@potsdam-sciencepark.de +49 331 237 351 107Dr. Maria Grazia Annunziata
Transfer and Cooperation
grazia.annunziata@potsdam-sciencepark.de +49 331 237 351 137Kathrin Stehr
Transfer & corporate cooperation
kathrin.stehr@potsdam-sciencepark.de +49 331 237 351 102