The expert service is a database that collects the range of expertise at RPTU and presents it clearly to the outside world. This makes it easier for press inquiries (e.g. for interview requests) and contact searches for companies (e.g. for collaborations or expert activities).

A database entry is typically divided into five categories:

• Contact details
• Downloads & links
  (e.g. to the Lerhstuhl website)
• Expert for...
  (precise and detailed description of your own expertise . the key points given here can be found via the topic search)
• Research areas
  (What is generally actively researched and taught?)
• Services offered
  (transfer-relevant services, such as willingness to cooperate, contract research, expert opinions, lectures, etc.)

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  The expert database is presented by the Open Digitization Alliance Palatinate. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the Federal-Länder Innovative University Initiative.

Would you like to add your own entry to the database?

You can do this at any time using the following form at any time. Then send the completed form to Sabrina Weißmann. She is also your contact for any queries.

An update request is sent once a year to all chairs at RPTU.

If you need to update your database entry in the meantime, please contact Sabrina Weißmann.

We provide organizational support for the RPTU's participation in the state's joint stands at

• the HANNOVER MESSE,
• the MEDICA trade fair
• the ACHEMA,
• and IAA Commercial Vehicles.

A request for participation in the exhibition stand is made by our transfer representative before the respective trade fair.

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Klaus Dosch.

We support researchers and lecturers at RPTU who want to organize internal and external events or participate in trade fairs with an exhibition stand.

Exhibition equipment, such as partition walls, display cases and high tables, can be borrowed for a fee.

The loan fees depend on the type and quantity of material and the duration of the loan. For further information, please contact Klaus Dosch.

Here you will find an overview of the exhibition stand system and the available exhibition equipment.

Comprehensive organizational support for trade fair participation, from help with planning your trade fair stand to trade fair insurance, is available from our transfer representative, Klaus Dosch.

Are you looking for suitable cooperation partners from industry, but don't know how to go about it? We offer free individual company research to support scientists at RPTU in their application-oriented scientific work.

Are you interested? Please contact Miriam Kranz.

Using the North Data Power Search, we can combine various search parameters to create a list of companies that is tailored to your needs in terms of subject area, company size, region and much more, giving you an overview of potential cooperation partners.

Here is a selection of the search parameters that can be used to search the North Data company database:

• Region: Filter by country, state, zip code or area search.
• Topic: Filter by company sector (the classification of sectors can be found here)
• Key figures: Filter by turnover, profit, capital, number of employees, etc.
• Events: Filter by funding, patent/trademark applications, etc.

North Data is an online platform that collects, processes and clearly presents information about European companies. Publicly accessible data, such as commercial register entries or entries in the federal government's funding portal, serve as a source to provide insights into company key figures and interrelationships between companies. Some basic information is free of charge, for more detailed data and research there are premium offers such as the North Data Power search.

Citizen science is a research method that describes the active participation of citizens in research.

Participation can cover all phases of research, from formulating the research question, selecting the research methods, collecting and analyzing data to publishing the results.

The aim is always to create new knowledge with relevance for science, society and politics and to enable mutual learning between scientists and volunteer participants.

The benefits that science gains from the citizen science approach are new perspectives and impulses from the population and access to data and alternative forms of knowledge. The participation of citizens also offers the opportunity to review and improve the applicability and practical relevance of research results.

The approach makes it possible to incorporate citizens' knowledge resources into the research and contribute to the gain in knowledge. At the same time, they expand their knowledge of scientific methods and processes. Citizen science therefore has the potential to bring research closer and strengthen the understanding of science .

The following publication may be helpful for getting started with this research method: Citizen Science for everyone.

More detailed information can be found at
The platform for Citizen Science I mit:forschen (Citizens create knowledge)

Very well-known international platforms are also
Zooniverse,SciStarterandEU-Citizen Science.

The Citizen Science project BewegungsForscher is part of the Open Digitization Alliance Palatinate. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the federal-state initiative Innovative University initiative.

