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Under the "India and Germany - Strategic Partners for Innovation" initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funded university and non-university science and research institutions as well as companies and networks with strong research credentials that were interested in collaborating with Indian partners.
The goal was to initiate new cooperation in the field of R&D, to attract and recruit international scientists and researchers for collaboration with Germany, to open up international R&D services markets for German research, and to make German research institutions even more successful in the field of contract research.
BalticNet-PlasmaTec is a cross-border network, supporting the creation of new jobs in the long term by introducing and disseminating the plasma technology in the universities, industry, SME and public facilities. The main means to this end include opening up new business fields, fostering company spin-offs and intense joint marketing.
BIOMATEG has been formed as a strategic alliance of companies and research organisations which develop, manufacture and promote innovative biomass plants and technology. It targets the Indian market and focuses on waste-to-energy projects. BIOMATEG is also a conduit for international partners to the European market.
The Cluster Biotechnology - Life Sciences is a joint cluster endeavour of life-science companies, scientific and educational institutions and three federal German biotech networking organizations in three German federal states: Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
As a part of the campaign of Germany´s Federal Ministry of Education and Research dedicated at international marketing of German research competence the network Life Science Niedersachsen goes India (LSNI) intends to deepen existing and to create new partnerships with institutes and companies in the Life Science sector of India. Under the joint topic "Improving quality of Life" the network combines partners with outstanding expertise in infection research, including diagnostics, vaccine development, novel recombinant Protein Expression and transfection technologies, sustainable management of resources (Water, Waste and Energy) and bioinformatics.
The Fraunhofer Transport and Traffic Alliance develops adequate technical and conceptual solutions for the public and industry partners and puts these solutions into practice by means of transport-related research. It creates a new choice in R&D in transport through the bundling of the existing potential and a broad system competency.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research WKI in Braunschweig works on current and future-oriented tasks in the use of wood and other regenerating raw materials. This comprises methods for the production of particle and fiber materials, surface technologies, wood preservation measures, environmental research and recycling.
The Fraunhofer Institut für Chemische Technologie (Fraunhofer ICT) has its main research and development activities in the fields of Polymer Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energetic Materials, Energetic Systems, and Applied Electrochemistry.
The Initiative Global Research for Industrial Development in Sustainability (GRIDS) has been introduced by the Technical University Berlin’s Chair of Assembly Technology and Factory Management to address the global need for increasing regional development in sustainable, customer orientated products, processes and production systems by uniting the core values of educational institutions through the integration of world class engineering and local communities.
Companies and R&D-institutes in the field of communal and industrial water supply and wastewater disposal work together in the INDO-GERMAN WATER network. Target is to develop and carry out projects concerning planning or rehabilitation of wastewater disposal and water supply systems that lead to a sustainable and economical system operation. This is the base to provide water supply and wastewater disposal for humans and industrial purpose regarding to people´s health, economical development and environmental protection.
As member of the Helmholtz Association, Forschungszentrum Jülich pursues cutting-edge interdisciplinary research with staff of about 4400 persons. The Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere houses four partner institutes working on the complex interactions between soil, water, atmosphere and plants and their response to environmental stimuli and changes. The institute Phytosphere (ICG-3) focuses on the understanding of dynamic plant processes in a dynamic environment to allow for sustainable plant production for food/feed, energy, raw materials and pharmaceuticals for a continuously growing world population according to the concept of knowledge-based bioeconomy. Basic and applied plant research is tightly interlinked and done with tailor-made methodology.
The Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel (IFM-GEOMAR) was established on January 1st, 2004 by a merger of the Institute for Marine Science (IFM) and the Research Center for Marine Geosciences (GEOMAR). The institute covers all areas relevant to research in marine sciences, ranging from Geology of the Ocean Floor to Marine Meteorology. The mission of the institute is to investigate the chemical, physical, biological, and geological processes in the ocean and their interaction with the seafloor and the atmosphere. The institute operates world-wide in all ocean basins.
