Markus Zimmermann, professor of product development and lightweight design at the TUM School of Engineering and Design, received the TUM Start-up Mentor of Excellence Award. The award, which comes with 5000 euros in funding for the research chair, honors professors for outstanding and successful work in supporting start-up teams. Many researchers support teams that receive EXIST scholarships. This mentoring is a prerequisite when applying for these coveted federal scholarships. Markus Zimmermann has supported six start-up teams. He also supports the regular hackathon course Think.Make.Start.