The NMI relies on spin-offs as the royal road for technology transfer and promotes research-based start-up projects that involve complex and risky development work.
The results of this start-up culture at the NMI are impressive: In the past 20 years, 14 companies have been founded at the NMI or with the help of the NMI. In each case, their foundation was directly related to research results and developments at the NMI.