Project Manager at WITENO GmbH
Mail: henkel@witeno.de
Jacline is responsible for organizing and running the ideas competition. As a dedicated point of contact, she supports all teams with any questions they may have regarding the competition.
Project Manager at WITENO GmbH
Mail: mernitz@witeno.de
Gudrun is responsible for organizing and running the ideas competition. As a dedicated point of contact, she supports all teams with any questions they may have regarding the competition.
Project Staff Member at WITENO GmbH
Mail: hagen@witeno.de
Josefin is in charge of digital communications for the ideas competition. Thanks to her previous role as a student assistant, she knows exactly what inspired is all about and how to capture its spirit.
Central Point of Contact for Technology Transfer (Research and Development, Spin-offs) at the University of Greifswald
Mail: steve.wendland@uni-greifswald.de
Steve provides strong support for the ideas competition on behalf of the University of Greifswald. With his experience in spin-offs and technology transfer from research, he offers both students and researchers the support they need at any time.
Jacline Henkel
Projektleiterin bei WITENO GmbH
Mail: henkel@witeno.de
Jacline ist verantwortlich für die Organisierung und Durchführung des Ideenwettbewerbs. Als engagierte Ansprechpartnerin steht sie allen Teams rund um und in dem Wettbewerb zur Seite.
Josefin Hagen
Projektmitarbeiterin bei WITENO GmbH
Mail: hagen@witeno.de
Josefin ist verantwortlich für die digitale Kommunikation des Ideenwettbewerbs. Durch ihre ehemalige Stelle als studentische Hilfskraft weiß sie ganz genau, worum es bei inspired geht und wie man den Spirit einfängt.
Steve Wendland
Zentraler Ansprechpartner für Transfer
(Forschung und Entwicklung, Ausgründungen)
an der Uni Greifswald
Mail: steve.wendland@uni-greifswald.de
Steve steht als starke Stütze von Seiten der Universität Greifswald dem Ideenwettbewerb zur Seite. Mit seiner Erfahrung zum Thema Ausgründung und Technologietransfer aus der Forschung bietet er sowohl Studierenden als auch Forschenden jederzeit die Unterstützung, die sie brauchen.
Since 2020, the ideas competition has been organized by WITENO GmbH in close cooperation with the University of Greifswald and in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology e.V. (INP) in Greifswald, the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Greifswald branch), and the Friedrich Löffler Institute, the Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, on the island of Riems.
Since 2026, the ideas competition has been called inspired, just like the state-wide competition “inspired. In MV.” However, the ideas competition in Greifswald became known as UNIQUE.
Do you have big ambitions? We’d be happy to help you achieve them. We advise both founders and entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses. We support innovations from their inception through to implementation. Our expertise lies particularly in innovative, technology-oriented, or knowledge-based projects. Our industry focus areas include life sciences and healthcare, plasma applications, energy and the environment, as well as IT and digitalization.
If you plan to use grants as an incentive for your growth, we’re happy to assist you in securing funding. Our team has extensive experience in implementing regional, national, and international grant programs.
The Center for Research Funding and Transfer identifies funding opportunities for your research ideas, offers support and guidance throughout the grant application process—from the initial idea to submission—and provides individualized career development support to early-career researchers. It also serves as the central coordination and advisory office for all startup-related matters at the University of Greifswald. The ZFF’s Startup Office supports students, graduates, and staff in starting their own businesses through coaching, advising, networking, and EXIST funding.