TOPAS Industriemathematik Transfer GmbH

The company’s purpose is to conduct applied research and bespoke development in the field of optimised, assisted, highly automated and autonomous systems; to develop intelligent software solutions and market them; and to provide consultancy services and deliver training and further education. To this end, findings from science and research are transferred to the business sector. The company may establish and maintain transfer centres and similar facilities for this purpose.

Steinbeis Transfer Magazine

• Developing sustainable, value-added solutions with mathematics (Transfer 3/2024)
  An interview with Steinbeis Entrepreneur Dr. Mitja Echim

Videos

• When Industrial Mathematics Puts Out Fires | Steinbeis Lunchbreak Live (German version) (2026)
  In this discussion, Christoph Büskens, Mitja Echim, and Fabian Pöttker highlight entrepreneurial transfer in action: combining industrial mathematics, AI, and robotics to develop the semi-autonomous Alpha Wolf R1 firefighting robot. The project improves safety and operational efficiency while demonstrating how research can be successfully translated into market-ready applications.
• 3 questions for Dr.-Ing. Mitja Echim (German version) (2025)
  Mitja Echim demonstrates how industrial mathematics forms the basis of modern technologies, AI and autonomous systems. The example of TOPAS illustrates how companies, particularly SMEs, can build up innovation capabilities, develop smart products and attract skilled workers on a long-term basis through mathematical software solutions and the transfer of knowledge to industry.