TUM ForTe
The interdisciplinary team of TUM ForTe – Office for Research and Innovation – advises and supports you in all issues concerning third-party funding, talent promotion, research and industrial cooperation, intellectual property matters and technology transfer.
→ Department Heads → Research Support → Patents & Licences → Entrepreneurship
Jacqueline Knopff
Tel: +49 89 289 25236
jacqueline.knopff(at)tum.de
Sandra Garcia
Tel: +49 89 289 22647
garcia(at)zv.tum.de
Dr. Nathalie Themeßl
Tel: +49 89 289 22617
nathalie.themessl(at)tum.de
Acting Head of International Research Support
ERC Starting Grant
Dr. Astrid De Clercq
Tel: +49 89 289 25596
astrid.de-clercq(at)tum.de
ERC Proof of Concept Grants
EU Collaborative Proposals
Katharina Schumacher
Tel: +49 162 1047371
katharina.schumacher(at)tum.de
ERC Consolidator Grant
Tue – Fri
Nadja Garchery, M.A.
Tel: +49 89 289 25274
nadja.garchery(at)tum.de
ERC Synergy Grant
Mo – Thur: 8 am. – 2 pm.
Vivian Seidel, M.A.
Tel: +49 89 289 22618
vivian.seidel(at)tum.de
ERC Advanced Grant
EU Collaborative Proposals
Dr. Wael Mousa
Tel: +49 89 289 25595
wael.mousa(at)tum.de
MSCA Proposals
Dr. Carolin Herzog
Tel: +49 89 289 25578
herzogc(at)zv.tum.de
Acting Head of Research and Commercial Cooperations
Dr. Olga Malets
Tel: +49 89 289 25566
malets(at)zv.tum.de
Acting Head of National Research Support
Mon – Thur
Dipl.-Ing. Jona Helmert
Tel: + 49 89 289 22609
jona.helmert(at)tum.de
Research and Commercial Cooperations
Dr. Marius Janta, M.Sc.
Tel: + 49 89 289 25247
m.janta(at)tum.de
Research and Commercial Cooperations
Dr. Bettina Joachimsthaler
Tel: +49 89 289 25567
Joachimsthaler(at)zv.tum.de
National Research Support
Tue – Wed: 9 am. – 5 pm.
Thur: 8 am. – 2 pm.
Fri: 8 am. – 12 pm.
Dr. Tiffany Paulisch
Tel: +49 89 289 25577
paulisch(at)zv.tum.de
National Research Support
TUM Talent Factory
Dr. des. Miriam Schwägerl
Tel: +49 89 289 22653
miriam.schwaegerl(at)tum.de
National Research Support
TUM Talent Factory
Dr. Bing Zou
Tel: +49 89 289 25735
bing.zou(at)tum.de
Coordinator TUM Campus Singapore (TUM Asia | TUMCREATE)
Research and Commercial Cooperations
Elke Achhammer
Tel: +49 89 289 25228
elke.achhammer(at)tum.de
Mon – Thu: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Annette Bangert
Tel: +49 89 289 25445
annette.bangert(at)tum.de
Mon: until 4 p.m.
Tue – Thu: until 12:30 p.m.
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Beate Czech
Tel.: +49 89 289 25244
beate.czech(at)tum.de
Mon, Wed – Fri: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Katharina Diller
Tel: +49 89 289 22608
katharina.diller(at)tum.de
Wed – Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Grit Kummerlöwe
Tel: +49 89 289 25230
grit.kummerloewe(at)tum.de
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Melanie Levai, M.A.
Tel: +49 89 289 22649
melanie.levai(at)tum.de
Mon, Wed, Thu: 7 a.m – 3:30 p.m.
Fri: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Michaela Lohmüller
Tel: +49 89 289 22948
lohmueller(at)tum.de
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri:
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Reinhard Salfer
Tel: +49 89 289 23987
reinhard.salfer(at)tum.de
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Katja Siegers
Tel: +49 89 289 22607
katja.siegers(at)tum.de
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Martin Unglert
Tel: +49 89 289 25393
m.unglert(at)tum.de
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Roman Welsing
Tel: +49 89 289 25568
roman.welsing(at)tum.de
Technology Manager: Engineering Sciences
Dr. Iris Barwig
Tel: +49 89 289 25565
barwig(at)tum.de
Tue, Thu: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Wed: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Technology Manager: Life Science
Dr. Cecile Henrich-Burkhardt
Tel.: +49 89 289 22612
cecile.henrich-burkhardt(at)tum.de
Mon – Thu: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Technology Manager: Life Science
Isabella Märkl, state-certified food chemist
Tel: +49 89 289 22946
isabella.maerkl(at)tum.de
Technology Manager: Life Science
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Rubel
Tel: +49 89 289 22640
michael.rubel(at)tum.de
Mon – Thu
Technology Manager: Life Science
Dr. Patrick Huber
Tel: +49 89 289 25458
patrick.f.huber(at)tum.de
Data Management, Rankings and Reportings
Katharina Owen, PhD
Tel: +49 1520 241 74 19
katharina.owen(at)tum.de
Project Management - Diversity & Sustainability
Katrin Roth
Tel: +49 89 289 25383
katrin.roth(at)tum.de
Mon – Tue – Thur: 9.30 am. – 3 pm. ,
Wed: 9.30 am. – 12 pm.
Ecosystem Process Integration
Michaela Werther
Tel: +49 162 280 14 92
michaela.werther(at)tum.de
Mon – Wed
TUM Venture Labs Initiative
Dr. Patrick Huber
Tel: +49 89 289 25458
patrick.f.huber(at)tum.de
Entrepreneurship Community Management
Julia Hinderink, M.A.
Tel: +49 89 289 25326
julia.hinderink(at)tum.de
Program Management Entrepreneurial Education (incl. Think.Make.Start.)
Kathrin Söllner, M.A.
Tel: +49 89 289 25502
kati.soellner(at)tum.de
Mon – Thur
Program Management (incl. TUM IDEAward)
Juliana Bonitz
Tel: +49 89 289 25329
juliana.bonitz(at)tum.de
International Affairs and EIT Urban Mobility Programs
Rita Laukemper
Tel: +49 162 101 19 42
rita.laukemper(at)tum.de
Mon – Thur
EIT Food Progams and Food Entrepreneurship made in Bavaria
Falko Klöpper, Ass. jur., MBA
Tel: +49 89 289 22636
falko.kloepper(at)tum.de
Head of Start-up Consulting
Christoph Alessandri
Tel: +49 172 189 42 77
christoph.alessandri(at)tum.de
Food/Agro/Biotech, Sustainability/Circular
Florian Jäger
Tel: +49 162 209 06 65
florianp.jaeger(at)tum.de
Built Environment, Sustainability/Circular
Joanna Whyte
Tel: +49 89 289 22611
joanna.whyte(at)tum.de
Team Assistant