Our team

Team of RWTH Innovation GmbH

Marina Brandt

Marina Brandt M. A.

Head of Communications Management

(on parental leave)

+49 241 80 97695

Malte Brettel

Malte Brettel Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. pol.

Vice-Rector for Industry and Business Relations

Managing Director

+49 241 80 96359

Alessa Busch M. A.

Communications Manager

+49 241 80 92804

Roberta Caterino

Roberta Caterino Dr. rer. nat.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 96611

Kirsa Dannenberg

Kirsa Dannenberg M. A.

Communications Manager

+49 241 80 96616

Claire Driesch

Claire Driesch Attorney at Law (Inhouse-Lawyer)

Legal Manager

+49 241 80 96617

Maren Ewert

Maren Ewert Dipl.-Kff.

Head of Operations

+49 241 80 96691

Julia Former

Julia Former B. A.

Communications Manager

+49 241 80 92805

Katharina Fränken

Katharina Fränken M. Sc.

Leitung Business Development

(on parental leave)

+49 241 80 96619

Begüm Guse

Begüm Guse M. Sc.

Project Manager

+49 241 80 92807

Beate Hack

Beate Hack Dr.-Ing.

Innovation Manager

Business Relations Manager

+49 241 80-92617

Maria Hilvert

Maria Hilvert M. Sc.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 92236

Sabine Kaiser

Sabine Kaiser M. P. P. / M. Sc.

Venture Manager

+49 173 2988746

Martin Köpcke

Martin Köpcke Dipl.-Ing.

Innovation Manager

Entrepreneurial Manager

+49 241 80 92614

Susanne Liauw

Susanne Liauw

Office Manager

+49 241 80 96610

Alan Mertens

Alan Mertens Dr. rer. nat.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 92187

Christina Mertsch

Christina Mertsch M. Sc.

Entrepreneurial Manager

Business Relations Manager

+49 241 80 96603

Andreas Otten

Andreas Otten Dr. rer. nat.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 96613

Franziska Paegert

Franziska Paegert B. Sc.

Graduate Assistant Operations

Eleftheria Pagoni

Eleftheria Pagoni

Legal Manager

(on parental leave)

+49 241 80 92808

Mirjam Rahn

Mirjam Rahn Dr. rer. nat.

Business Relations Manager

+49 0241 80 96692

Marius Rosenberg

Marius Rosenberg M. Sc.

Managing Director Exzellenz Start-up Center

Miroslava Saager

Miroslava Saager M. Sc.

Business Relations Manager

Entrepreneurial Manager

+49 241 80 92806

Johannes Schäfer

Johannes Schäfer M. Sc.

Head of Collective Incubator

+49 241 80 99222

Timothé Scheich

Timothé Scheich M. Sc.

Graduate Assistant Innovation Management

Anja Schmitz

Anja Schmitz Dipl. Kauffrau

Business Relations Manager

+49 241 80 96590

Andrea Schnitzler

Andrea Schnitzler

Financial Manager

+49 241 80 96618

Sandra Schumacher

Sandra Schumacher

Fristen Manager

Office Manager

+49 241 8096604

Nils Spira

Nils Spira M. Sc.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 92235

Jill Stefen

Jill Stefen B. Sc.

Graduate Assistant Business Relations Management

Ramona Steininger

Ramona Steininger LL. M., Attorney at Law (Inhouse-Lawyer)

Head of Legal & Financial Management

+49 241 80 96610

Marieke Sternkopf

Marieke Sternkopf Dr. rer. nat.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 96612

Eleonor Thompson

Eleonor Thompson Dipl.-Kff.

Head of Business Relations

+49 241 80 96614

Yvonne Tiedt

Fristen Manager

Office Manager

+49 241 80 96609

Jörg von Appen

Jörg von Appen Dr. rer. nat.

Head of Innovation Management

+49 241 80 96608

Sabine Werker

Sabine Werker M. Sc.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 96615

Bram Wijlands

Bram Wijlands M. A.

Managing Director

+49 241 80 96610

RWTH Innovation Entrepreneurship Center

Team of Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WIN)

RWTH Aachen University

Malte Brettel

Malte Brettel Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. pol.

Vice-Rector for Industry and Business Relations

Managing Director

+49 241 80 96359

Andreas Schumacher

Andreas Schumacher B. Sc.

Head of Entrepreneurship Center

Sven Engelhardt

Sven Engelhardt M. Sc.

Head of Internationalization

Valentin Schmitt

Valentin Schmitt M. Sc.

Head of Founder Mobilization

Fabian Nagel

Fabian Nagel M. Sc.

Program Lead Ideation

Benedikt Wiechers

Benedikt Wiechers M. Sc.

Program Lead Incubation

Alexander Barkey

Alexander Barkey B. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Tobias Baum

Tobias Baum M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Dorina Birsanu

Dorina Birsanu M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Mirco Bolten

Mirco Bolten M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Louisa Desel

Louisa Desel M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Julian Fischer

Julian Fischer M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Alena Glanz

Alena Glanz M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Marcel Hechler

Marcel Hechler B. A.

Start-up Coach

Lorenz Höppl

Lorenz Höppl M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Ilias Ikarri

Ilias Ikarri M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Marvin Kaes

Marvin Kaes M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Julian Krauskopf

Julian Krauskopf M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Victoria Metzler

Victoria Metzler M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Clea Roth

Clea Roth M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Georg Schaal

Georg Schaal B. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Martin Schmickler

Martin Schmickler M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Konrad Schmidt

Konrad Schmidt M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Daniel Skambraks

Daniel Skambraks M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Hendrik Voigt

Hendrik Voigt M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Jana Weinand

Jana Weinand M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Fabian Winkels

Fabian Winkels M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Hendrik Winckler

Hendrik Winckler B. Sc.

Start-up Coach