Tomorrow - ein McKinsey Podcast Deep Tech als Europas Gamechanger?
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Nov 13, 2025 Tobias Henz, a Partner at McKinsey and expert in startup ecosystems and Deep Tech, discusses Europe's pivotal role in the global tech landscape. He highlights the importance of Deep Tech for sovereignty, climate, and economic security. Despite Europe's strong research base, scaling innovations remains a challenge, exacerbated by a funding gap compared to the US. Henz explores successful corporate-startup collaborations and emphasizes the need for cohesive dialogue among various stakeholders to foster a thriving deep-tech ecosystem in Europe.
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Deep Tech Is Strategic For Society
- Deep tech gives society "new superpowers" by enabling faster, better solutions to major challenges like climate and sovereignty.
- Tobias Henz argues Europe already has strong scientific foundations and patents to build on.
Europe Has Research Strength But Funding Gap
- Europe has strong research, universities and patents, especially relative to population in places like Switzerland.
- However, funding per GDP for deep tech lags the US and no European country yet outspends the US in deep tech.
BioNTech Shows Europe Can Scale Quickly
- Tobias Henz uses the BioNTech–Pfizer COVID vaccine example to show rapid scale-up from European science to global deployment.
- He credits regulatory flexibility, money and corporate-startup teaming for the fast rollout.