The KTUR² network brings together Knowledge and Technology Transfer offices and academic research units in the Upper Rhine to stimulate innovation in the region.
Funding
04/11/2025
For entrepreneurs and investors
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 – 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲
Venture Dates 2025 is coming to Landau!
Join us on November 4, 2025, in Conference Room C1 at RPTU Landau for a dynamic afternoon of bold ideas, meaningful connections, and startup-investor matchmaking – all within the international innovation network of KTUR.
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀:
Application forms available at https://venturedates.com
Startup application deadline: September 26, 2025
𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 / 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀:
Want to join? A quick “I’m in” on LinkedIn is all it takes.
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
PRIVATE EVENT (Startups & Investors only):
12:00 – Welcome & registration
12:15 – Startup–Investor Speed Dating
PUBLIC EVENT (open to all):
16:15 – Public admission
16:30 – Guest talks
17:00 – Announcement of Top 3 startups
17:15 – Final pitches
18:00 – Award ceremony
18:30 – Networking with snacks & drinks – sponsored by KTUR
R&D
23/09/2025
For students, researchers and companies
New LabVisit – Immersion at the heart of industrial innovation!
Join us for an exclusive tour of the major players in technological innovation in Strasbourg-Illkirch. This new LabVisit, with the KTUR² label, takes you behind the scenes of applied innovation: from advanced research to concrete industrial production.
Three structures, one common ambition: to transform science into industrial solutions.
• IREPA LASER
Come and discover our additive manufacturing plant, with the first robotised machine incorporating AMFREE technology, as well as our laser welding line. Thanks to live demonstrations, you’ll see how our technologies are already being implemented in various industrial sectors.
• ICube Strasbourg
Explore the joint LaserSurf laboratory, the fruit of an ANR collaboration between ICube and IREPA LASER. On the programme: ultrafast lasers, AI applied to laser processes, photonic instrumentation and multimodal microscopy. Dive into the world of complex beams and surface characterisation techniques on a microscopic scale.
• Aerial-CRT
Discover our experimental irradiation station feerix, a unique infrastructure in the world. A specialist in ionisation, agri-food and freeze-drying, Aerial opens the doors to 40 years of expertise at the service of technological innovation.
📍 Strasbourg-Illkirch Innovation Park
🕒 Schedule of the visit
1.45pm: Welcome of participants in front of IREPA LASER
2.00pm to 6.30pm: Guided tours of IREPA LASER, ICUBE and AERIAL
6.30pm: Closing cocktail at IREPA LASER
12 universities, their research units and 3 key economic players are joining forces to create a solid bridge between the academic and business worlds in the cross-border Upper Rhine region, where Germany, France and Switzerland meet.
What does KTUR² want to achieve?
Launched in September 2024, KTUR² is supported by the European Union.
innovation and technologies from research units.
thanks to cross-border continuing education.
the development of entrepreneurship and startups around the Upper Rhine.
Upper Rhine innovation funding schemes.
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