The area of Technology and Knowledge Transfer in the Cluster Office supports this interest. Various activities are developed and offered for industry and politics. Effective research collaborations between scientific institutes and industry form a decisive basis in securing and increasing innovation capability and thus the competitiveness of German Industry.

The Cluster of Excellence employs existing instruments of technology transfer such as brokering collaborations between science and industry.

In addition discussion between scientists and industry representatives on selected topics from the Cluster of Excellence "Future Ocean" is fostered through informational events – in close cooperation with the Maritime Cluster Schleswig-Holstein.

Service:

• Technology transfer catalogue
• Expertise Database (in German)
• Company Collaboration Requests:
  If you are looking for services or collaboration partners in the Cluster of Excellence please contact us! apreikschat@uv.uni-kiel.de
• Trade Fair Mentoring
• Trade Fair Marketing
• Workshop - Science Meets Industry
• Activities
• Marketplace
• Activities organized jointly with the Chamber of Commerce
  

Patents:

• Patent scout:
  Patents are an important instrument in technology transfer: They protect inventions. The patent scout Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Fahrun from the Patent Agency of Schleswig-Holstein supports scientists with excellent exploitation of excellent research results.
• Patent Agency of Schleswig-Holstein