This document discusses the importance of supporting young innovators and entrepreneurs. It profiles Hans-Kaspar Mayer and Robin Stein, co-founders of BABO beverages, who developed an innovative student product. It outlines their process, which included brainstorming ideas, developing prototypes, getting feedback, and working to introduce their product to market. It stresses that supporting young people through this process helps nurture their talents, provides experience, and benefits universities, companies, and society by fostering the next generation of innovators.

2. Bringing ideas to life
About the importance of supporting young
people, solving problems and introducing
an innovative student product to the market.

3. Hans-Kaspar Mayer
Co-Founder BABO beverages
B. Sc. Brewing and Beverage Technology
Robin Stein
Co-Founder BABO beverages
B. Sc. Food Technology and Biotechnology

5. “Innovation is a new idea, more effective
device or process.”

6. Why is it important to support young people?
For young people:
- Getting to know your talents/skills
- Getting first practical experience
- Learning to face and solve problems
- Learning that work can be fun
For the university/organisation:
- supporting your talented students
- make the organisation attractive for young people
- PR
For the society:
- young people are the future for every society
- young people are a valuable raw material for the country

11. Developing an idea
- Brainstorming  Developing a variety of ideas
- Sorting the ideas
- Get support from professionals
- Define ONE idea

12. Sharpening the idea
- Develop a recipe (with your team)
- Discuss with professionals
- Developing a first prototype

13. First presentation to professionals
- Get criticised
- Get feedback
- Professional opinion
- Starting: Second phase of
development

14. Research & Development Phase

15. Developing the last prototype Winning of the Innovation Contest
of the TU München

16. Industrial scale up
- Develop a scale up roadmap
- Get the right partners
- Face and solve new problems
- Get out of the builiding – don‘t
hide behind your product

19. 1. Get inspired  Support
2. Get together with right team
3. First ideas
4. Road map for project  Support
5. Sharpening ONE idea  Support
6. First prototype  Support
7. First presentation  Support
8. Research, Development and improvements  Support
9. Last prototype
10.Final presentation
11.Scale up; industrial production  Support
12.Final version of product

20. Innovation is more than having new ideas: it
includes the process of successfully introducing
them or making things happen in a new way. It
turns ideas into useful, practicable and commercial
products or services.
John Adair (b.1934), British author, writer on
business leadership.

21. THANK YOU!

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