Dirk Radzinski
CEO & Co‑founder of xolo; Chairman and Co‑founder at C1
xolography
Berlin, Germany
Joined January 2026
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Summary
Builder of deep‑science startups: Dirk specializes in translating advanced academic research into commercial ventures, co‑founding and leading companies that commercialize laboratory innovations (notably xolo's xolography and serving as co‑founder/board chair at C1). He focuses on bringing lab‑scale discoveries to market through product development, partnerships and fundraising. xolo3d+2
Operator & connector in the research‑to‑industry pipeline: he built up the Humboldt University technology‑transfer initiative (Humboldt‑Innovation) and leverages that experience to connect inventors, academic teams, investors and serial entrepreneurs to form founding teams and validate technologies for scale. humboldt-innovation+2
Investor and early backer of startups: he acts as a business angel—frequently as a first or very early investor—and supports founding teams beyond capital, drawing on a network across academia, industry and VC to help startups scale. vc-magazin
Inventor and IP contributor in photopolymerization: named inventor on multiple patent filings related to dual‑color photopolymerization and volumetric printing methods, reflecting technical involvement in the core xolography technology. justia
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Process and apparatus for locally polymerizing a starting material by dual color photopolymerization and method for volumetric printing of a shaped body
Patent filings and granted patents covering methods and apparatus for dual-color photopolymerization and volumetric 3D printing (xolography) and related photoswitchable photoinitiators.
Xolography for 3D Printing in Microgravity
December 1, 2024Reports xolography, a volumetric dual-color photopolymerization technique, and demonstrates its application for high-speed, high-precision 3D printing in microgravity with experimental validation and discussion of space-manufacturing applications.