01 Feb 2026

EIT Success Story - Dr Birgit Thoben

Dr Birgit Thoben shares her journey as a SME CEO to create, with nine higher education institutions and two research institutes, an education-fuelled ecosystem for the hydrogen sector with the support of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Higher Education Initiative (HEI).

“Through the EIT Higher Education Initiative, I gained access to a network of partners with whom I was able to test innovative, field-applicable methods. This would not have been available to me otherwise, and thanks to the funding support, there was minimal risk for my company. ”