Our team

Team of RWTH Innovation GmbH

Marina Brandt
Marina Brandt M. A.

Head of Communications Management

+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
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
Aron Heibges
Aron Heibges

Head of Collective Incubator Maker Space

+49 171 6820994
Maria Hilvert
Maria Hilvert M. Sc.

Innovation Manager

+49 241 80 92236
Sabine Kaiser
Sabine Kaiser M. P. P. / M. Sc.

Co-Coordinator Life Science Vertical

+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
Anja Lindenau
Anja Lindenau M. Sc.

Innovation Manager

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
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
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

(on parental leave)

+49 241 80 92235
Ramona Steininger
Ramona Steininger LL. M., Attorney at Law (Inhouse-Lawyer)

Head of Legal & Financial Management

+49 241 80 92802
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
Mirjam Thronberens
Mirjam Thronberens Dr. rer. nat.

Business Relations Manager

+49 0241 80 96692
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
Clarissa Wagner
Clarissa Wagner

Office Manager at Collective Incubator

+49 241 80 96617
Markus Wensing
Markus Wensing B. Sc.

Workshop Manager at Collective Incubator

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
Marvin Kaes
Marvin Kaes M. Sc.

Head of RWTH Innovation Entrepreneurship Center

Martin Schmickler
Martin Schmickler M. Sc.

Head of Internationalization

Alexander Barkey
Alexander Barkey B. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Tobias Baum
Tobias Baum M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Mirco Bolten
Mirco Bolten M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Louisa Desel
Louisa Desel M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Lukas Ellmann
Lukas Ellmann M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Julian Fischer
Julian Fischer M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Christian Franz
Christian Franz M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Alena Glanz
Alena Glanz M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Patricia Guragata
Patricia Guragata B. 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

Ulrich Kalscheuer
Ulrich Kalscheuer M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Robert Klüß
Robert Klüß M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Julian Krauskopf
Julian Krauskopf M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Annika Menzel
Annika Menzel M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Pia Otto
Pia Otto M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Daniel Ramamoorthy
Daniel Ramamoorthy MBA
Clea Roth
Clea Roth M. Sc.
Start-up Coach
Georg Schaal
Georg Schaal B. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Konrad Schmidt
Konrad Schmidt M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Daniel Skambraks
Daniel Skambraks M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Malte Stulgies
Malte Stulgies M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Hendrik Voigt
Hendrik Voigt M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Jana Weinand
Jana Weinand M. Sc.

Start-up Coach

Hendrik Winckler
Hendrik Winckler B. Sc.
Start-up Coach