Whether you are a company seeking scientific expertise or a researcher looking to initiate collaborations with industry – we bring the right partners together.
Thanks to the University of Stuttgart’s diverse research activities, collaborations with numerous nationally and internationally renowned companies have a long-standing tradition. These include leading global corporations as well as many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the region and beyond.
We not only support short-term projects but also focus on sustainable collaboration in research, teaching, and knowledge transfer. From trusted project work, we develop genuine partnerships that create added value for both sides. Our cooperation models are tailored individually – developed together with your company.
Your Benefits of Collaborating with the University of Stuttgart
- Cutting-Edge Research: Gain access to experts in your field who can advise you and help you further develop promising product ideas. Following the principle of the “Stuttgart Way”, the integration of interdisciplinary expertise opens up new avenues for addressing current questions and challenges.
- Unique Testing and Measurement Facilities: For your analyses and measurements, you can rely on technical equipment and infrastructure that smaller companies often do not have access to. Our facilities include, among others, an automotive wind tunnel, the Materials Testing Institute, and the supercomputers of the High Performance Computing Center.
- Excellent Young Talent: Build connections with highly qualified students, graduates, and early-career researchers.
If you are interested, please contact Tamara Arutyunyants.
We offer the following types of collaboration:
There’s More! Additional Ways to Collaborate with the University of Stuttgart:
The Career Service enables you, as a prospective employer, to connect with students at the University through a variety of offerings.
Through GRADUS, you can support early-career researchers (PhD students, postdocs, habilitants, junior professors, tenure-track professors) as a prospective employer or mentor in entering the professional world.
We offer scientific continuing education for company employees who wish to further develop their qualifications. The programs are designed based on the specific needs of the company.
The interdisciplinary research institute IZKT supports reciprocal knowledge transfer between the university and the public through events and various research formats with external partners.
The School for Talents offers highly motivated, high-performing, and curious students the opportunity to work on projects in interdisciplinary teams. As a company, you can actively participate in a variety of formats – from workshops and hackathons to excursions – contribute your own topics, and engage directly with talented students.
The Design Factory Stuttgart is part of the ARENA2036 research campus and offers companies various opportunities to enhance their innovation capacity through structured collaboration with student teams.
Funding Opportunities for Companies Collaborating with the University of Stuttgart
- The state funding program Innovation Vouchers Baden-Württemberg targets companies that plan, develop, and implement new products or services, or aim to improve their quality.
- Funding through the university is another option for financing contract and collaborative projects with the University of Stuttgart.
- The regional Competence and Innovation Centers facilitate dialogue between various actors from industry and academia and initiate and support industry-focused collaborations.
- The Steinbeis Foundation for Economic Development aims to provide the state’s economy with scientific knowledge, particularly in the areas of research and development, materials and product testing, as well as information and documentation.
Federal Funding Programs
- Tax incentives for Research and Development (R&D) for companies, including start-ups:
Tax benefits are available for R&D expenses of companies subject to taxation in Germany, regardless of size, legal form, or sector. The aim is to strengthen Germany as an investment location and to stimulate R&D activities, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Information Materials:
Fact Sheet on Tax Incentives for Research and Development
BSFZ Flyer – Tax Incentives for R&D
- Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM): ZIM is a funding program specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises without restrictions on technology or industry.
- Funding through the university is another option for financing contract and collaborative projects with the University of Stuttgart.
- On the pages "Federal Funding Information" you will find comprehensive information on federal research and innovation funding, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.
- The Federal Funding Portal provides access to information on funding programs, databases of current research projects, forms, and more.
- On the Cluster Platform, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research provide information on numerous federally and state-funded as well as privately financed cluster networks across almost all industries and technology fields.
- Innovation Support for SMEs acts as an intermediary between the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises, academia, and policymakers, providing guidance on shaping innovation support for SMEs.
- Through Industrial Collective Research (IGF), orientation knowledge is developed and technological platforms are created for entire industries or for cross-industry use. This supports sustainable research collaboration in industry-wide and/or cross-industry networks and enables small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access practice-oriented research results.
- The Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM) is a funding program specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises without restrictions on technology or industry.
- Funding through the university is another option for financing contract and collaborative projects with the University of Stuttgart.
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Contact
Tamara Arutyunyants
Head of Business Relations