As Head of Tech­no­logy, René is respons­ible for Fielmann Ven­tures’ research activ­it­ies, tech­no­lo­gic­al due dili­gence and col­lab­or­a­tions. Togeth­er with his team, he invest­ig­ates ideas from cre­ation over pro­to­typ­ing to min­im­um viable products. While writ­ing his Ph.D. thes­is on reli­able vehicu­lar com­mu­nic­a­tion, he teamed up with col­leagues to start a spin-off focus­ing on new sensor tech­no­logy to mon­it­or com­pos­ite mater­i­als. He holds a master’s degree in Com­puter Sci­ence and Engin­eer­ing from Ham­burg Uni­ver­sity of Technology.