From invention to innovation https://www.mpg.de/11222817/max-planck-innovation-yearbook-2017
With its motto “connecting science and business”, Max Planck Innovation acts as a link between industry and basic research. Our interdisciplinary team provides advice and support for scientists in evaluating inventions, applying for patents and founding companies. We offer the industry a central point of access to the innovations of the 80-plus Max Planck institutes. We thus provide the important function of transferring the results of basic research into commercially viable and socially beneficial products.
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