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Transfer

In addition to research and education, transfer of knowledge, technologies and findings from research to applications is the third core task of Ruhr University Bochum. The RDN shares this mission statement. The RDN conducts excellent research with international visibility and is thus equally integrated into the regional environment and international networks.

By offering a number of training and knowledge-exchange, the RDN and its participating scientists and institutions pave the way for exchange between science, business and society. By making their knowledge accessible, usable and sustainably effective outside of university contexts, RDN researchers also receive new impulses in dialogue that enrich and challenge their research and teaching.

RDN and RUB make diverse contributions that are relevant to different groups and stakeholders in society. For example, they provide knowledge for a differentiated formation of public opinion, promote translational medicine for the benefit of patients and develop innovations in cooperation with companies.

In line with the guiding principle of "Creating Knowledge Networks", RDN and RUB seek dialogue with stakeholders in society in order to jointly shape developments in civil society, economy, environment and health.

Transfer mission statement of Ruhr University Bochum (in German)

Brain Business
Neuroscience meets healthcare industry

Neuroscience is becoming increasingly important in many areas of science and business. With the BrainBusiness format, which was established in 2021 together with MedEcon Ruhr and GesundheitsCampus Bochum, the Research Department of Neuroscience has launched an exchange format in the field of neuroscience. Different disciplines - and in particular different perspectives from science, healthcare and business - should come together and learn from each other.

Excellent basic and clinical research has been conducted at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and in cooperation with the University Alliance Ruhr for many years. Developing the transfer potential from this research strength is a great opportunity! BrainBusiness invites interested parties to learn more about the latest findings from basic research, gain a better understanding of application scenarios in healthcare and to develop their use in an economic context. Companies and, in particular, start-ups can be users of the knowledge gained, but can also contribute to solving existing problems as specialized players.

7 July 2024
(Language of the event is German)

Keynote speeches "Understanding and implementing the basics of mental health"

  • Understanding with experimental, neurobiological methods: Chronic loneliness and social isolation (Prof. Dr. Dirk Scheele, Department of Social Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Urban Mental Health Project: A complex intervention to improve the mental health of children and adolescents in the city? (Prof. Dr. Sylvia Schneider, Dr. Luka Popp, German Center for Mental Health, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Telemedical services: Scaling for psychotherapeutic care and successful business development (Noemi Fath, Healthy Projects GmbH)

Keynote speeches "Neurodegenerative diseases: Understanding the basics, realizing early diagnostics, shaping treatment"

  • Understanding the mechanisms of protein deposition: Deriving insights for therapeutic strategies (Prof. Dr. Konstanze Winklhofer, Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • From research to business: implementing protein diagnostics for neurological diseases (Prof. Dr. Klaus Gerwert, betaSENSE GmbH)
  • Successfully organizing multi-professional care for Parkinson's patients in networks (Prof. Dr. Lars Tönges, Kath. Klinikum der Ruhr-University Bochum)

Brief presentations and updates "Transfer, founding, growing: Who can help?"

  • including start-up consulting at Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung, RUB-Worldfactory / health+ Incubator, DigiHealth Start NRW, Quhr – the Smart Health Hub Ruhr

Hosts of the event

  • Dr. Sabine Dannenberg, Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Prof. Dr. Dirk Jancke, Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Dr. Christoph Monfeld, MedEcon Ruhr
  • Johannes Peuling, GesundheitsCampus Bochum

If you would like to register directly, please click here. Participation is free for all interested visitors. (The language of the event is German)

Program of the event as PDF for download (in German)
(Brain Business-Illustration Vektoren von Vecteezy)

11 May 2023

Keynote speeches "Learning procedures and therapy processes: From basics to application"

  • Fundamentals and mechanisms of learning and "unlearning" of pain-related memory content (Prof. Dr. Adriane Icenhour, Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Neurological pain research - a long way to clinical application? (Junior Professor Dr. Elena Enax-Krumova, Neurology, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum)
  • Successfully implementing VR therapy for cognitive and sensorimotor rehabilitation (Thomas Saur, Cureosity GmbH, Düsseldorf)

Keynote speeches "Artificial intelligence and smart health for neurology and neuroscience"

  • AI for the integration of clinical and OMICS data in research into neurodegenerative diseases (Maike Weber & Prof. Dr. Katrin Marcus-Alic, Medical Proteome Center, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Human-centred AI development using the example of MRI diagnostics for epilepsy diagnostics (Prof. Dr. Jörg Wellmer, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum)
  • Creating a data basis for AI applications: CentraXX as a biomedical (research) portal (Dr. Timothy Goering, Kairos GmbH an IQVIA Business, Bochum)

Keynote speeches "Ideas for starting a business. We can help..."

