Lithoz is system provider for additive manufacturing of high-performance ceramics and is a spin-off of the TU Wien. Johannes Benedikt and Johannes Homa have developed the technology during their PhD time at the TU Wien and founded Lithoz in 2011. They have developed Lithoz from a university spin-off to the innovation and world market leader. Lithoz employs today 60 people in Vienna and Troy, NYS, USA. Johannes Homa will tell the story and show how it is possible to build up a company without investors.

Biography

Dr. Johannes Homa holds a PhD in materials science from the Vienna University of Technology and has worked in additive manufacturing since 2003. He is co-founder and managing director of Lithoz GmbH (www.lithoz.com), the world leader in additive manufacturing of advanced ceramics. He also co-founded the company Cubicure GmbH (www.cubicure.com), which deals with the development and marketing of machines and materials in the field of lithographic high-performance plastics. In addition, Dr. Homa is on the board of directors of an American company and is also president and founder of the initiative AM Austria (www.am-austria.com). He is the technical director of the Austrian 3D Printing Forum (https://www.3d-printing-forum.at) and co-inventor of several patents and author of numerous publications in the field of additive manufacturing.

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The Founder & Investor Talks organized by the Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) at TU Wien enable the audience to learn first-hand from experienced founders and investors. They share their international experiences, dos and don’ts and lessons learned during inspiring talks and answer questions in interactive Q&A-sessions. With the TU Wien Alumni Edition of these talks, the i²c wants to showcase especially TU Wien alumni, who decided to take the entrepreneurial path and offer an extra stage for their success stories. The talks are concluding with the possibility for networking with like-minded people accompanied by some free drinks. No fee, but registration is required on Eventbrite.

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