There is a worldwide demand to improve irrigation systems and water use efficiencies to ensure sustainable agricultural productivity within the framework of sustainable integrated water resources management (IWRM) and environmental system preservation. To address this issue the MOSIS network has been established by the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena (FSU Jena), Germany, and two German small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The MOSIS initiative strives to generate synergy from combining international professional research expertise from Europe and India in the field of holistic landscape assessment, analysis and modelling for management and decision support in IWRM and irrigation management.
The healthcare industry is presently undergoing fundamental change. No longer a cost factor which burdens the economy and the labour market, the healthcare business presents itself as a growth industry and innovation driver of paramount importance for Germany’s sustainability. This paradigm shift as well as growing global demand for health related products and services have motivated German regions to identify, enhance and individuate their relevant expertise, both internly and externly. The mission of the Network of German Health Regions (Netzwerk Deutsche Gesundheitsregionen e.V., short NDGR) is to promote interregional and intersectoral cooperation between actors from health and health care related industries.
ProdING is a strategic alliance of companies and Fraunhofer institutes which offer research, development and services along the complete value chain in engineering for production technology. For projects in the Indian market the partners provide their competencies and seek to broaden their spectrum and services.
“Production technologies for renewable energies in India” is a cooperation project from the two production technology institutes of Technische Universität (TU) Braunschweig, the “Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology” (IWF) and the “Institute of Joining and Welding Technique” (Ifs). India as large country with its significant economic growth faces an enormous and steadily increasing energy demand. Against the background of a significant contribution to global warming when using fossil energy carriers and the need for decentralised energy supply (especially in rural regions) renewable energies (e.g. solar) are playing a major a role in India. Therefore with this cooperation German know-how regarding modern product and production technology should be used to enable the development and manufacturing of appropriate renewable energy equipment in India while particularly considering India’s specific infrastructure and requirements.
The Riverbank Filtration Network (RBFN) pools scientific research and practical knowledge in riverbank filtration (RBF) with a vision to contribute to a further improvement of the drinking water quality and the reduction of waterborne diseases in India. The RBFN brings together German partners with more than 15 years research experience and more than 130 years practical applied knowledge on RBF with leading Indian universities, research institutes and a state water supply company actively engaged in RBF activities in India since 2004. The RBFN is a partnership of the University of Applied Sciences Dresden (HTW), Dresden University of Technology (TUD), Water Technology Center in Dresden (TZW) and the water company Stadtwerke Duesseldorf AG (SWD) in Germany.
The Regenerative Medicine Initiative Germany – RMIG – is a German association of all relevant players in the field of Regenerative Medicine. Its main objectives are to translate findings from basic research into clinical applications and products, and to position Germany as a forefront location for translational medicine in this area. In the context of the marketing initiative ‘Germany - Land of Ideas’ the RMIG co-ordination office will build a sustainable bilateral Indo-German network in this field. Through targeted marketing measures the aim of this network is to prepare the ground for joint research projects, the acquisition of human resources and the joint development of therapies for India’s emerging market.
In the past 25 years an extensive expertise in the areas of distributed energy technology and energy efficiency has been developed and implemented in the region of Northern Hesse. Successful commercial companies, Kassel University and the associated research institutions have occupied themselves with different topics ranging from distributed energy plants, their integration into existing supply systems, sustainable building, and rational energy use to climate efficient production methods.
The project "pmIndia" is an initiative of the Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology (pmTUC), which aims at interlinking the scientific-technological cooperation between Germany and India in the field of print and media technology. To achieve this goal, the pmTUC will establish an innovation office in Manipal, India, which provides the basis for the development of a network of R&D collaboration between German and Indian science and research institutions, R&D networks and companies of the sector. In the long-term, the office shall develop into a solid centre of competence, which becomes a motor for innovation in R&D in the field of print and media technology.
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The BMBF funds German research networks with strong research credentials that are interested in collaborating with Indian partners. Hereby, the BMBF aims to deepen cooperation between German and Indian research institutions.
