The INSPIRE BW HUBS

A regionally connected university landscape creates synergies

There are six INSPIRE BW Hubs to bring universities that offer individual support services together regionally. These networks are designed to accelerate startups even more efficiently and are promoted by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg.

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DeepTechHub

The DeepTechHub focuses on deep tech and comprises a total of 87,464 students.

Universities involved:

KIT (Lead)

University of Heidelberg

Universität Mannheim

Hochschule Mannheim

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Hochschule Pforzheim

Heilbronn University

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TriAS

TriAS focuses on life sciences and artificial intelligence and comprises a total of 38,903 students.

Universities involved:

Universität Tübingen (Lead)

Hochschule Reutlingen

Stuttgart Media University

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Schwarzwälder Gründergeist

The Schwarzwälder Gründergeist supports startups from all disciplines and comprises a total of 32,626 students.

Universities involved:

Universität Freiburg (Lead)

Hochschule Furtwangen

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

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INSPIRE2Start

INSPIRE2Start focuses on impact and female entrepreneurship and comprises a total of 44,055 students.

Universities involved:

Universität Stuttgart (Lead)

University of Hohenheim

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart

Hochschule Nürtingen-Geislingen

Hochschule Esslingen

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StartupSÜD

StartupSÜD focuses on combination technologies in the deep tech sector and comprises a total of 24,642 students.

Universities involved:

Universität Ulm (Lead)

Ulm University of Technology

Biberach University of Applied Sciences

Aalen University

Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Art and Design

Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (Standort Heidenheim)

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Kilometres1

Kilometer1 supports start-ups from all disciplines and comprises a total of 20,905 students.

Universities involved:

Hochschule Konstanz (Lead)

Universität Konstanz

Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten

Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen

Coordination by INSPIRE BW Hub platform

The INSPIRE BW Hub Platform, based at the University of Heidelberg, serves as the coordinating instance. In particular, it supports the networking of the six hubs and provides an overarching infrastructure.

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