Humboldt-Innovation GmbH

The Humboldt-Innovation (HI) is the dedicated knowledge and technology transfer office of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. As a 100% subsidiary enterprise of the University, Humboldt-Innovation acts as comprehensive interface between university and industry, between science and business.

In its organisation as a GmbH, Humboldt-Innovation is a professional private-sector company, which can operate more flexibly, more independently and with higher speed, expertly positioning itself, as such, in the demanding worlds of business and academia.

Humboldt-Innovation is presently active in three major fields: the area of research covers scientific services, contract research and research co-operations; the area of spin-offs coaches and supports research-based spin-off enterprises and the area of marketing conducts traditional merchandising for the Humboldt Store, the shop within the Berlin Museum of Natural History  and Humboldt-Excursions, among others.

The Humboldt-Innovation has a proven track record of more than 20 successful spin-offs and over 400 successfully developed research projects since its foundation in 2005.