Kick-Off Project Drive2Transform

Insight into Regensburg´s automotive innovation ecosystem

The kick-off of the new Drive2Transform project took place on 6 and 7 June at the TechBase in Regensburg. Nine project partnersfrom eight Central European countries, all of whom have many years of experience in the automotive industry, met to define the work packages for the next two years and to gain an insight into the Regensburg automotive innovation ecosystem.
While the most important points like responsibilities and timetables of the respective work packages were discussed on the first day of the kick-off, the second day focussed on getting to know regional players.
Friday started with a presentation of Philipp Berr, city of Regensburg, department economy, clusters and technologies, about the Regensburg innovation ecosystem. Practical insights could then be gained during the  “The Innovation walk” that started with a guided TechBase Tour (Innovation center) by Alexander Rupprecht, CEO of R-Tech GmbH, and had its finish at the “Start-Up-Garage” of Bertrandt Technology GmbH.
This was followed by a visit to the Electromobility & Powertrain laboratory at OTH Regensburg by Nesti Haxha, Lead Hardware of the Formula Student Team DYNAMICS e.V.
A business picnic on the second day rounded off a successful kick-off in Regensburg.
During the two days, the project partners had many opportunities to get to know each other personally and to network.