Departments and Contacts

Management IP & Technology Transfer Industry Relations Entrepreneurship Collective Incubator Legal Communications Administrative Operations RWTH Innovation Entrepreneurship Center

Management

Dr. rer. nat. Jörg von Appen
Managing Director
+49 241 80 96608
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Riesener
Managing Director
+49 241 80 28201
Ass. jur. Tobias Römgens
Managing Director
+49 241 80 99214
Ramona Steininger, LL.M.
Head of Legal | Syndikus-
rechtsanwältin
Authorised Representative
(on parental leave)
+49 241 80 92802

IP & Technology Transfer (by faculties)

Faculty 4 & 8

Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Otten
Head of IP & Technology Transfer
+49 241 80 96613

Faculty 1 (Physics & Mathematics) & 6

Dr. rer. nat. Roberta Caterino
Innovation Manager
+49 241 80 96611

Faculty 1 (Computer Science) & 6

Anja Lindenau, M.Sc.
Innovation Manager
+49 241 80 96639

Faculty 1 (BioTech) & 10

Dr. rer. nat. Alan Mertens
Innovation Manager
+49 241 80 92187

Faculty 2, 3 & 5

Alexander Peters, M.Sc.
Innovation Manager
+49 241 80 92614

Faculty 4 (ITA, WZL, IFAS)

Nils Spira, M.Sc.
Innovation Manager
+49 241 80 92235

Faculty 1 (Biology), 4 (BVT), 10 & JARA

Dr. rer. nat. Marieke Sternkopf
Innovation Manager
+49 241 80 96612

Faculty 1 (Chemistry)

Sabine Werker, M.Sc.
Innovation Manager
+49 241 80 96618

Industry Relations

GENERAL INQUIRIES
Katharina Fränken, M.Sc.
Head of Industry Relations
+49 241 80 96619
Alenka Carstens, M.Sc.
Industry Relations Manager
+49 241 80 92824
Yasemin Cilt, M.Sc.
Industry Relations Manager
Head of Collective Incubator | Business Development
+49 241 80 92694
Dr.-Ing. Beate Hack
Industry Relations Manager
+49 241 80 92617
Dr. rer. nat. Mirjam Thronberens
Industry Relations Manager
(in Elternzeit)
+49 241 80 96692
Miroslava Saager, M.Sc.
Industry Relations Manager
Entrepreneurship Manager
+49 241 80 92806
Dipl.-Kff. Anja Schmitz
Industry Relations Manager
+49 241 80 96590
Dr. rer. nat. Corinna Schulte
Industry Relations Manager
+49 241 80-92825

Entrepreneurship

Sabine Kaiser, MPP, M.Sc.
Director Excellence Startup Center @ RWTH
+49 173 2988746
Christina Mertsch, M.Sc.
Head of Entrepreneurship
+49 241 80 96603
Milan Abel, M.Sc.
Entrepreneurship Manager | Startup Coach
Natalia Ahmadian, LL.M.
Entrepreneurship Manager | Startup Coach
+49 241 80 92810
Jeffrey Momoh, M.Sc.
Entrepreneurship Manager | Startup Coach
+49 24180 92807
Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Recker
Entrepreneurship Manager
+49 241 80 92809
Miroslava Saager, M.Sc.
Industry Relations Manager
Entrepreneurship Manager
+49 241 80 92806
Jonathan Smerz, M.Sc.
Entrepreneurship Manager | Startup Coach
Anton Spitkovsky, M.Sc.
Entrepreneurship Manager | Startup Coach
Philipp Tsekos, M.Sc.
Entrepreneurship Manager | Startup Coach
+49 241 80 92805
Max Heckmann
Graduate Assistant
Sinan Sanci
Student Assistant
+49 241 80 96602

Collective Incubator

Yasemin Cilt, M.Sc.
Industry Relations Manager
Head of Collective Incubator | Business Development
+49 241 80 92694
Wibke Mattay
Head of Collective Incubator | Administrative Operations
+49 241 80 92236
Aron Heibges
Collective Incubator | Head of Maker Space
+49 171 6820994
Henning Straßmair
Collective Incubator | Maker Space
+49 170 7759589
Dipl. Des. Clarissa Wagner
Collective Incubator | Office Manager
+49 241 80 96617
Markus Wensing, B.Eng.
Collective Incubator | Maker Space
+49 241 80 96677
David Lebus
Student Assistant
Felix Mertins
Student Assistant
Jona Vennemann
Student Assistant
GENERAL INQUIRIES
Ramona Steininger, LL.M.
Head of Legal | Syndikus-
rechtsanwältin
Prokuristin
(in Elternzeit)
+49 241 80 92802
Alicia Brock, LL.M.
Legal Manager
+49 241 80 96614
Sonja Leutnant
Legal Manager | Syndikus-
rechtsanwältin
+49 241 80 96662
Eleftheria Pagoni
Legal Manager
+49 241 80 92808
GENERAL INQUIRIES
Marina Ziegler, M.A.
Head of Communications
+49 241 80 97695
Alessa Busch, M.A.
Communications Manager
+49 241 80 92804
Kirsa Dannenberg, M.A.
Communications Manager
+49 241 80 96616

Administrative Operations

GENERAL INQUIRIES
Dipl.-Kff. (FH) Maren Ewert
Head of Administrative Operations
+49 241 80 96691
Jan Engelbrecht
Finance & Purchasing Manager
+49 241 80 92826
Dr. rer. nat. Susanne Liauw
Office Manager
Human Resources Manager
+49 241 80 96609
Yvonne Tiedt
Office Manager | Accounting
+49 241 80 92615
Lavinia Hagen, B.A.
IP Administration Manager
Human Resources Manager
+49 241 80 96604
Pia Schölgens, B.Sc.
IP Administration Manager
+49 241 80 96615
Katharina Simons, B.Sc.
Project Manager
+49 241 80 92613

RWTH Innovation Entrepreneurship Center

Jonas Harbach, M.Sc.

Startup Coach
Marco Winter, M.Sc.

Startup Coach