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Accelerate Your Legacy

Back in 1851, the Heraeus Group was built from a single innovation and developed from a 19th century startup into a modern portfolio company. Today we combine businesses in the environmental, energy, electronics, health, mobility and industrial applications sectors.

Now it is your turn - to support your ambitions, we created the Heraeus Accelerator. We will help up-and-coming entrepreneurs in material science, technology and digitalization to build their own heritage.

Intersection of Materials, Data and You

The Heraeus Accelerator is constantly searching for startups that are working on material solutions for the 21st century. This means doing more than the material suppliers of the past. Customers of tomorrow expect a well-orchestrated proposition, in which materials are supported by value-adding data and services.

Our Assets for your Development

Âccelerator

Combine your knowledge with our know-how and begin to build your legacy.

Mentoring & Expertise
Expertise comes from experience: Our mentoring is based on years of experience in developing, testing and improving a variety of materials. We also offer help with your business plan and provide sound advice on international taxes, rules and regulations.

Network & Partnership
The perfect partner for pilot projects: From chemicals to tests to prototypes, we support you with everything you need for your legacy. We take you to the hottest international trade shows & fairs and connect you with associations and interest representation organizations.

Potential Customers & Market Reach
All the right connections: As an internationally networked corporation, we offer you access to a wide variety of markets. Whether in Europe, Asia or the US, we connect you with relevant partners and B2B customers.

Work & Testing Space
Work like a pro: In our advanced application labs you have experienced specialists and state-of-the-art machinery at your disposal for developing your project. Our digitalization team is available to help you with expertise around artificial intelligence & IoT. They will also support and challenge your digitalization strategy.

Specialists Wanted

If you are an expert in the following fields, you are exactly who we are looking for.

Materials for Power Modules

Do you have a passion for power modules? Whether substrates, materials, thermal management or software for inspection – we are looking for your ideas and would like to share our experience with you

Printed & Flexible Electronics

Are you printing the future of electronics or finding new ways of making more flexible materials or processes? We share your dream and would love to learn about your innovations for 2D/3D printing and curing technologies.

Shielding & Sealing of Electronics Modules

Got a special interest in a key factor of electronics? If you are developing solutions for sealing and protecting electronic modules from fluid, moisture and harsh environments or are working on EMI Shielding, we can be your perfect partner.

Thermal Management for E-Mobility

Can you handle the heat? We are looking for thermal management innovations to control the temperature of electronic devices including batteries, electric machines, power modules, outlets or sockets.

Gas and Particle Sensors

Are you a specialist in tracking down even the smallest particles? We are interested in ideas for special particle measurement for automotive exhaust gas treatment sensors as well as for similar kinds of particle-count sensors.

Others

If none of the previous listed fields applies to your business, but you still think that our program is a perfect fit? Then, Worry not! We are also interested in other areas of applications within electronics, such as speciality & process chemicals, heater technologies and all sorts of sensor applications.

The Road to Your Legacy

Innovation

Application Phase
Apply to our Accelerator to get an invitation to our Pitch Day. Ten startups will get the chance to present their vision at the Heraeus headquarter in Hanau, Germany. The closing date for applications is mid-June.

Pitch Day
The pitch day will take place on the 28th of June. The selected startups will be invited to the fiftyONE Innovation Center in Hanau, Germany. You will get the chance to pitch your ideas to a jury and an audience from the Heraeus community. You will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with Heraeus representatives and get individual feedback. Afterwards, about three startups will be announced and invited to the Acceleration Phase at fiftyONE.

Acceleration Phase
The Acceleration Phase lasts three months and is divided into two levels. The first level consists of the project execution starting with a joint kick-off to define a clear project goal with milestones, along with the method of cooperation. The second, simultaneous level, consists of mentoring by Heraeus and PwC experts who provide guidance for any challenges your company may face, whether they are business related or technical. Being on site is only required for a few specific events and will highly depend on the projects.

Demo Day
The teams, consisting of the startups and the specialist departments of Heraeus, will jointly present the results they have achieved during the three-month program. The Demo Day ends with the closing ceremony to celebrate the success of the first batch of the Heraeus Accelerator and, in particular, the startups who had the courage to join us and lead this project to success.

Take the next step for your legacy

We want to hear from you!

Florian Theisen

Venture Catalyst
  • +49 (6181) 35-4563
  • florian.theisen@heraeus.com

Mario Hehle

Head of Corporate Innovation
  • +49 (6181) 35-3674
  • mario.hehle@heraeus.com

Accelerator NEWS

It´s DemoDay

Startups from the Heraeus Accelerator present their projects

3 questions to ... SenSic

Olle Westblom, CEO of Swedish startup SenSiC, explains why openness and cooperation at eye level are essential for Accelerator participants.

3 questions to... Heraeus Nexensos

Cooperating with Swedish start-up SenSiC in the first round of the Heraeus Accelerator, our colleagues from Heraeus Nexensos tell us what advantages an accelerator program can have for business units to further develop their product portfolio.

3 questions to ...MesoGlue

The US-startup is one of four startups in the Heraeus Accelerator. We asked the team how they benefit from the Heraeus Accelerator.

Fantastic Four

We have started the first round of the Heraeus Accelerator. Ten candidates took part in the pitch at the company headquarters in Hanau in June. Out of them, these four startups were selected by our jury.

Find out more about Heraeus Group

About Heraeus

Heraeus, the technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is a leading international family-owned company formed in 1851.

Our Products and Solutions

Our portfolio ranges from components to coordinated material systems which are used in a wide variety of industries, including the steel, electronics, chemical, automotive and telecommunications industries.

Innovation at Heraeus

Our motto “Open Space. For Open Minds.” serves as both our commitment and our challenge to you. Learn more about Heraeus, and how we drive innovations forward in the future.

Heraeus Electronics

Our innovative product portfolio, application knowhow and our expertise in matching materials are qualifying us to support our customers in a unique way.

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