Our next application window will open in October 2025.
The Official Start-up
Incubation Program for
Max Planck Changemakers
Kick off Your Entrepreneurial Journey Now!
The start-up incubation program MAX!mize supports Max Planck researchers with individual advice, a powerful network, need-based funding, and valuable workshops to acquire practical entrepreneurial skills, refine their business model and transfer their cutting-edge research into real-world impact.
We empower researchers from across disciplines – from social to life to human sciences – to turn their insights into application.
Join us to drive and maximize innovation together.
Tech Innovation
Chemistry, Physics & Technology Section (CPTS)
Biology & Medicine Section (BMS)
Social Innovation
Human Sciences Section (HSS)
Dive into the Start-up World
As a scientist, you started your career on a mission to broaden the frontiers of knowledge and create an impact with your research. In MAX!mize you can pursue the very same mission yet in the role of a start-up founder. Research shows that science-based start-ups bring more innovations to the market and create more jobs. Therefore, our goal is to create the perfect environment for science-based entrepreneurship where potential founders can learn and grow in a safe as well as challenging atmosphere. Our key ingredients: start-up know-how, networking and financial support to focus on your start-up idea.
