1. What Makes Collaboration Between Science
and Industry Happen?
Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köcker
Director General
Institute for Innovation and Technology
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2. Sources for Innovation – Today -
Internal Sources External Sources
Source: IBM CEO Study 2006
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3. Classification of Innovations
SYSTEM New series of New generation Steam engine,
cars, planes, (MP3 and ICT,
computers, TV download as biotechnology,
substitution of nanotechnology
CD)
Importance of R&D and involvement of academia
Improvement of New components Advanced
components for existing materials
systems improving
component
COMPONENT properties
INCREMENTAL RADICAL
„do better what „new for the „new for the
we already do“ company“ world“
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4. The Innovation Dilemma
Yesterday Today (Open Innovation)
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5. Triple Helix – Difficult Partners
• Wish that political goals become reality
• Often lack of understanding of reality looks like
• Hierarchic structure
• Reluctance to spend public money
Policy
• Framework
conditions
• Incentives
• Programmes
Science Industry
• Mental barriers against academia
• Focus on research
• Not able to communicate R&D needs
• Want to explore new scientific paths
towards academia
• Low understanding of industrial needs
• No long term planning of R&D
• Involvement of industry only when
• Afraid of bureaucratic hurdles
mandatory or incentives given
• Not interested in political issues 5
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6. Setting the Framework Conditions…..
Turning major parts of the fixed annual budgets of universities …
1970 / 1980 Nowadays
Collaborative
R&D projects
Competitive programmes / calls
Collaborative R&D projects
Fixed
budget
Fixed
budget
… in competitive programme calls for collaborative R&D
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7. Development of Annual Budget of FhG-IDG
Federal level – collaborative
projects
Collaborative
EU – collaborative projects with
projects industry
Industry
Fixed budget
Source: Fraunhofer Institute IGD
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8. R&D Expenditures in Germany
• Who funds research?
More than 2/3 of annual R&D
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BuFi 2010
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9. Types of Programme have a Direct Impact on
Readiness of Industry and Academia to Co-operate
 high Involvement of Industry  low
Mobility & Exchange
Programs Basic
Research
Accompanying measure
Applied
Research
Company
Specific Networks / Clusters
Innovation
Support
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 …… 15 years
Period of time for exploitation / commercialization
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10. Examples for R&D Co-operations between
Industry and Academia I
Name of Programme: PRO INNO II
Intended for
- Companies with less than 250 employees
- R&D Institutions and universities
Objectives
- Stimulating incremental innovations (further development of existing products)
- Collaborative development of innovative products, processes or services
- No focus on certain technical scope
- Neu Bundesländer
Funding conditions (mandatory)
- At least one SME and one academic partner
- Up to 300.000 T€ (funding volume)
- Funding rate: up to 50 % for companies and 100 % for R&D institutions,
Duration of R&D projects: less than 3 years
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11. Examples for R&D Co-operations between
Industry and Academia II
Applied
Name of Programme: Microsystem Technology research
Intended for
- High Tech firms (SME)
- R&D institutions
Objective:
- Creating of radical innovations, new products and technologies
- Stimulating collaborative R&D between industry and academia
Funding conditions (mandatory)
- Consortia of at least 3 partners from industry and academia
- 100 % for universities or public R&D institutions, up to 50 % for SME,
overall funding rate up to 50 %
- R&D outcomes are owned by SME
- Average funding volume about EUR 2 Mio.
Duration of R&D projects: 3 - 5 years
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12. The Programme Design is the Key to
Stimulate Co-operation between Industry and Academia
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13. Lessons Learned / Recommendations
 Industry and academia have learned to co-operate
but there is still a lot to do
 Intensity of involvement and role of partners shall be
according to the overall programme objectives
 Academia is only open for industrial driven R&D, if there
are incentives given
 Programme design features and call designs are
crucial for success
 Majority of SMEs in Germany has not yet been involved in
joint R&D projects
 Project proposals often academia driven (written from
academia for industry)  has to be changed
 Networks are promising tools to create need-based
R&D proposals for SME
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14. Thank you very much for your attention
Contact data:
Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köcker
Institute for Innovation and Technology
D-10623 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 310078-118
Fax: +49 (0) 30 310078-222
E-Mail: mzk@iit-berlin.de
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