Project: New Business Factory
The aim is to develop effective support measures for a sustainable digital transformation of the Aachen region into a leading digital location with a model character for North Rhine-Westphalia, focusing on developing concrete "new business models" for startups and medium-sized businesses.
Funding provider: Ministry of Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Time period & funding volume, partners: 2016-2025, €4,5 million, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Rolle : Co-initiator, co-author of the concept and main applicant as founder and chairman of digitalHUB Aachen eV; Strategic support of the operational management.
Project: ZIM Innovation Networks AIM Artificial Intelligence and DINA Digital
Sustainability. Establishment of an innovation network for R&D projects in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Sustainability
Funding provider: Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy
Time period & funding volume, partners: 2023-2026, €800.000, HTW Berlin
Rolle : Co-initiator and main applicant as chairman of BITMi; Strategic support.
Project: DWNRW Hub Aachen with the newly founded digitalHUB Aachen eV
Establishment of a digitization center in Aachen to promote the founding of digital start-ups and connect them with established medium-sized companies in order to promote digital transformation in the federal state.
Funding provider: Ministry of Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Time period & funding volume: 2016-2025, €4,5 million
Rolle : Co-initiator, co-author of the concept and main applicant as founder and chairman of digitalHUB Aachen eV; Strategic support of the operational management.
Project: SMEs 4.0 – Competence Center for the IT Industry.
Funding provider: Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy
Time period & funding volume, partners: 2017-2022, €4,5 million, TH Wildau, TH Brandenburg
Rolle : Initiator, co-author of the concept and main applicant as chairman of BITMi; establishment of the consortium and strategic support.