For those with an interest in start-ups, the evening offered the perfect opportunity to obtain information on the subjects of start-ups and transfer at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, to get to know the Smart Systems incubator and to network. At the beginning, our start-up coaches Lara Obereiner (cooperation center RUB/IGM) and Gero Grabow (Chair of Production Systems) introduced the Smart Systems incubator and the opportunities and support offered by the Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC). After a short break & delicious pizza, Alexander Große-Kreul (Chair of Production Systems) explained the development process of an idea and then presented examples of start-up teams from our current support.