Knowledge Exchange Agency

Do you have an innovative idea or want to turn your research into a business?

The Startup Port @UHH team is here to support you on your path to launching your own startup.

Do you have questions about intellectual property rights? We offer free consulting on the following topics:

• Inventions & patent applications
• Licensing & commercialization of IP
• Software and copyright-protected works
• Trademarks and their protection
• Handling of non-patentable research materials

The Cooperation Management team offers comprehensive consulting for researchers on knowledge exchange partnerships and research-related services.

If you’re interested or have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Our events and activities, including workshops and networking events, are listed on

• UHH Join;
• the cross-university Startup Port that Universität Hamburg also takes part in; and
• the Career Center pages (career and professional skills-related events).

Under “Showcases,” the Innovation and Entrepreneurship team introduces a selection of successfully implemented projects that Universität Hamburg was or is involved in, for example:

• start-ups
• patents
• cooperation projects

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship team consists of experts within the Knowledge Exchange Agency at Universität Hamburg specializing in the exchange of knowledge and technology between academia and the corporate sector. See this page for

• news on innovation and entrepreneurship,
• our team overview, and
• contact information as well as our monthly newsletter.