The TransMIT Society for Technology Transfer GmbH was founded by
- central Hessian universities (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, University of Applied Sciences Giessen-Friedberg, Philipps-University Marburg)
- the regional banks (Volksbank Mittelhessen eG, Volksbank Heuchelheim eG, VR Bank Biedenkopf Gladenbach eG, Volksbank Butzbach eG, VR Bank HessenLand eG )
- the saving banks (Sparkasse Dillenburg, Sparkasse Gießen, Sparkasse Marburg-Biedenkopf, Sparkasse Oberhessen, Sparkasse Wetzlar )
- and the chamber of Industry and Commerce Giessen-Friedberg
in order to make the potentials of the universities accessible in a professional manner and shorten the distance between science and commerce.