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Our team

At Liontech Instruments, we are a young and ambitious founding team of four individuals with diverse professional backgrounds. Paula Schöner and Roxane Kirschmann contribute business expertise, while Richard Czuberny and Leonard Kugis are responsible for technical development – combining strategic diversity with innovative execution.

Our goal is to develop hardware-based malware detectors capable of identifying and preventing novel types of attacks. We realize this technology in a platform-independent, modular, and transparent manner.

Security Without Compromise: We rely on robust, physically anchored security solutions that stop attackers where software-based defenses fail.

Technological Independence: Our modules are vendor-neutral and platform-independent, enabling maximum sovereignty for our customers.

Transparency & Trust: We develop understandable and verifiable hardware – no “black boxes,” but open standards wherever possible.

Future-Oriented Design: We anticipate tomorrow’s security threats and respond with forward-looking architecture and continuous innovation.

Sustainability Through Longevity: Our hardware is durable, low-maintenance, and designed to secure systems for many years — contributing to sustainable IT.

Partnership at Eye Level: We work closely with our customers, understand their threat landscape in detail, and deliver tailored solutions.

Paula Schöner

Paula Schöner

Co-CEO/CFO

Roxane Kirschmann

Roxane Kirschmann

Co-CEO/COO

Richard Czuberny

Richard Czuberny

CTO

Leonard Kugis

Leonard Kugis

CIO

Our milestones

ESA BIC Northern Germany

Nov. 1, 2025

ESA BIC Northern Germany

Boundless space: The ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) Northern Germany is the new flagship project for the aerospace industry in Bremen. The space incubator—part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) network of 29 centers across Europe—admits startups from Bremen as well as from other federal states in Northern Germany. Over a period of 24 months, startups are supported in entering the space sector. With a focus on disruptive technologies, the ESA BIC is one of the most successful incubators in Europe.

Weconomy

Oct. 1, 2025

Weconomy

Turning the best startups into successful companies: At WECONOMY, founders gain what money cannot buy. The competition connects founders with experts and executives, reaching all the way up to the board level of German industry. Since 2007, Germany’s most innovative startups have been recognized. The initiators are Wissensfabrik, Handelsblatt, and UnternehmerTUM.

Digitalhub cyber

May 1, 2025

Digitalhub cyber

The Hubgrade Cyber is a program run by digitalhub Bonn in which cybersecurity startups are closely supported over a period of six months. The hub provides personal coaching and open workshops, close exchange with other startups from the industry, and a broad business network that startups can meet at events.

Pilot Customer – Gauß IT Center

April 1, 2025

Pilot Customer – Gauß IT Center

Liontech Instruments UG from Braunschweig has won the Gauß IT Center as a pilot customer for its innovative hardware-based IT security solution. This cooperation makes it possible to test and further develop the technology under real-world conditions. As a central IT service provider for scientific institutions, the Gauß IT Center offers an ideal environment to demonstrate the performance and security benefits of the solution.

Digital Innovation Startup Competition

March 1, 2025

Digital Innovation Startup Competition

Liontech Instruments UG from Braunschweig was awarded a prize of €7,000 at the Digital Innovation Startup Competition. This competition, organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, supports innovative digital business models with prize money and guidance on the path to market readiness.

Top 10 – start2grow Business Plan Competition

Feb. 1, 2025

Top 10 – start2grow Business Plan Competition

Liontech Instruments UG from Braunschweig made it into the Top 10 of the renowned start2grow business plan competition in Dortmund. With their innovative hardware-based IT security solution, the team convinced the jury and secured a €2,000 prize. This recognition is an important milestone on the path to market entry and highlights the potential of their technology.

SecureGuard - Prototyp V0.2

Feb. 1, 2025

SecureGuard - Prototyp V0.2

We have commissioned the second-generation prototype and have since been continuously improving our hardware, firmware, and software — for Europe’s sovereign cybersecurity!

Founding of Liontech Instruments UG

Jan. 1, 2025

Founding of Liontech Instruments UG

Liontech Instruments UG was founded in Braunschweig and develops innovative hardware-based IT security solutions. We are taking malware protection to the next level!

Market.in – Accelerator of the W.IN Startup Academy Braunschweig

Sept. 1, 2024

Market.in – Accelerator of the W.IN Startup Academy Braunschweig

The Startup Academy for Growth and Innovation – W.IN – supports and accompanies innovative startups throughout the founding process. With a large network of actors from various fields in Braunschweig, the Braunschweig Zukunft GmbH offers tailored support programs for startups. In the market.in accelerator, teams that have developed their offering to market readiness receive seven months of support in further developing their sales capabilities and successful implementation, as well as hands-on training to strengthen and professionalize their market engagement skills.

EXIST Startup Grant

June 1, 2024

EXIST Startup Grant

The EXIST Startup Grant is a funding program by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action that supports innovative, technology-oriented, and knowledge-based startup projects from universities and research institutions with financial assistance, coaching, and network access. Funding amount: €120,000.

InCube – Incubator Program by Cube 5

May 1, 2024

InCube – Incubator Program by Cube 5

The InCube program by Cube 5 in Bochum is a multi-month incubation program that supports cybersecurity startups in entering the market and developing their business idea through coaching, financial support, and access to a strong network.