Nina Anika Klotz

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹. Yesterday, Dr. Korinna Kunde and 🌱🌎 Florian Hildebrand accepted the official grant notice of approval from minister Mona Neubaur - confirming multi-million euro public funding co-financed by the Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW and  EFRE/JTF in NRW by the European Union through the Produktives.NRW program. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗢𝗔𝗞 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Evonik 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹.  The plant will integrate Greenlyte’s proprietary carbon capture and hydrogen technology with methanol synthesis at a meaningful size.  It marks our transition from pilot to commercial viability and serves as a lighthouse project: the first to combine carbon capture, green hydrogen production and e-fuel synthesis in one integrated system at this scale. “We’re incredibly grateful for the support we’re receiving in NRW,” says 🌱🌎 Florian. “This is a place where legacy industry, innovation, and strong academia actually come together - while elsewhere it often stays at the talking stage. NRW shows that collaboration between these stakeholders can lead to big success and create actual value, both economically and ecologically.” Thank you to everyone who made this project and funding program possible. 💚 Stay tuned for the next updates! 🔗 Check out the link in the comments to find out more about the project. Dr. Niklas Friederichsen 🌱🌎 Florian Hildebrand Dr. Martin Schmickler Vincent Daub Dr. Korinna Kunde

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🚀 Austria takes an important step for its startup and scale-up ecosystem! In the recent Ministerrat (Council of Ministers), the Austrian Federal Government announced the creation of a fund-of-funds (Dachfonds) to mobilize private and institutional capital for startups and scaleups. Our Junge Wirtschaft sees this as a true milestone for Austria as a business location: “We need bold founders — but they need a strong ecosystem. That means: capital, know-how, talent, and modern legal forms. The Dachfonds is a key contribution to the entrepreneurial future of our country.” – Bettina Dorfer-Pauschenwein, JW Federal Chairwoman The Dachfonds will follow a fund-of-funds model, combining a public anchor investment with capital from pension funds, insurance companies, and banks. Through multiple target funds, this capital will directly support Austria’s young and innovative companies. 💡 Why is this so crucial? Because especially in the growth phase, Austrian startups often lack the capital to scale globally. The Dachfonds can close this gap ensuring that innovation, value creation, and jobs stay rooted here in Austria. This is not just policy, it’s a clear signal of future orientation, helping Austria gain visibility and competitiveness as a startup hub on the global stage. 👏 A major win for founders, innovation, and growth in Austria! Feat. Lukas A. Sprenger, Lara Tanner, Elisabeth Zehetner, Sabrina Winkler, Sarah Klaffner #startups #scaleUup #venturecapital #austria #entrepreneurship #innovation #wkostartupnow

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𝘽𝙀𝙔𝙊𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙉:  Creating 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣 In this "Cocoa Tertulia", a webinar series, Professor Maria A. Franco at Berner Fachhochschule BFH will showcase findings from a Swiss–Ecuadorian study involving over 1,000 cocoa farmers and 23 stakeholders on circular bioeconomy opportunities for cocoa by-products, exploring: 📅 When? 21 October, 14:00 CET 📍 Sign Up: https://lnkd.in/emtBjH67 We'll explore: 1️⃣ How a circular bioeconomy can transform the cocoa sector—from pod husks to pulp, sweatings, and bean shells—turning waste into fertilisers, biochar, animal feed, beverages, nutraceuticals, and more. 2️⃣ The economic, environmental, and regulatory challenges for biowaste valorisation. 3️⃣ How innovative biowaste valorisation can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 33%, diversify farmer incomes, and create new industrial niches aligned with sustainability goals.   This event is aimed at:  👉 Professionals interested in scaling cocoa by-product valorisation. 👉 Policymakers, NGOs, and researchers seeking practical frameworks for advancing the circular bioeconomy in cocoa. #SustainableCocoa #Sustainability #CircularEconomy

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Class 1 of “AI Catalyst” at DHBW Lörrach / Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) = done. 🚀 What a crew. We went from “AI feels abstract” to “I know the next pilot to run on Monday.” My 5 biggest takeaways from the room: Keep it at “Newton level.” We don’t need rocket science to create value — start simple, stay practical. LLMs aren’t magic — they predict the next word. The heavy lift is compute; the edge is how we use it. Context > model. Set your vector database and instructions right from the start, or you’ll chase errors later. Experts build the AI-core. Use AI for “Level-2” tasks, but capture the know-how of your real experts to make it fly. Agents = weekly leverage. Automate scouting/reporting on a cadence (real estate, price lists, inventory…) and let humans decide. Why this matters: the fastest wins came when we combined people who know the business with small, governed AI sprints — even onboarding gets easier when expert knowledge is available 24/7 through an internal AI-core. Looking forward to witness amazing use cases at upcoming presentation of the students 🚀🚀🚀 If you’re an SME in DACH and need “AI Empowerment” for your organization (clear metric, small scope, human-in-the-loop) DM me. 💬 #AICatalyst #DHBW #Mittelstand #AI #Agents #Education #Lörrach

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