Spin-Offs

Quantum-chemical simulations are reducing high research and developing costs of chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

The vision of Life Action is to blend reality and new virtual worlds. Aim is the establishment of a global community of adventurous and technology-thrilled people who experience whole new worlds in Life Actions. In an action the borders between real world and game become blurred. Participants immerse into fascinating worlds and extraordinary stories and experience actively through the integration of the latest technologies of augmented reality.

With the flourolytic sol-gel synthesis, a high-capacity and multivalent strategy has been developed and patented at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. For the first time Nanoflour enables synthetic access to nanoscopic metal flourides.  

tvype is the first german online-marketplace for fotos and videos and mediates between cititzen journalists and media companies.

Yomiko develops modern digitalization solutions for an interconnected world. Yomiko has set about the task of simplifying the long-term storage and improving the accessibility of paperbound documents in the internet era. Yomiko develops products which enable the digitalization and web-based management of analog data.  www.yomiko.de

AvailabilityPlus (APlus) is a Spin-Off from the Department of Computer Architecture and Communication at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. APlus supports enterprises employing their ressources the most efficient way. The services of APlus enable enhancement of availability while providing cost- and functional transparency.

barcoo offers the consumer product information via mobile phones.

The online-gaming platform Playotope enables users to create individual games without any prior technical knowledge and share them with other users. Decorative elements for the games can be picked from a broad selection of obstacles, treasures and enemies.

Purposeful publishing of technical content for creating patent/utility model relevant to prior art is known as "Defensive Publication" or "Defensive Disclosure". The background relating to this is the legal clause, according to which a patent right can be given only on inventions, which are deemed to be new.

As a strategy consultancy the Decision Institute offers innovative and effective solutions to the multifaceted problems faced by today’s leaders in the public, private and non-profit sector.

greateyes develops and manufactures high performance digital cameras for imaging and spectroscopy purposes.

In addition, greateyes offers tailor-made light measuring systems, as well as electronic solutions for the scientific research and industrial communities.

Founded in July 2008 by Patrick Wilhelm and brothers Yannis und Matti Niebelschütz, MyParfuem launched its website www.myparfuem.com on 01 August 2008. Since this day, the young firm has experienced tremendous growth. Orders do not only come from Germany, but MyParfuem is also in demand from countries like Thailand, the USA or Qatar.

The flagship product of Quantiox is the Quantum-Cascade Laser for MIR applications. The QC laser is based on coherent light emission resulting from a cascade of electronic transitions. The focus is the Quantum-Cascade Laser for 3–5 μm MIR applications, which cover gas detection (environmental, medical diagnosis), Mid-IR imaging (medical) and infrared countermeasures.

The skillMap makes knowledge in distributed organisation transparent. The skillMap visualizes the fields of work and expertise of project members and the knowledge exchange among them as a dynamic animated network.

ioe-skillmap.hu-berlin.de

sofatutor is an online video platform that strictly focuses on education and functions as an online alternative to private tutoring. Whether Pythagoras' theorem, Ohm's law or the cell structure: short video clips on the sofatutor.com website teach and explain various subjects on different levels.

Tempelhove is a provider of black box trading software for trading desks (algorithmic trading). Tempelhove offers a software framework for fully automated pattern recognition and program trading on the basis of live market data. The team also designs and develops the algorithms used within that framework. The software is specifically targeted at the institutional investor.

Vergangenheitsverlag has been founded in 2008 as an independent publishing house for books with a focus on modern cultural history.

The ZPHU - Centre for Psychotherapie at the Institute of Psychology - is an accredited training institute, which offers vocational training as psychological psychotherapist according to PsychThG, with a focus on behavioural therapy.

www.psychologie.hu-berlin.de/prof/the/pta

123Skins produces individual design skins for electronic devices. tortoise allows the customer to design his laptop, mobile phone, mp3-player or gaming console according to his individual style. The self-adhesive skins are perfectly fitted to the respective devices.

Babbel is an online platform where you can develop and improve your foreign language skills -- the fun way. This sophisticated language learning system automatically adjusts to your ability level and learning speed.

www.babbel.com

Cyano Biotech GmbH is a spin-off from the Institute of Biology of Humboldt-University, Berlin. The company aims at the commercial exploitation of the results of 20 years of R&D in the field of cyanobacteria generated by the group of Prof. Dr. Thomas Börner (Dept. of Genetics).

Since 2007 GreenCard Consult distributes a computer-based job aptitude test for selection of specialised and management personnel. The job candidates’ potentials are assessed in an one hour intelligence and personality test. The resulting profile is matched to a profile of job demands which is especially derived with the management and HR of our customers.

Acuros produces osmotic, self-regulating, portable and disposable parenteral micro-pumps for slow absorption drug delivery with no further energy source needed. Acuros innovation is based on the principle of osmosis. Osmoregulation means the adjustment of the osmotic pressure at a semi permeable membrane in a steady state. This results in osmosis becoming a precisely adjustable phenomenon for the first time.

Apliki is a psychological IT-consultancy, which focuses on product development and the optimisation of usability.

Moviepilot is an independent community platform for movie fans. Users can exchange their opinion and rate movies. Moviepilot can then recommend movies fitting to personal preferences.

Solutions for professional software developers - Consistent traceability of requirements via implementation to the test

The research group „Chemical Sensors“ explores sensor principles based on the field-effect in semi-conductor material silicium. The component can be compared with the transistors used in computers. The high-vacuum coating with specific reacting nano-layers enhances semi-conductor structures to chemical detectors.

StudiVZ is a social networking platform for students (in particular for college and university students in Europe).

Cyano Biotech GmbH is a spin-off from the Institute of Biology of Humboldt-University, Berlin. The company persues commercial recuperation of the results of 20 years of R&D in the field of cyanobacteria, as carried out by the group of Prof. Dr. Thomas Börner (Dept. of Genetics).