More than 1,600 participants, over 100 ideas and start-ups, one day featuring investor pitches, a Science Slam, top speakers and the final of the TU Ideas Competition: on 29 October 2026, INNODAY26 will bring together key players and ideas shaping Hesse’s start-up ecosystem.
Researchers, founders, companies and investors will come together to present innovation projects from laboratories, start-ups and research institutions at TU Darmstadt and across Hesse’s innovation ecosystem.
The programs will include keynotes and an investor format in which capital providers share insights into their decision-making criteria. Workshops on patent law and corporate financing will also be part of the agenda. The event will conclude with the final of the TU Ideas Competition, where students and researchers pitch their concepts live in front of an audience.