Ulrich Mahr is a member of the general management at Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH, where he played a key role in establishing the start-up department and managing its portfolio. With a background in business administration and over 25 years of experience in tech transfer and start-up creation, particularly in life sciences, he brings extensive expertise to his role. Ulrich is an RTTP and has served as Vice President on the board of ASTP and several start-up incubators. He is a jury member of “EXIST Forschungstransfer”, Germany’s central start-up grant scheme. Additionally, he is or has been actively involved on the boards of several high-tech start-ups and the investment board of the Bavarian Growth Fund.