“We support founders who want to work with us to make a contribution to a sustainable world”
– Dr. Eric Veulliet , President of Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University
Use of the required infrastructure
For the development and production of your food, we offer you more than 1,000 square meters of laboratory and technical center space with pilot systems for the production of liquid , solid or powdered food .
We also give you access to coworking spaces and meeting rooms.
Founding students at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences in all degree programs as well as all employees have free access to the entire infrastructure.
Food startups have the opportunity to gain access user agreement
Imparting the required specialist knowledge
As HSWT students interested in starting a business, you can acquire the necessary specialist knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship in modules. We currently offer an academy program for external parties. An international certificate program for founding food startups will start in 2024. Those interested in starting a business in agriculture, gastronomy or crafts are also welcome.
free access to the basic knowledge they need for food development, production, marketing and sales as part of the online courses on our knowledge hub .
Financial support
We support student start-up teams grants for product development and the establishment of pilot production.
We support those interested in founding innovative companies in applying for an Exist start-up grant . If the application is successful, we will then provide the founding teams with laboratories, technical center facilities and workstations for the project phase.
As a food startup, you can receive support through accelerator programs.
In addition, we give you access to capital through our network of business angels and investors.
Networking
Are you looking for like-minded people? Come to our events and expand your network in the area of food and entrepreneurship!
Are you looking for/offering a job, a founding partner or are you looking for something specific? Take a look at our bulletin board !
Join us and become part of the FSIWS community for free !
News
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History of the Food Startup Incubator Weihenstephan (FSIWS)
| 03/18 | First offer of the module “Founding a Food Startup” in the food technology course at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University |
| 12/18 | Presentation of the first HSWT Food Startup Awards |
| 01/19 | First Exist start-up scholarship team |
| 06/19 | Founding of the Food Startup Incubator Weihenstephan (FSIWS) |
| 03/20 | Start of the Gastro Initiative Bavaria 2020 |
| 04/20 | Launch of our own free training platform ( moodle.fsiws.com ) |
| 06/20 | Cooperation agreement with the International University IU |
| 09/20 | Cooperation agreement with the Strascheg Center at Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM) |
| 09/20 | 1st Food Startup Conference – online ( foodstartupcampus.de ) |
| 11/20 | FSIWS receives the Hochsprung Award (1st prize) |
| 02/21 | Start of the agricultural initiative to produce food on your own farm |
| 06/21 | Start of the Food Startup Foundation certificate for external people interested in starting a business |
| 10/21 | 2nd Food Startup Conference – online ( foodstartupcampus.de ) |
| 10/21 | Opening of the International Masters Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation for food startup founding teams together with the Munich University of Applied Sciences |
| 07/22 | Completion of the first year of the food start-up certificate for external parties interested in starting a business |
| 09/22 | 3rd Food Startup Conference at the Weihenstephan Campus with over 100 participants ( foodstartupcampus.de ) |
| 11/22 | The FSIWS received the Hochsprung Award in the area of Female Entrepreneurship (2nd prize) |
| 04/23 | Get Started – idea and project finding workshop for students at HSWT, IU and HM |
| 09/23 | 4th Food Startup Conference at the Weihenstephan Campus ( foodstartupcampus.de ) |