Synchronizing Academia with Industry and Society
We believe that innovation emerges when brilliant minds meet meaningful challenges. We build the structures to make that happen: Across disciplines · Across institutions · Across sectors.
Many companies and organisations face complex challenges nowadays where specialized scientific knowledge and understanding is critical. However, access to this expertise often remains difficult.
Our vision is to create seamless and sustainable bridges between academia, industry, and society through connecting scientists with meaningful career paths and offering companies on-demand problem-solving expertise.
Through an interdisciplinary talent pool of exceptional scientists – from PhD candidates and postdocs to group leaders and directors at Europe’s leading research institutions – BrightSync connects top scientific minds with the most pressing challenges of companies and organizations.
The Idea
Research Institutes
Scientists
Talent Pool
Problems
Solutions
Industry & Society
Research Organisations
enable scientists …
from all levels – PhD to PI – to participate in BrightSync projects and thereby support their career path and profile.
BrightSync
selects the suitable experts …
forms interdisciplinary teams, manages the entire research process, enables talent recruitment.
Companies & Organizations
define their demands …
such as problem solving, innovative R&D solutions, data & analytics, strategic advice.
BrightSync Services – Overview
Solutions
Solve urgent quality, process, and transformation challenges with on-demand scientific expertise. We define your problem together, break it down into clear deliverables, and set up a short, guided project with the right experts from our talent pool. Throughout the project, we keep communication simple and structured, so everyone stays aligned on goals, responsibilities, and timelines. The result is a practical output you can implement—such as a root-cause analysis, an improved process, or a clear action plan for the next steps.
Innovations
Develop new concepts, test plans, and early prototypes for your R&D and innovation goals with research-driven project teams. We help you turn an idea into a structured project with clear deliverables, realistic timelines, and measurable outcomes. Depending on your need, we provide analyses, experiment designs or pilot results. You benefit from fresh perspectives and deep expertise across disciplines which helps you unlock your innovation potential.
Academy
The BrightSync Academy prepares our excellent talent pool both for our Solutions & Innovation projects and for the transition from academia into non-academic fields, such as industry or public sector. It combines workshops, training, coaching and events with sessions led by invited industry experts—building a growing community for exchange and peer learning across disciplines and sectors.
News
Januar 16 | BrightSync visited the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing for a focused work session, exchanging ideas with people on site and moving key BrightSync topics forward.
Huge thanks to the team for hosting us so warmly — it was a pleasure to be there. We had many inspiring conversations and met many great people along the way.
January 15 | BrightSync joined the Business Women Network Dortmund where our co-founder Dr. Iris Menckepitched BrightSync and our mission to connect academia and industry.
Hosted at Elements Dortmund, the event brought together inspiring voices across science, business, strategy, creativity, and health—creating space for meaningful conversations and strong networking.
BrightSync Team
Dr. Tim Schulte, PhD Chemistry
Life Science Expert
Dr. Iris Mencke, PhD Psychology
Founder of Interdisciplinary Minds & Trainer
Prof. Dr. Tobias Ritter, Founder & Director MPI für Kohlenforschung
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