Siemens Cre8Ventures Open Higher Education Program — with Arm and the University of Southampton as launch partners

The Siemens Cre8Ventures open Higher Education Program aims to help to accelerate semiconductor innovation by connecting early in the innovation cycle with innovators inside universities. It is part of Siemens activities that are backed by the Semiconductor Education Alliance (SEA), a not-for-profit consortium convened by Arm to scale semiconductor education and innovation globally.

The programme provides a range of support:

• Industrial-grade tool support via the Siemens’ multi-physics Digital Twin Marketplace
• Arm enablement via access to Arm Academic Access, Arm Flexible Access for Startups, developer training and communities
• Entrepreneurial bootcamps — partner-run workshops and design-kit experiences to turn ideas into investor-ready propositions
• A structured venture journey — a clear route from Proof-of-Technology → Proof-of-Concept → Proof-of-Value, with market validation and corporate engagement built in.

How it works inside the Digital Twin Marketplace

• Teams start by evidencing Proof-of-Technology using Siemens EDA and partner IP.
• They progress to Proof-of-Concept, engaging real-world use cases from our corporate networks.
• They reach Proof-of-Value by validating power, performance and cost at full-system level in multi-physics digital twins — creating investor-ready spinouts and licensing pathways.

The initiative will benefit semiconductor innovation in many ways from boost engagement in our discipline, enhancing student learning, broadening University curricula, aiding University based startup creation and connecting industry with semiconductor validated innovation and talented engineers. 

The programme will shortly share more details on the inaugural first-of-a-kind sovereign drone campaign, for more information, contact Carson Bradbury, Director – EU Chips Act & Co-founder Cre8Ventures (carson.bradbury@siemens.com)