{"id":1383,"date":"2020-12-12T18:44:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T18:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/ambassadors\/"},"modified":"2022-08-05T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T09:16:44","slug":"ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/en\/ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"o-heading-w-label\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n    <span class=\"o-heading-w-label__label p-label p-label--md js-animate a-animate--fade-in a-animate--delay-1\">Overview of our supporters<\/span>\n    <h1 class=\"o-heading-w-label__heading js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-08 h1\">Ambassadors<\/h1>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"o-text-w-side-image\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n    <div class=\"row o-text-w-side-image__row\">\n      <div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-5\">\n        \n<div class=\"m-text-w-label \">\n  \n            <h2 class=\"m-text-w-label__heading js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-05\">Supporters from research, industry and teaching <\/h2>\n      \n      <div class=\"m-text-w-label__text js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-07\"><p>Almost all of the teams that founded out of KIT were accompanied on their way by sponsors, advisors and mentors. Thanks to their active support, additional input, contacts and know-how were brought into the project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why professors, scientists and managing directors were happy to take the time and why they themselves found it exciting and inspiring to accompany a team on the way to its foundation is explained here. What was their motivation? Why does it make sense to support? What are the benefits for all involved?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here you can see a selection of our Ambassadors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 a-animate--fade-in-right js-animate a-animate--delay-1\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-text-w-side-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ambassador_Image-1400x1669.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"o-heads-list js-heads-list-grid  \">\n\n  \n      <div class=\"container-lg\">\n      <div class=\"o-heads-list__filters js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-06\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n          <div class=\"col-md-3\">\n            \n                                      \n            \n<div class=\"a-select \">\n  <label for=\"category\" class=\"a-select__label\">Kategorie<\/label>\n  <select class=\"a-select  js-heads-list-filter-category\" name=\"category\" placeholder=\"Alle\"  >\n          <option value=\"\" selected>All<\/option>\n          <option value=\"education\" >Education<\/option>\n          <option value=\"research\" >Research<\/option>\n      <\/select>\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"col-md-3\">\n            \n<div class=\"a-input a-input--grey\">\n      <label for=\"search\" class=\"a-input__label\">Search<\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" class=\"a-input__input js-heads-list-search\" name=\"search\" placeholder=\"Keywords\"    \/>\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"container-lg\">\n      <div class=\"o-heads-list__list\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n                                                            <div class=\"col-md-3 o-heads-list__item js-heads-list-item js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-04\" data-title=\"prof. dr.-ing. torsten kr\u00f6ger\" data-category=\"research\">\n                  <div class=\"m-person\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ambassador_Prof.Kroeger_Robodev-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"m-person__image\" \/>\n        <span class=\"m-person__category\">Research<\/span>\n        <h4 class=\"m-person__heading\">Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Kr\u00f6ger<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"m-person__text\"><p>&#8220;The transfer of research results by start-ups is the best ingredient for an innovative society. Supporting this sustainably is one of our most important tasks at KIT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics (IAR), KIT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"col-md-3 o-heads-list__item js-heads-list-item js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-05\" data-title=\"prof. dr.-ing. dr. h.c. heinz w\u00f6rn\" data-category=\"research\">\n                  <div class=\"m-person\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ambassador_Prof.Woern_Robodev-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"m-person__image\" \/>\n        <span class=\"m-person__category\">Research<\/span>\n        <h4 class=\"m-person__heading\">Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Heinz W\u00f6rn<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"m-person__text\"><p>&#8220;For me, a spin-off from KIT like Robodev is one of the greatest successes of a KIT institute, because it transfers knowledge and know-how from research to industry directly via people in an ideal way and creates jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics (IAR), KIT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"col-md-3 o-heads-list__item js-heads-list-item js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-06\" data-title=\"prof. dr. christof weinhardt\" data-category=\"education\">\n                  <div class=\"m-person\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ambassador_Prof.Weinhardt_Selfbits-1-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"m-person__image\" \/>\n        <span class=\"m-person__category\">Education<\/span>\n        <h4 class=\"m-person__heading\">Prof. Dr. Christof Weinhardt<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"m-person__text\"><p>&#8220;The collaboration with young founders is a real enrichment for me and my chair. Both sides benefit from the uncomplicated and creative exchange of ideas between science and practice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Institut for Information &amp; Market Engineering (IISM), KIT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"col-md-3 o-heads-list__item js-heads-list-item js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-07\" data-title=\"prof. dr. manfred kohl\" data-category=\"research\">\n                  <div class=\"m-person\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ambassador_Prof.Kohl_memetis-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"m-person__image\" \/>\n        <span class=\"m-person__category\">Research<\/span>\n        <h4 class=\"m-person__heading\">Prof. Dr. Manfred Kohl<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"m-person__text\"><p>&#8220;A spin-off creates an additional incentive to our research and development work: in addition to scientific curiosity and enthusiasm for technology, the benefits for society also come into play in this way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), KIT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                                              <div class=\"col-md-3 o-heads-list__item js-heads-list-item js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-04\" data-title=\"prof. dr.-ing. rainer stiefelhagen\" data-category=\"research\">\n                  <div class=\"m-person\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ambassador_Prof.Stiefelhagen_kinemic-ret-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"m-person__image\" \/>\n        <span class=\"m-person__category\">Research<\/span>\n        <h4 class=\"m-person__heading\">Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Stiefelhagen<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"m-person__text\"><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s great when students or employees develop their research findings into marketable new solutions by founding innovative start-ups. I&#8217;m very happy to support that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Study Centre for the Visually Impaired (SZS), KIT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"col-md-3 o-heads-list__item js-heads-list-item js-animate a-animate--fade-in-up a-animate--delay-05\" data-title=\"prof. dr.-ing. peter pfeifer\" data-category=\"research\">\n                  <div class=\"m-person\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ambassador_Prof.Pfeiffer-794x1024-ret-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"m-person__image\" \/>\n        <span class=\"m-person__category\">Research<\/span>\n        <h4 class=\"m-person__heading\">Prof. Dr.-Ing. 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