  • Angelika Klimaszewski, Start-up Consultancy, Wirtschaftsentwicklung Bochum
  • Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes, Health+ Incubator, Ruhr-University Bochum

Hosts of the event

  • Dr. Sabine Dannenberg, Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • PD Dr. Dirk Jancke, Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Dr. Christoph Monfeld, MedEcon Ruhr
  • Johannes Peuling, GesundheitsCampus Bochum

Program of the event as PDF for download (in German)
(Brain Business-Illustration Vektoren von Vecteezy)

2 June 2022

Keynote speeches "Potentials of artificial intelligence in neuromedical diagnostics"

  • From neuroinformatics to occupational research - establishment of the HUMAINE competence center at RUB (Prof. Dr. Laurenz Wiskott, Theory of Neural Systems, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • How far along is AI in (neuro-)radiology? (Prof. Dr. Carsten Lukas, Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital St. Josef-Hospital Bochum)
  • Using AI at scale (Dr. Marc Kämmerer, Visus Health IT GmbH, Bochum)

Keynote speeches "Use of apps and virtual reality in learning-based therapy approaches"

  • VR, AR, Metaversum: Opportunities and challenges to achieve successful applications (Markus Rall & Timon Thöne, viality AG, Dortmund and DIVR e.V.)
  • Understanding and treating fears: What contribution VR can make (Prof. Dr. Armin Zlomuzica, Behavioral and Clinical Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Go4cognition - Gamification approaches against dementia (Prof. Dr. Boris Suchan, Neuropsychological Outpatient Clinic, Ruhr-University Bochum)

Keynote speech "Ideas for starting a business. We can support..."

  • Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes, Health+ Incubator, Ruhr-University Bochum

Hosts of the event

  • Dr. Sabine Dannenberg, Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes, Health+ Incubator, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Dr. Chistoph Monfeld, MedEcon Ruhr
  • Johannes Peuling, GesundheitsCampus Bochum

Program of the event as PDF for download (in German)
(Brain Business-Illustration Vektoren von Vecteezy)

7 October 2021

Keynote speeches

  • Brain-computer interface: Between research and beneficial application - What a small company can make of it (Dr. Corinna Weber, SNAP GmbH)
  • Understanding and interpreting spatial navigation in the brain - grid cell representations and spatial navigation patterns as a way to detect Alzheimer's disease at an early stage (Prof. Dr. Nikolai Axmacher, Neuropsychology, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Use of BCI in medical practice: what is already possible, what still needs to be done and what would be desirable for the future (Prof. Dr. Ramón Martínez-Olivera, Bergmannsheil University Hospital Bochum)

Introduction to the transfer from science to industry

  • Overview of offers and services of departments at RUB for the entire research cycle: from fundamental research - application-oriented research - development (Katharina Nünning, Department of Research and Young Scientists & Dr. Ulrike Beißert, Department of Transfer and Entrepreneurship, Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Examples of project developments and clusters in the healthcare industry (Johannes Peuling, GesundheitsCampus Bochum)

Hosts of the event

  • Dr. Sabine Dannenberg, Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Prof. Dr. Sen Cheng, Research Department of Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Dr. Chistoph Monfeld, MedEcon Ruhr
  • Johannes Peuling, GesundheitsCampus Bochum

Program of the event as PDF for download (in German)
(Brain Business-Illustration Vektoren von Vecteezy)

Brain Business partners of the RDN
Transfer activities in cooperation with participating research consortia
Brain Day: a day dedicated to neuroscience

Under the motto "From fundamental research to therapy", the BRAIN DAY has been running annually at Ruhr University Bochum since 2011 to present current research findings to public and to exchange experiences and ideas with scientists and self-help groups of neurological diseases. With events such as BRAIN DAY, RUB neuroscientists share their research with the public. The event is a forum for encounters, for a lively exchange between patients, researchers, physicians and all interested guests.
The BRAIN DAY was established as part of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 874 and took place under its auspices from 2011 to 2022. Since 2023 the International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN) hosted the BRAIN DAY. In 2023 and 2024, BRAIN DAY will be held jointly with the Research Department of Neuroscience.

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"TICS – Mit Tourette nach Lappland": a neuroscientific movie evening

A doctor invites his patients to join him on a journey through the vast expanses of Lapland. An adventure? A crazy idea? Maybe a bit of both. The true story was filmed by Thomas Oswald under the title "TICS - Mit Tourette nach Lapland" and was released to cinemas in 2021 as an insightful documentary.
The Research Department of Neuroscience presented the film together with the SFB 1280, ReThink and FOR 2698 in July 2022 at the Endstation.cinema (Langendreer station).
The presentation of the movie was followed by a lively discussion on Tourette's between the audience and the director Thomas Oswald, the film's two scientific advisors, Prof. Dr. Alexander Münchau and Prof. Dr. Christian Beste, as well as the Bochum hosts Prof. Dr. Onur Güntürkün and Prof. Dr. Carsten Saft.

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Research Department of Neuroscience (video)

SFB 874
Outreach project

SFB 1280
Outreach project

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Photo credits for this page:

Page illustration: Anke Maes (1), SFB 874/Susanne Troll (2, 3)
Brain Business-Illustration Vektoren von Vecteezy
Photos Brain Business Events: RDN/ Anke Maes; Thomas Witte
SFB 874-Outreach project: SFB 874/Susanne Troll
SFB 1280-Outreach project: SFB 1280