English People only research Career organization Current Info desk You are here: Home Research Cooperations Technology transfer Print Page Cooperations Cooperations with other research institutions and industry shape the science at the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research. With our networks and partners, we guarantee an optimal transfer of science and technology. Research partner Networks German Center for Infection Research Technology transfer Technology transfer It is very important to the HZI to make economic use of the innovation potential of its excellent research. Various bodies at the HZI are involved in the technology transfer process. The legal advisor of the HZI, Dr. Christiane Kügler-Walkemeyer (law and licenses), represents the interface commissioned by the management for the technology transfer of the HZI. The HZI is itself the owner of the property rights and contractual partner of the respective licensee. The HZI is free in its decision at any point in the exploitation process and can also give preference to non-commercial exploitation, for example through publications or scientific workshops. The HZI works closely with Ascenion GmbH to market its intellectual property. Ascenion is an IP asset management company with a clear focus on the life sciences. In addition to the HZI, Ascenion, as a marketing partner, looks after numerous other institutions of the Helmholtz and Leibniz associations as well as the Hanover Medical School and the TWINCORE. Ascenion is represented directly at the HZI. Dr. Sabina Heim is the direct contact person for all employees of the HZI in matters of patent protection and exploitation. She advises and supports scientists in the preliminary phase of the patent application, for example by looking through manuscripts and planned publications, in order to identify commercially attractive inventions at an early stage. She works closely with Dagmar Meseke from the patent office of the HZI, who administratively coordinates the patenting process. Together with the Ascenion team at the headquarters in Munich, tailor-made proposals for suitable property rights and exploitation strategies are developed, contact with industry is established and fair license agreements are negotiated. If based on new, If a new company is to be founded based on patented technologies, Ascenion supports the founders on their way to self-employment and arranges contacts to specialized investors in the life science industry. Ascenion takes on the role of a fair moderator. Ascenion is a 100% subsidiary of the Life Science Foundation for the promotion of science and research. Income from the operational activities of Ascenion as well as from investment transactions are distributed directly to the foundation and are available to the donating institutes as funding. More information at www.ascenion.de Contact person HZI Dr. Christiane Kügler-Walkemeyer Legal Counsel 0531 6181-2400 0531 6181-2099 Contact Dagmar Meseke Patent office 0531 6181-2500 0531 6181-2099 Contact Contact person Ascenion Dr. Sabina Heim Technology manager 0531 6181-2090 0531 6181-2098 Contact Dr. Petra Koehler Technology Manager 0531 6181-2091 0531 6181-2098 Contact head office Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH Inhoffenstraße 7 38124 Braunschweig 0531 6181-0 info@helmholtz-hzi.de Außenstelle Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland Campus, Geb. C2.3 Universität des Saarlandes 66123 Saarbrücken 0681 302-70200 info.hips@helmholtz-hzi.de Außenstelle TWINCORE Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische Infektionsforschung Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7 30625 Hannover 0511 220027-0 twincore@twincore.de Studienzentrum Studienzentrum Hannover Feodor-Lynen-Straße 15 30625 Hannover 0511 5350 8500 gesundheitsstudie@helmholtz-hzi.de Service Kontakt Impressum Sitemap Newsletter Social Media & News