The Garchinger Technologie- und Gründerzentrum portal celebrates its 20th Anniversary, The Garchinger Technologie- und Gründerzentrum portal, press release

“Gate Garching was a project that required courage, foresight and vision in the early 2000s to make it a reality. That is exactly what the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs demonstrated by funding the construction of the Garching Gate 20 years ago.”

With these words, Christian Heckmann, Director General of the Portal, welcomed representatives of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Undersecretary Dr. Manfred Walter and Ministerial Director Dr. Ulrich Wolff, who warmly congratulated the gate.

Guests were also representatives of the portal’s contributors, such as Jürgen Acherl, the second mayor of Garching near Munich, Stefan Lange of Kreissparkasse München Starnberg Ebersberg, and Dr. Christian Hackl of TUM-Tech GmbH and representatives from the Munich region, LfA Förderbank Bayern and TUM International GmbH.

In a panel discussion, Professor Dr. Helmut Schönenberger and Gunda Opitz of UnternehmerTUM at the start-up scene in Garching near Munich 20 years ago, which, as Christian Heckmann pointed out, looked very different at the time: “Students of chemistry, physics or mechanical engineering did not envy this fact that they were They are looking for “Garchosibirsk” as the campus was called at the time.

Today, the portal is an attractive site for emerging technology companies. Whether it’s MedTech, Robotics, CleanTech, Automotive & Smart Mobility: For the anniversary, startups like Capsitec, Energyminer, LEVITUM or Devanthro presented their innovative ideas and demonstrated that the portal community is focused on technological innovations.

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