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Enhancing Ukraine`s Competitiveness in RI on the way to the Association to Horizon 2020-2nd Stakeholders Forum of BILAT-UKR*AINA Technology Transfer: Framework Conditions And Good Practices Steffen Preissler Head of Department Knowledge and Technology Transfer Kiev, January 28, 2015 2
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft undertakes applied research of direct utility to private and public enterprise and of wide benefit to society. 67 insitutes > 23.000 staff > 2 bn. EUR annual research volume 3
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft University Basic Research Industry R&D for Products and Services Teamwork Fraunhofer Applied Research
Fraunhofer MOEZ Location: Leipzig (Germany) Year of foundation: 2006 Staff: 150; nationalities: 20 Core expertise: Internationalization, Innovation, Knowledge Economy Institutional link to University of Leipzig, Faculty of Economics and Management Science Director: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Thorsten Posselt (Professor of Innovation: Management and Economics)
Agenda 1. Framework conditions of transferring research results into the industry 2. Situation in Germany 3. Good practices of industry academia cooperation
Framework conditions: Introduction
Framework conditions: Selection 1. Legal and political framework Governance (transparency, continuity) Resources (funding) Ownership (IPR) 2. R&D infrastructure management 3. Absorptive capacity of industry
Situation in Germany: Private R&D Year Internal* R&D expenditures Annual percentage change External** Annual percentage change Mio. % Mio. % 1995 26.817 3,5 3.145-18,8 2000 35.600 5,9 6.590 8,7 2005 38.651 0 9.758 26,8 2011 51.077 8,8 12.340 13,6 * Internal R&D refers to R&D, which is done by companies internally ** Research contracts to universities, public R&D institutions and other companies Source: Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft: FuE-Datenreport 2013. Analysen und Vergleiche, 2013, p. 8
Situation in Germany: Institutional Diversity
Good Practices Fraunhofer Innovation Clusters (I) Initiating innovation through regional networks Co-funded by private enterprises, German Länder (federal states) and Fraunhofer Average size / cluster: 10 million (total amount 2005-2011: 180 million) Closure of a structural gap in innovation processes Concentration of participants strengths and resources Improving the visibility of regions specific characteristics Persistent value chains in respect of the three-pillar-model Focusing on technology development
Good Practices Fraunhofer Innovation Clusters (II) Innovation Cluster Digital Engineering for Commercial Vehicles Fraunhofer ITWM and Fraunhofer IESE Industrial Partners Daimler AG; John Deere; Robert Bosch GmbH Schmitz Cargobull; Volvo Construction Equipment Europe GmbH; Synergetic Cooperation Center for Commercial Vehicle Technology (ZNT) Commercial Vehicle Cluster GmbH (CVC)
Good Practices Project example German Future Prize 2012 Binaural Hearing Aids Stereo Hearing for Everyone ( Deutscher Zukunftspreis/Ansgar Pudenz Prof. Dr. Dr. Birger Kollmeier, Project Group Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology at Fraunhofer IDMT, University of Oldenburg Prof. Dr. Volker Hohmann, HörTech ggmbh, University of Oldenburg Dr.-Ing. Torsten Niederdränk, Siemens AG German President's Award for Innovation in Science and Technology has been awarded to Fraunhofer scientists in : 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Take Aways Mission, Vision, Culture Transparency of institutional conflicts Its a people business Disclosures as simple and easy as possible Collaboration beyond national borders Collaboration could save money Networks are highly relevant Key Performance Indicators Access to risk and venture capital Balance of costs + risks and profits systematic way of managing agreements Source: iphandbook of Best Practises, own experiences
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Contact Bild aus GF einfügen! Steffen Preissler, Dipl.-Pol. Head of Department Knowledge and Technology Transfer Phone: +49 341 23 10 39 121 Fax: +49 341 23 10 39 190 Email: steffen.preissler@moez.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer MOEZ Neumarkt 9-19 04109 Leipzig GERMANY http://www.moez.fraunhofer.de/en.html