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On June 17, 2026, the Messe Dresden will once again become the meeting point of Saxony’s innovation ecosystem. Under the motto Next Level Transformation, stakeholders from startups, business, science, capital, and politics will come together – featuring keynotes, impulses, matchmaking, and hands-on innovation experience.

Also participating is Dr. Thomas Ramge, podcast host of SPRIND, who will appear as a speaker at the conference. The program will be complemented by other high-profile contributions, a wide range of networking opportunities, as well as the ceremonial awarding of the Saxon Founder Award.

How can intellectual property (IP) from academia be transferred more quickly and in a legally sound way into spin-outs? The IP Transfer Toolkit from IP Transfer 3.0—a pilot project by SPRIND, Stifterverband, and Fraunhofer ISI—provides practical tools, guidance, and examples for this purpose.

Building on this, a hands-on workshop for founding teams will take place on June 22–23, 2026, in Frankfurt. Together with Christoph Seidenstücker (co-founder of Pixel Photonics and Refined Laser Systems), participants will work on real-world IP transfer cases and apply the tools of the IP Transfer Toolkit in practice.

The Falling Walls Science Summit 2026 brings together groundbreaking research, innovative ideas, and international thought leaders from science, business, politics, media, and civil society. Since 2009, the format has brought together interdisciplinary stakeholders to break down boundaries and develop visionary solutions to global challenges.

This year’s participants include, among others, Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt, CERN Director-General Mark Thomson, former NASA Chief Scientist Thomas Zurbuchen, as well as Federal Minister Dorothee Bär and Karsten Wildberger. SPRIND is also represented at the summit again this year.