Role of Applied R

1
Role of Applied RD Centres in Knowledge
Transfer towards SMEs
The IRE Knowledge Transfer Working Group
18-19 October 2007, Göteborg, Sweden
2
IRE Workshop Göteborg 18-19 October 2007

• Regional centres/ model (private, semi-private,
  number of centres)
• There are several Regional Centres
• Heinrich-Pette-Institute for Experimental
  Virology and Immunology -gt focus on the
  establishment of new approaches to improve
  therapeutic and diagnostic procedures for viral
  diseases -gt funded by the state and by industry
  and private donation
• Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine -gt
  research regarding tropical illnesses, treatment
  of patients affected, vocational training of
  doctors in the filed of tropical medicine -gt
  funded by the state

3
IRE Workshop Göteborg 18-19 October 2007

• Norgenta (Norddeutsche Life Science Agentur), -gt
  part of the Life Science Cluster, run in
  cooperation with Schleswig-Holstein ) -focussing
  on marketing and technology transfer between
  universities and the SME of Hamburg and
  Schleswig-Holstein gt PPP
• Deutsches Klima-Rechenzentrum (German Climate
  Data Centre) -gt providing data and technical
  support for climate research
• CAN -gt see below

4
IRE Workshop Göteborg 18-19 October 2007

• Example CAN (Centrum für angewandte
  Nanotechnologie Centre for Applied
  Nanotechnology)
• established in November 2005 as a PPP
• joint venture by the Free and Hansestadt
  Hamburg, the University of Hamburg, several big
  firms, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and the
  Hamburger Sparkasse.
• The focus of the CAN activities is the
  utilization of new findings in chemical
  nanotechnology and nanoanalysis especially in the
  areas of consumables, specialty polymers and
  health care.

5
IRE Workshop Göteborg 18-19 October 2007
How are SMEs encouraged to participate? CAN
offers to process small orders and perform
feasibility studies in order to enable small
customers too to incorporate the latest findings
in nanoparticle technology into existing or
planned production processes.
6
IRE Workshop Göteborg 18-19 October 2007

• How is the interaction with regional industries
  organized?
• CAN is a mediator between universities and firms
  having regard to the special needs of smaller
  firms. CAN experts carry out contract research
  and development projects in cooperation with the
  University.

7
IRE Workshop Göteborg 18-19 October 2007

• Economic impact
• In 2006 (no younger data available) CAN acquired
  18 development and support orders for industrial
  nanotechnological application with a sales volume
  of approximately 900.000 .
• The staff of six employees at the beginning of
  2006 has now grown to 15 and is expected to grow
  to a size of 50 by the year 2010.

8
IRE Workshop Göteborg 18-19 October 2007

• Suggested Good practices
• CAN is assessed as a model example for a
  successful KT institution. It is meeting the
  interests of firms and universities likewise and
  takes special care of the requirement of small
  firms.

9
Contact Data Hamburg

• Dr. Christine Borrmann
• Ministry of Economics and Labour Affairs
• Alter Steinweg 4
• D 20459 Hamburg
• Fon 49.40.42841-1476
• Mail christine.borrmann_at_bwa.hamburg.de
• Gönke Kerstin Tetens
• Ministry of Economics and Labour Affairs
• Alter Steinweg 4
• D 20459 Hamburg
• Fon 49.40.42841-1365
• Mail goenke.tetens_at_bwa.hamburg.de