{"id":33644,"date":"2025-12-23T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/news\/uncategorized\/2025-ein-jahr-voller-ideen-mut-und-rueckenwind\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:55:16","slug":"2025-ein-jahr-voller-ideen-mut-und-rueckenwind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/en\/news\/aktuelles\/2025-ein-jahr-voller-ideen-mut-und-rueckenwind\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 &#8211; A year full of ideas, courage, and momentum!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n    <section id=\"text-default-block-block_b80de904ae5fbdd9fffe060d2f1ba3ef\" class=\"container-fluid text-default text-default-block\">\n        <div class=\"inner-container\">\n            <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 offset-lg-2 col-lg-8\">\n\n                            \n                                \n                                                                                                        <div class=\"row subline-wrapper\">\n                                        <div class=\"col\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"h3\">\n                                                                                            <\/h3>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                                \n                                \n                            \n                                \n                                \n                                \n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"row text-wrapper container-6adc028489841\">\n\n                                        \n                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"col intro\">\n                                                        <header class=\"pb-4 stack-2\"><strong>A year full of ideas, courage, and momentum. Looking back at 2025 at HIGHEST \u2013 TU Darmstadt\u2019s Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Center.<\/strong><\/header>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                        \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"col text\">\n                                                        <p>\u2728 2025 proved what\u2019s possible when strong ideas meet teams who build with conviction.<\/p>\n<p>\u2734\ufe0f A major milestone: Futury, the Startup Factory, won the German Federal Government\u2019s flagship \u201cLighthouse\u201d competition together with the Rhine-Main Universities and Frankfurt School of Finance &amp; Management\u2014funding that gave many teams real momentum.<br \/>\n\u2734\ufe0f At HIGHEST, we added another building block: the launch of our new Company Builder program for science-based founders.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude80 The TU Ideas Competition once again showcased the depth of inventiveness at Technische Universit\u00e4t Darmstadt\u2014high-quality ideas with clear relevance.<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude80 #INNODAY25 brought packed halls in autumn, great conversations, and a new visitor record. The energy was tangible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 And one more thing: HIGHEST already received an early Christmas present.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf81 5,000 followers on LinkedIn. Thank you for your trust!<\/p>\n<p>None of this would have been possible without you\u2014our partners, supporters, contributors, sponsors, and friends of HIGHEST. You supported us, opened doors, and helped make things happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 On behalf of the HIGHEST team: Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a 2026 full of innovation and success. 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