Philipp University of Marburg has established a commercialisation office called Mafex, that will both support the launch of spinouts and startups and boost research activities at the institution.
Mafex – an acronym for the organisation’s full title in German that translates to Marburg Institute for Innovation Research and the Support of Company Creation – is set to offer workshops, seminars and talks around topics such as management and funding.
The establishment of Mafex formalises and expands the university’s commercialisation activities and was welcomed by university staff and executive as well as Marburg’s city council and Hessen’s government, whose representatives at the launch party included Boris Rhein, the state’s minister of economy.
Rhein said: “I am very excited to open Mafex as an official institute of Philipp University of Marburg. It will strengthen the focus on supporting the formation of spinouts and on delivering practice-oriented innovation research.
“Both are key aspects to guarantee and expand the innovation capabilities of our state in the future.” [translated from German by Global University Venturing]
