“Programs like AHEAD play an important role in highly scientifically gifted staff; allowing them to gain additional sensitivity to the market and the opportunities / challenges it presents. Only in this way will we generate disruption, evolve and become a more efficient and capable society.”
“AHEAD Portugal from Fraunhofer has been an extremely important initiative to bring knowledge from world-class R&D to the healthcare needs of today. It has been a pleasure to participate as a mentor and help the teams bring innovation to current healthcare hurdles.”
"It's very rare to meet super smart and humble people, but the teams I was privileged to mentor in the AHEAD program at Fraunhofer Portugal Venture were both super smart and humble and consequently coachable. I am very confident about their innovations and their capacity to disrupt their respective industry. Also the mentorship process was transparent and very effective. I loved every minute of it, and looking forward to mentoring more teams in the future."
“At AHEAD I have witnessed passion, purpose, and meaningful technologies, which are crucial factors for kickstarting entrepreneurial careers. But more importantly, I saw a fully supportive community with a collaborative mindset vouching and helping researchers become founders.”
Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research