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Technology Transfer in Selected Areas
Pages 341-345

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... TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN SELECTED AREAS Technology Transfer in Information Technology The German delegation believes that German educational and scientific standards in information technology are excellent and internationally competitive. This assessment is confirmed by an above-average level of scientific publications as well as a high citation level.
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From page 342...
... The main channels of technology transfer are contract research for industry; collaborative research with firms participating in the European programs framework; and, first of all, collaborative research with projects on behalf of the BMBF. Technology Transfer in Microelectronics The situation of microelectronics, like software, is characterized by relatively little industrial activity apart from some long-established, internationally competitive companies like Siemens, TEMIC, Bosch, and the German subsidiaries of IBM, ITT Semiconductors, Philips, and Texas Instruments.
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From page 343...
... In addition to universities, Fraunhofer institutes, and Helmholtz Centers, some Blue List institutes, several An-Institutes, as well as a few state-run institutes are relevant actors in the field. The Association of German Electrical Engineers published a list of 17 institutes with a definite orientation toward technology transfer (VDE/VDI, 1994)
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From page 344...
... About 30 percent of the staff of the Max Planck Society works in its biological-medical section with a strong focus on biotechnology. In addition, four Helmholtz Centers are partly or fully engaged in the biotechnological area (Stiftung Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum, Stiftung Max-Delbrück für Molekulare Medizin, Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich)
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From page 345...
... All in all, the level of technology transfer between industry and research institutions is still quite low, but in the future, the intensity will increase. A recent study on the potential of contract research in biotechnology revealed a growing need on the side of industry, especially of SMEs (Reiss and Hüsing, 1992)
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