The project initiated by the Technical University of Munich and UnternehmerTUM Venture Labs promote company start-ups in technology fields of deep tech and life sciences. The goal is to create dynamic ecosystems of startups, academia, venture capital firms, and experienced companies in their respective fields. The TUM Venture Lab Food-Agro-Biotech, now supported by Dr. Oetker, promotes interdisciplinary innovations in the life sciences, agriculture, and process technology for future food and beverages, as well as research in genetics and biology. It is located on the TUM Weihenstephan campus and offers laboratories with extensive technical equipment that can be used by startups for development and production.
Dr. Oetker: “This partnership with the TUM Venture Labs is important to us!”
Claudia Willvonseder, Member of the Management Board of Dr. Oetker, says:
"This partnership with TUM Venture Labs is important to us! With a view to a dynamic, digitalized future and the challenges we all face regarding sustainability, we consider it essential to promote innovation through exchange with and investments in startups and young founders. Our goal with this sponsorship is to be in close contact with the drivers of innovation and to contribute to creating a productive competitive climate that challenges and advances the entire industry – including Dr. Oetker."
Philipp Gerbert, Managing Director of TUM Venture Labs, says:
"We are delighted to have gained an innovative and deeply entrepreneurial partner in Dr. Oetker. We are particularly impressed by the inspiring energy with which Dr. Oetker is driving sustainability forward, not only in its nutritional products themselves, but also throughout the entire value chain, from sustainable agriculture to packaging and logistics."
