"The Startup Factory is an excellent addition to DESY's innovation ecosystem," says Arik Willner, Chief Technology Officer DESY . " It closes a crucial gap in the support of high-tech and deep-tech startups in the first few years after their foundation. The focus on new materials, data science and AI perfectly matches our expertise in supporting start-ups."
Among other things, Startup Factory Hamburg wants to significantly increase the number of science-based startups founded in the metropolitan region and establish a successful hub in Europe for startups and scaeups in selected key areas such as new materials, AI and data science. The aim is for the metropolitan region to become one of the top 10 successful European start-up ecosystems.