Dirk Kautz, PhD
Focus of work
- Startups
- Start-up support
- Business models and venture capital financing
- Life sciences
- Medical technology
- Artificial intelligence
- Technology transfer
- Bureaucracy reduction
Curriculum vitae
Dr Dirk Kautz is a senior consultant at the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit). On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), he focuses on the funding of research projects, as well as support for start-ups and technology transfer in the fields of life sciences and artificial intelligence. In studies conducted for the vfa, he uses practical assessments to investigate how bureaucracy can be reduced and Germany’s position as a pharmaceutical hub strengthened. Previously, he served as the head of a life sciences accelerator, a consultant and co-founder of several start-ups, and worked in marketing and business development within the medical technology industry. Dirk Kautz is a physicist with a PhD in neuroscience.