The Rector of the University of Münster, Prof. Dr. Johannes Wessels, successfully defended the proposal for a WWU-Excellence Start-Up Center NRW in front of a high ranking jury. The University of Münster is one of six – along with Aachen, Bochum, Dortmund, Köln, and Paderborn – which will receive a total of 150 Miollion Euro over the next five years to support the development of a start-up friendly “ecosystem”.