The TUM-IAS financed the following start-up projects:

Energy Conversion and Storage: Dr. Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser (Physics Department, TUM-IAS Carl von Linde Junior Fellow).

Watching a Single Protein Molecule Fold in a Cellular Environment: Prof. Matthias Rief (Chair of Biophysics), Prof. Devarajan Thirumalai (Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland).

Biaxial Tractor: Prof. Wolfgang A. Wall (Institute for Computational Mechanics).

Nanomagnetic Computing: Development of a Magnetic Force Microscope for direct observation of nanomagnetic switching events; Investigation of computing systems beyond single logic gates: Prof. Doris Schmitt-Landsiedel (Institute for Technical Electronics).

Imaging - System: Prof. Thomas Misgeld (Institute of Neuroscience, IAS Hans Fischer Tenure Track Fellow).

Molecular Tissue Analysis: Prof. Karl-Friedrich Becker, Prof. Heinz Höfler (Institute of Pathology).

Physical Cryptography and Security: Prof. Martin Stutzmann (Department of Physics, Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors, Bioelectronics).

STED microscope: Prof. Andreas Bausch (Department of Physics, Biophysics).

Technology Push: Prof. Klaus Diepold (Department of Data Processing).

Telehaptics for Nanoassembly: Prof. Mandayam Srinivasan (MIT, IAS Hans Fischer Senior Fellow).

Textbook Biophysics: Prof. Erich Sackmann (Emeritus, Department of Physics, Physics of Biomaterials).

Understanding Complex Biological Systems: Prof. Chris-Carolin Schön (Department of Plant Breeding).

Vision in Quadricopters: Prof. Florian Holzapfel (Institute of Flight System Dynamics), Prof. Alois Knoll (Robotics and Embedded Systems). Doctoral Candidates: Sebastian Klose, Robotics and Embedded Systems ; Jian Wang, Flight System Dynamics

Symposium Cardiovascular Prevention in Childhood (September 28-29, 2011): Prof. Renate Oberhoffer (Preventive Pediatrics, TUM)

Workshop by TUM-IAS Focus Group Aircraft Stability & Control: L1 Adaptive Control and Its Transition to Practice (July 20, 2011):
Dr. Matthias Heller (CASSIDIAN Air Systems, TUM-IAS Rudolf Diesel Industry Fellow).

Workshop Advances in Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis (July 21/22, 2011): Prof. Paolo Lugli (Institute for Nanoelectronics, TUM-IAS Host).

Summer Camp on Computational Design Synthesis (August 1-5, 2011):
Prof. Matthew Campbell (University of Texas, TUM-IAS Hans Fischer Senior Fellow).

Workshop Frontiers on Functional Interfaces (September 12/13, 2011):
Dr. Ian Sharp (Physics Department, TUM-IAS Carl von Linde Junior Fellow).

Symposium Metropolis Nonformal (October 13/14, 2011):
Prof. Christian Werthmann (Harvard University, TUM-IAS Hans Fischer Senior Fellow).

Workshop on Earth System Engineering. The Art of Dealing wisely with our Planet Earth (September 23-26, 2008): Prof. Peter Wilderer (Emeritus Chair of Water Quality Control and Waste Management).

Expert Workshop on Accessibility - measurement, modelling and evaluation (April 10/11, 2008): Prof. Gebhard Wulfhorst, Dr. Andreas Rau (Institute for Transportation).