DIL Innovation Hub
For Future Food Systems
DIL Innovation Hub: Entrepreneurship with Research Expertise
The DIL Innovation Hub promotes and supports startups in the food industry
The DIL Innovation Hub is part of de:hub AgriFood Osnabrück-Hannover and serves as an implementation partner for the international EIT Food Entrepreneurship Programs. We promote and support business startups in the food and agriculture sectors through consulting, training, networking, and tailored programs. Over the past 6 years, we have mentored over 100 startups through our programs.
For startups in the agri-food sector, the DIL Innovation Hub offers a wide range of services for every stage of development and the opportunity to network with our national and international partners. As part of the research institute, the DIL Innovation Hub draws on years of experience in product and process development.

Over the past 6 years, we have supported more than 100 startups through our programs.
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From participating in our entrepreneurship programs to scaling up a technology company
From the very first step—participating in our entrepreneurship programs, including MAKEathons, boot camps, and pre-accelerators, where new innovative ideas are generated in international teams—all the way to technological scale-up. Located in the heart of the DIL campus and in close proximity to the BIQ Business and Innovation Park in Quakenbrück, the DIL Innovation Hub offers an ideal environment for new ideas and innovations.
Our Offers
- MAKEathons, Bootcamps, and Pre-Accelerators
- Idea Generation
- Technological Scale-up
- Extensive Partner Network
- Matchmaking with (internal)ational partners
- at the Quakenbrück Business and Innovation Park (BIQ)




