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Transfer at Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Our goal is to implement the transfer of academic research and technologies from the university to business and society. With these tasks, which are part of our "Third Mission", we want to contribute to strengthening the regional business and its innovative power.

We are available to advise and support you on topics relating to establishing contacts between research and business, national funding advice and EU research funding advice, start-up issues, patenting, commercialisation opportunities for research results and contract research. In addition, we support students and alumni of the university with start-up counselling.

As a mediator and catalyst between research and society, we look forward to answering your questions about knowledge and technology transfer.

Fulda University of Applied Sciences adopted a university-wide transfer strategy in 2024, which sets out the common understanding of transfer and the inter-university goals and measures for the area of transfer.

It also forms the basis for the overarching goal of driving forward and establishing sustainable structures, processes and measures at the university that promote transfer.

Find out more about our transfer strategy.

Sandra Behrend Transfer Officer

Relationship and collaboration management

sandra.behrend(at)verw.hs-fulda.de +49 661 9640-1911

Joint Research

We support enterprises and institutions in initiating projects in cooperation with our university and identify partners for collaboration.

Research and development as part of a collaboration

Together with researchers from Fulda University of Applied Sciences, you will conduct research on an applied topic relevant to your organisation. Your project group will receive support in terms of project design and organisation. Projects can be funded at regional, national and international level. In the case of publicly funded projects, the contract structure for cooperation is also part of our service. We are available to answer questions and advise all parties involved before the contract is signed. Information on national research funding

If you are collaborating with the university as part of a European project application, you can contact us as we have particular expertise in the funding and implementation of such projects. Information on EU research funding

Commission research projects

We also conduct research on your behalf. We provide expert, solution-oriented support in developing and implementing your project. Our academic networks enable us to set up thematic research groups.

For dissertations, PhD theses and accompanying academic research, we can identify the right contacts within our departments. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the staff in the Research Funding Office.

Find research projects

Researchers at Fulda University of Applied Sciences (HFD) carry out research and development work on various topics with colleagues within the university as well as with external project partners. With the Research Information System (FIS), HFD aims to document this research and development work. Find out more about our Research Information System (FIS).

Numerous research and development projects are carried out in the eight departments of Fulda University of Applied Sciences. Gain an insight into the wide range of topics:

Applied computer science

Electrical engineering and information technology

Health science

Food technology

Nutritional, Food and Consumer Sciences

Social and cultural sciences

Social work

Business

Research is not only carried out in our eight departments but also in research centres at Fulda University of Applied Sciences.

On this page, we present current developments and results from the areas of research, development and transfer at Fulda University of Applied Sciences in a compact and informative way.
News from research and transfer

Patents and property rights - utilising project results

Whether you are an enterprise or institution involved in a university collaboration project or a student or researcher at Fulda University of Applied Sciences with an idea for an invention: We support you in protecting this idea. We accompany you throughout the entire intellectual property rights process - right through to commercialisation.

Please contact us if you have any questions! We also offer office hours together with our patent attorney.

In the case of joint inventions, you as a partner company benefit from our services regarding the application for industrial property rights. Among other things, we manage patent searches, commission patent attorneys and explore the commercialisation possibilities of the invention.

If employees have made an invention as part of their work at the university, this must be reported to the university using the invention form. The Employee Inventions Act is applicable here. If the university decides to take up the invention for an IP application, we will supervise it to the degree required. The university covers all costs incurred in connection with the registration. If the invention is exploited, e. g. in the case of licence agreements where royalties are paid to the university, the employee receives 30% of the income generated.

Law on employee inventions

Reporting an invention to Fulda University of Applied Sciences (Intranet page)

As independent inventors, students are not obliged to register their inventions with the university. If they nevertheless decide to do so and transfer the property rights to the university, we supervise the application for property rights and the university covers the costs. If the invention is commercialised, a remuneration of 30% is fixed by contract.

Students who work as student assistants, i.e. who have an employment contract with Fulda University of Applied Sciences, are obliged under the German Employee Invention Act to report any invention to the university.

To arrange an appointment with our patent attorney Dr Wehner and prepare the documents required, interested parties should contact Dr Mehl. The office hours will generally take place online, but face-to-face appointments are also possible.

Dr. Sebastian Mehl Patent officer

Advice and legal support

sebastian.mehl(at)verw.hs-fulda.de +49 661 9640-1910

Realising start-up projects

Business ideas can arise in many situations: As part of collaboration projects between enterprises and the university, among students in course projects or elsewhere. If you would like to become self-employed in this context, you can use the advisory and funding services offered by Fulda University of Applied Sciences. You will receive help with drawing up your business plan, get information on funding and will be supervised during the first few months of your self-employment.

Graduates also receive help with applying for EXIST start-up grants, the scholarship programme of the Federal Ministry for Business and Energy for start-ups from research.

As a founder from Fulda University of Applied Sciences, you can rent office space at a reduced rate, book conference rooms and use infrastructure so that you can develop and launch your enterprise with as little risk as possible.

Topic page "Business start-up"

Claudia Steinhauer Start-up Support Officer

Advice and networking

claudia.steinhauer(at)verw.hs-fulda.de +49 661 9640-1905

Cooperation with the Fulda University of Applied Scienc

As a University of Applied Sciences, Fulda University of Applied Sciences works closely with enterprises in the private sector, institutions and private individuals. Practice-oriented teaching and applied research are our core competences.

 

Enterprises and institutions looking for a cooperation partner for a research and development project or highly qualified graduates will find what they are looking for in our extensive cooperation programme - naturally tailored to the requirements of your enterprise or institution.

 

Find out more about our wide range of co-operation opportunities here.

Science awards

Honouring deserving and innovative academics and junior researchers is part of the funding of research at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. Every year, a wide range of facilities award science prizes. Whether awards for academic theses or prizes for research-related innovations - the spectrum is broad and this is also reflected in the award winners, who come from a wide variety of fields.

Find out more about the science awards.


Further transfer offers