At Kiel University’s 1st Innovation and Transfer Day visitors from the university, science, industry and the public were able to inform themselves about innovative product ideas and support options for starting a business. The exhibition stands, lectures and panel discussions were all about getting into conversation with each other and sharing tips, tricks and experiences about starting a business or collaborating with the industry. The event on June 28, 2023, at the Wissenschaftszentrum Kiel was opened by Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister of Economics Claus Ruhe Madsen and CAU Vice President for Transfer, Prof. Dr. Eckhard Quandt. From the KiNSIS area, the spin-offs PhiStone and Acquandas and an initiative from materials science presented applications from the nanosciences, such as materials and technical processes for medicine or microelectronics.