Together with REACH Science and the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB, the Institute for Entrepreneurship has published the brochure “Batterie-Start-ups im internationalen Vergleich” (Battery start-ups in international comparison). It maps battery start-ups along the value chain internationally and provides an overview of funding and support services for founders in the battery sector in Münster.

The brochure is the result of a collaboration between three partners in Münster: the Institute for Entrepreneurship contributes its research on entrepreneurship and innovation, Fraunhofer FFB its expertise in industrial battery cell production, and REACH Science its work at the interface between science and start-up support. The authors are Prof. Dr. David Bendig, Linda Brüss and Dimitrij Eli from the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Dr. Matthias Kiel from REACH Science and Dr. Florian Degen from Fraunhofer FFB. The publication builds on a joint study by the Institute and Fraunhofer FFB published in Energy Strategy Reviews.

A key focus is the start-up ecosystem: Using BatteryCity Münster as an example, the brochure presents support services available to battery founders in Münster, in North Rhine-Westphalia and across Germany, ranging from advice and networking to accelerator programmes, research infrastructure and start-up grants. It also offers practical guidance for founding teams, for example on planning financing and scale-up.

The publication underlines the practical relevance of research at the Institute for Entrepreneurship and its close ties with partners in Münster’s battery ecosystem. It presents scientific findings in a form that founders, funding bodies and companies can put to direct use. The work was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).

Further links:

Brochure at Fraunhofer FFB (in German):https://www.ffb.fraunhofer.de/de/news/publikationen/Whitepaper_Studien_Reporte/batterie-start-ups-internationaler-vergleich.html

Open access study: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2026.102202

Institute news on the study: https://www.wiwi.uni-muenster.de/ent/en/news/705

Contact for further information
Linda Brüss, M.Sc.
lbruess@uni-muenster.de