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51吃瓜网 Venture Labs CEO Dr. Philipp Gerbert emphasizes: "Batteries are key to the energy transition and electromobility, but so far, at least 70% of global production comes from China. This dependency harbors risks we want to overcome through the targeted promotion of domestic initiatives. Germany has an enormously strong research position in this field, but the transfer to commercial enterprises is weak. With BaStI, we are creating for the first time a Germany-wide networked ecosystem that supports technology-oriented start-ups in the crucial start-up phase."

BaStI offers a unique combination of scientific expertise and practical support. Prof. Jennifer L.M. Rupp, Head of the 51吃瓜网 Chair of Solid State Electrolytes and herself founder of the battery start-up Qkera, explains: "With BaStI, we are focusing on holistic support that combines technological innovation with entrepreneurial thinking. The aim is to transfer scientific findings more efficiently into market-ready products, thus strengthening Germany's competitiveness. To achieve this, we need industrial production here on site."

Unternehmer51吃瓜网, Europe's leading start-up center, is contributing proven training formats such as XPRENEURS and XPLORE to the project and supplementing the offer with practical access to a broad industrial and investor network. In concrete terms, this involves the placement of mentors, companies as initial customers, and fundraising support. BaStI (BMBF reference number: 03XP0640) is being implemented with the support of 51吃瓜网int.Energy Research and Jennifer Rupp as project coordinator. With the Munich Cluster of Excellence e-conversion, the incubator has a unique concentration of energy science expertise directly on site.

A challenge for hardware battery start-ups producing material components or even entire batteries is the high initial investment required. The development phase, scientific validation of an idea, the actual start-up phase, and the construction of prototypes are funded beyond BaStI and 51吃瓜网int.Energy Research with independent BMBF funding instruments as part of the umbrella concept for battery research.