The 911±¬ÁÏÍøBAF Innovation Fund (TIF) is a flexible innovation fund of the
911±¬ÁÏÍø Bergakademie Freiberg. It enables scientists to validate the economic usability of their research results as part of their own research project and to concretise potential applications.
- Total duration: 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025
- Planned total volume: €1.6 million (funded by the SMWA)
911±¬ÁÏÍøBAF Innovation Fund at a glance
Advantages of funding
- Timely project start
- Flexible validation topics
- Varied use of funds (personnel and material costs, external services)
- Involvement of the SAXEED start-up network and the 911±¬ÁÏÍøBAF Central Transfer Centre
What is funded?
- Projects for validation for commercial utilisation
- Promising research results (TRL 4-5) with proof of function and clear application relevance
- Research projects with a history at 911±¬ÁÏÍøBAF
- Aim within the maximum 10-month funding period: Scaling to TRL 6-7
- Strategic orientation: Transfer or licensing of the results to existing companies or spin-off of a start-up
How is funding provided?
Validation projects
- max. funding amount of € 90,000 (incl. 5% of the budget for programme management)
- Grant of 90%
- Submission deadline: 31.01.2025
- Project start on 15.02. / 01.03.2025 and project end on 31 December 2025
- Application with a focus on the commercial exploitation of research results
- The validation projects are selected by an internal evaluation jury
Flex projects
- max. 10,000 € funding amount (incl. 5% of the budget for programme management)
- Grant of 90%
- Continuous submission possible
- Project start possible at any time
- Application for supporting services in existing application-oriented research projects
- Flex projects are selected by an internal evaluation jury
Submit an application for funding
If you are interested in sponsorship, please contact Juliane [dot] Grahl [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de.
Nächster Call: 31.03.2026
Contact us
Juliane Grahl
Central Transfer Office
Prorectorate Research, International Affairs and Transfer
Prüferstraße 1A, 09599 Freiberg
Rooms 2-3-6
+49 3731 39-2835
Juliane [dot] Grahl [at] zuv [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de
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Overview of previous validation and flex projects
| Title | Responsibility | Topic | Type of funding | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FerrOX | Prof. Kureti (Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Chair of Reaction Engineering) | Further development of an iron oxide-based catalyst that can be used for the production of nitric acid and fertilisers | Validation project | 01/2025- 12/2025 |
| TNV | Prof. Wolf (Foundry Institute) | Validation of a process for the conversion of gas-fired thermal post-combustion to climate-neutral electrically inductive hot gas heating | Validation project | 01/2025- 12/2025 |
| LUWAS | Prof. Zeidler (Institute of Machine Elements, Design and Manufacturing) | Further development of a device concept for the production of drinking water by condensation from the air, in the implementation of which additive manufacturing technologies and parameterised designs are used | Validation project | 01/2025- 12/2025 |
| qPos | Prof. Sobczyk (Institute of Mechanical Engineering) | Extension of an inertial navigation system that measures the current position and orientation of any body independent of the global navigation satellite system in challenging environments | Validation project | 11/2024- 10/2025 |
| Carri-on | Prof. Zug (Institute of Computer Science) Jun.Prof. Lau (Institute of Mineralogy) | Further development of autonomously operating swimming robots for surveying with integration of an automatic water sampler for variable depths | Validation project | 09/2024- 08/2025 |
| GaN | Dr. Pätzold (Institute of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy and High-Purity Materials) | Qualification of a process for the production of an innovative GaN coating system with a porous separation layer on a sapphire substrate | Validation project | 07/2023- 06/2025 |
| K-Simulator | Prof. Benndorf (Institut für Markscheidewesen und Geodäsie) | Development of a body-realistic simulator for the training of voluntary, public and in-house rescue services | Validation project | 06/2024- 05/2025 |
| Filtrea | Prof. Szucki (Foundry Institute) | Validation of a methodology for the removal of iron from secondary aluminium alloys and transfer to an industrial application | Validation project | 07/2024- 05/2025 |
| Si-P-Ink | Prof. Kroke (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry) | Testing of a screen printing process for the application of a phosphorus-containing silicon ink on silicon wafers | Validation project | 10/2023- 12/2024 |
| KeroFit | Prof. Kureti (Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Chair of Reaction Engineering) | Transfer of iron catalysts for CO2-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to industrial application | Validation project | 12/2023- 12/2024 |
| UHT | Prof. Wolf (Foundry Institute) | Application of melting furnaces for the heat treatment of steel and aluminium with the aim of decarbonising industrial processes | Validation project | 01/2024- 12/2024 |
| AnNa | Prof. Sopp (Prof. for Entrepreneurship and Business Taxation) | Further development of electronic solutions with regard to technical and content requirements for sustainability reporting | FLEX project | 07/2024- 12/2024 |
| VoOel | Prof. Vogt (Institute of Analytical Chemistry) | Development of an analytical method to identify and concentrate selected flavourings | Flex project | 02/2024- 10/2024 |
| BioDis | Prof. Schlömann (Institute of Biosciences) | Further development of a process for the recovery of electronic components and value elements from used printed circuit boards | Validation project | 01/2023- 05/2024 |
| DuCem Smart | Prof. Sobczyk (Institute of Mechanical Engineering) | Development of a professional market and competition analysis for an innovative coating system in interior design | Flex project | 09/2023- 01/2024 |
| ³§³Ü²úµ | Prof. Schwarze (Professorship of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery) | Testing the utilisation possibilities of a production route for the production of monodisperse ultrafine particles | FLEX project | 09/2023- 12/2023 |
| AfterWax | Dr. Herdegen (Institute of Therm. Verfahrenstechnik, Umwelt- und Naturstoffverfahrenstechnik) | Development of a sustainable and novel wax source using the example of high-quality combustibles | Validation project | 09/2022- 10/2023 |
| Bio-Meth | Prof. Gräbner (Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering) | Development of a market study for the realisation of a catalytic biogas methanation plant | FLEX project | 05/2023- 10/2023 |
| KIRA | Prof. Spitzer (Institute of Geophysics and Geoinformatics) | Development of an intelligent automation solution for optimised data analysis in explosive ordnance clearance | Validation project | 01/2022- 09/2023 |
| DuCem Next | Prof. Bier (Institute for Ceramics, Refractories and Composites) | Construction of a production line for a cement-based thin coating for interior fittings | FLEX project | 06/2022- 08/2023 |
| DeComDa | Prof. Mischo (Institute of Mining and Specialised Civil Engineering) | Further development of a prototype for decentralised communication in mines into a marketable product | Validation project | 09/2022- 04/2023 |
