Review of the sixth edition of ‘Come & Cooperate’

The sixth edition of ‘Come & Cooperate’ took place at the IHK Düsseldorf on 6 November 2024. With over 100 discussions between universities, companies and non-profits, valuable connections and collaborations were once again created.
Come & Cooperate Vol.5

Wissensregion Düsseldorf, together with the Düsseldorf Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Düsseldorf Innovation and Technology Center (Ditec), hosted the Come & Cooperate event at LAVAStudio on 8 November 2023.
Companies and universities took the opportunity to get to know potential cooperation partners and talk about joint projects, theses or funding.
Despite some last-minute cancellations, more than 80 direct talks were organized – a record that shows the great need for such a technology transfer format.
Come & Cooperate Vol. 4

The fourth Come&Cooperate event, organized by the IHK Düsseldorf, Wissensregion Düsseldorf and Ditec, took place at the Haus der Universität.
Companies and experts from universities discussed cooperations and projects.
Over 50 direct talks and consultations were held, with consistently positive feedback.
Also works digitally: Come & Cooperate Vol. 3

The third edition of Come & Cooperate took place on November 3, 2021.
The cooperation format of IHK Düsseldorf, DUS+ME innovativ and Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. brought universities and companies together virtually.
In pre-matched discussions, approaches for bachelor theses, funding applications and cooperations were successfully explored.
The feedback was consistently positive.
Come & Cooperate: Transfer format a success for the second time

On 5 November 2019, the second Come & Cooperate took place at Factory Campus Düsseldorf, organized by Wissensregion Düsseldorf, IHK Düsseldorf and InnovationsInitiative Düsseldorf – Kreis Mettmann (IIDE).
With 60 participants, including 30 entrepreneurs, 70 individual discussions were held to explore areas of cooperation.
The aim is to promote specific projects and theses through exchanges between companies and universities.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich von Alemann emphasized the great need for such knowledge transfer.
The successful format will be continued in 2020 and is open to all interested parties.