Do you have ideas for a project and are looking for advice on the planning, implementation or possible challenges of a citizen science project?

The Transfer, Innovation and Sustainability Unit supports scientists at RPTU in trying out citizen science and encourages them to share their experiences.

Since 2023, the transfer manager Laura Ferschinger has been coordinating the BewegungsForscher citizen science project at RPTU since 2023 and is also your contact for any questions you may have about citizen science. You can find a selection of her publications on Citizen Science here.

Are you already conducting a research project with a citizen science approach and would like to apply for further funding?

Please contact Chantal Momber for further information.

In the BewegungsForscher project, RPTU and the Leibniz Institute for Composite Materials (IVW) are working with interested members of the public to develop everyday medical aids such as orthoses and care aids.

Users, relatives, people working in the medical field and interested members of the public are invited to actively participate in the development process of medical aids. The collaboration will take place at various events and workshops from June 2024. Participation is flexible and can take place throughout the entire development process or only in individual phases of the project. The ideas and experiences of the participants, who become co-researchers here, are crucial to ensure that the aids developed meet the needs of the users.

Further information and current dates can be found on the project website can be found on the project website.

This citizen science project is part of the Open Digitization Alliance Palatinate. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the federal-state initiative Innovative University initiative.

Individual company innovation and technology funding program (InnoTop) as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2021-2027

The funding program offers the opportunity to apply for non-repayable grants for research and development. Funding is provided for feasibility studies on the analysis and evaluation of the potential and prospects of success of an R&D project as a basis for decision-making. Funding is also available for R&D projects that are aimed at new, significantly modified or improved products, processes or services and can be assigned to the research categories of industrial research and/or experimental development as defined by the EU.

Recipients of funding are companies with a permanent establishment in Rhineland-Palatinate. SMEs and small mid-caps are eligible for funding. Large companies are funded if the project applied for is of great importance for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

For further information, please contact Markus Bauer.

The RPTU funding information for research and transfer(newsletter) keeps you up to date on current calls for proposals from public third-party funding bodies as well as science and transfer-oriented prizes and events.

Funding for advice on innovation and technology

SMEs with business premises in Rhineland-Palatinate are supported by means of grants for consultancy costs.

Funding is available for

• Technology-oriented consultations by independent consultants/consulting companies or university lecturers,
• Consultations on the organizational development of a company-specific qualification management system,
• Consultations on the organizational development of a company-specific innovation management system,
• Assessment of technology-oriented funding projects,
• Use of information agencies/database searches.

For further information, please contact Markus Bauer.

The RPTU Funding Information for Research and Transfer(newsletter) keeps you up to date on current calls for proposals from public third-party funding bodies as well as science and transfer-oriented prizes and events.

Grant for R&D contracts with external universities and research institutions

With the innovation voucher (R&D contract) funding module, companies with a business establishment in Rhineland-Palatinate can commission external research and development institutions to provide development services for their own projects.

Funding is available for projects that lead to new products and/or processes and/or services for the applicant.

A company can apply for a grant of up to €20,000 for an R&D contract with a maximum project duration of twelve months. The innovation voucher is intended to encourage SMEs to cooperate with external research and development institutions as part of their own projects. The funding program stands for a streamlined application process and a quick funding decision.

For further information, please contact Markus Bauer.

The RPTU funding information for research and transfer(newsletter) keeps you up to date on current calls for proposals from public third-party funding bodies as well as science and transfer-oriented prizes and events.

The Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM) supports creative companies throughout Germany in realizing good ideas with funding opportunities that are open to all technologies and sectors. Medium-sized companies and research institutions that work with them receive grants for ambitious research and development projects that lead to new products, technical services or improved production processes.

Funding is available for individual R&D and cooperation projects as well as innovation networks.

For further information, please contact Markus Bauer.

