From August 28 to 30, Münster celebrated the 80th anniversary of North Rhine-Westphalia. Under the motto “Democracy lives. Diversity connects.”, NRW Day 2026 offered numerous opportunities to experience the diversity of the state and explore different aspects of society, science, and culture. The Department of Information Systems was also represented with a booth at the Science Mile.

The Handelsblatt reports on a recent study by the Institute for Entrepreneurship. The study, published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, shows how hedge fund activism is linked to companies’ ability to produce breakthrough innovations in technology and the market. Under the headline ‘What the arrival of hedge funds means for companies’, Handelsblatt editors Hannah Krolle and Bert Fröndhoff analyse the growing influence of activist investors. 

Start-ups are considered key drivers of the energy transition. A study conducted by the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the University of Münster and Fraunhofer FFB now shows that battery start-ups tend to emerge primarily in areas where technological expertise is essential but capital requirements remain manageable. Prof. Dr. David Bendig, Head of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and one of the study’s authors, therefore recommends start-up support in this field that “also takes the path towards industrial scaling into account.”