The Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy has been funding the Chemie-Cluster Bayern since 2006 in the course of its Cluster Initiative Bavaria www.cluster-bayern.de. On behalf of the Ministry, we promote networking between companies of the chemical sector and cooperation between industry and science. In addition, we support companies in their development in the areas of innovation and market development. We offer advice and support to the Ministry on strategic issues and on its activities e.g. in internationalisation.
Since 2013, our contact office “ConTact” for the initiation of R&D projects has been integrated at the University of Bayreuth where it is assigned to the polymer and colloid sciences profile field. The contact office supports the initiation and realisation of R&D projects, both in academic and industrial environments. The project contents range from pure research projects to product-related developments. ConTact also gives advice on funding opportunities and helps to find suitable project partners.
Chemie-Cluster Bayern is working in close, operative coordination with the Bavarian chemical associations. Our work can be understood as a project-oriented addition to the VCI/VBCI’s activities and primarily includes the areas of innovation management and market development.
At the beginning of this year, Chemie-Cluster Bayern and TUM Campus Straubing have established the second “ConTact” office in Straubing. Similar to the contact point in Bayreuth, the office supports the initiation and realisation of R&D projects.