The RPTU funding information for research and transfer(newsletter) keeps you up to date on current calls for proposals from public third-party funding bodies as well as science and transfer-oriented prizes and events.

The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) uses Industrial Collective Research (IGF ) to fund research projects that are organized jointly and across companies by research associations of companies in an industry or technology field.

Funding is open to all topics and technologies. It is aimed in particular at SMEs that are active in industrial value chains. Access to the research projects and their results is generally open to all interested companies.

For further information, please contact Markus Bauer.

The RPTU funding information for research and transfer(newsletter) keeps you up to date on current calls for proposals from public third-party funding bodies as well as science and transfer-oriented prizes and events.

For an overview of federal, state and European Union funding programs, please visit the Federal funding database.

For further information, please contact Markus Bauer.

The RPTU Funding Information for Research and Transfer(newsletter) keeps you up to date on current calls for proposals from public third-party funding bodies as well as science and transfer-oriented prizes and events.

The aim of Eurostars is to support European cooperation between SMEs in R&D projects. Eurostars works according to the same principle as the overarching Eureka initiative: projects are open to all technologies and serve civil purposes. They aim to develop an innovative product, process or service. According to the bottom-up principle, the project content can be freely determined by the participating partners.

Eurostars 3 is aimed in particular at innovative SMEs. These are SMEs as defined by the EU that develop a product, process or service in international project collaborations. Research institutes or large companies can also participate as partners. In Germany, however, research institutes only receive funding if a German SME is involved.

For further information, please contact Markus Bauer from the Transfer, Innovation and Sustainability Department or from Dr. Lena Joschfrom the Research Department.

The RPTU funding information for research and transfer(newsletter) keeps you up to date on current calls for proposals from public third-party funding bodies as well as science and transfer-oriented prizes and events.

The cross-university cooperation strategy "Transfer for the Future of the Palatinate" for the transfer of ideas, knowledge and technologies at RPTU and Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences forms the basis of both universities' understanding of transfer.

Based on our joint vision "Creative and open to cooperation for innovation in the Palatinate", we are closely networked with industry and society in a regional innovation system whose strengths are visible both nationally and internationally via coherent transfer structures and process-supported. In this innovation system, we initiate and support innovations creatively and open to innovation with regard to

• of joint transfer topics and activities,
• our target groups and transfer channels as well as
• our existing and future network partners in transfer.

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In order to set the course for the future and for the benefit of the entire Kaiserslautern region, an integrated development strategy for Kaiserslautern as a location for knowledge and innovation was formulated at RPTU in cooperation with the Science and Innovation Alliance e.V. (SIAK).

It is intended to be a strategic and adaptive instrument that focuses in particular on recognizing the responsibility of business, science and society for the development of the location. The aim is to promote innovation and commitment and to achieve and consolidate acceptance of the common goals.

You can contact the SIAK via Markus Bauer.

Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS)

As an umbrella strategy, the Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Innovation Strategy brings together the state's innovation policy strategy approaches. At a national level, it ties in with the Federal Government's High-Tech Strategy and is embedded in the EU 2020 Strategy.

Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Science of Rhineland-Palatinate have developed the joint RIS for the state (RIS3.RP 202). It is the prerequisite for being able to use resources from the European Funds for Innovation in the current EU funding period from 2021 to 2027. The strategy was developed in a dialog process involving representatives from science, business, administration and politics.

The RIS3.RP reflects the holistic, systemic approach of innovation and economic policy in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the basis for strengthening the business and innovation location and helps it to survive in national and international competition.

Future Strategy forResearch and Innovation of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

With the Future Strategy for Research and Innovation, which continues the previous Higtech strategy, the Federal Government is defining the goals, milestones and priorities of its research and innovation policy for the coming years. In doing so, it wants to venture more progress in order to strengthen Germany's innovative power and secure Europe's technological sovereignty.

Three points are particularly important here:

• Advancing research transfer
• Becoming more open to technology
• Strive for technological leadership

To the BMBF website