For the integration of the DoDSc into the industrial environment, as well as for the strengthening of education, the transfer between data science and its industrial implementation is of great importance. Therefore, the DoDSc sees itself as a central platform for methodological basic research in the field of Industrial Data Science and for professional support with regard to conception, analysis and implementation.
The participating faculties have already produced successful spin-offs cooperating with the DoDSc. These spin-offs serve as examples for further data science start-ups. The DoDSc is supported by the "Centrum für Entrepreneurship & Transfer" and by the "Excellence Start-up Center Dortmund, Südwestfalen & Region".
A further component of the transfer is the part-time certificate program "Data Science and Big Data" in cooperation with the "Center for Higher and Continuing Education". This area will be strengthened in the future by seminars and exhibitions.