How to spin-out successfully and get investment-ready

A side event as part of the FFG Forum 2026

09.09.2026, 16:00 - 17:45
Museumsquartier Wien, Architekturzentrum
Museumsplatz 1, Hof 7
1070 Wien
This official side event of the FFG Forum 2026 brings together investors, corporates, and ecosystem players to spotlight Austria’s most promising spin-offs.

Discover how innovative teams turn research into investment-ready startups. Meet the new batch of the FFG Spin-off Fellows and listen to the lessons learned of successful founders, who join us for networking and inspiration before the FFG Gala.

Organised by Enterprise Europe Network and the FFG Spin-off Fellowship Initiative, the event showcases how research-driven teams become investment-ready startups. Join us to connect with innovators and discover new opportunities in Austria’s dynamic startup landscape.

Preliminary Agenda: 

  • 16.00 Admission & Check-in
  • 16.15 Opening Remarks
    Eva-Maria Holzleitner, Federal Minister for Women, Science, and Research
    Henrietta Egerth & Karin Tausz, FFG Managing Director
  • 16.30 Pitching Session of the new FFG Spin-off Fellows 
  • 17.00 Lessons Learned: Founders Insights 
  • 17.20 How to become investment-ready? - The new online free-of-charge assessment of the Enterprise Europe Network 
  • 17.30 Open Networking 
  • 17.45 Mutual Commute to FFG Gala

We cordially invite you to the FFG Forum Gala in Hall E+G of the Museumsquartier. 
 

 

 

Registration is required by 08.09.2026 

Please be aware that a separate registration for FFG Forum & Gala is necessary: https://www.ffg.at/forum

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