Office,
Board of Directors and Partner

Companies and research institutions have joined forces in the Special Machinery and Plant Engineering Cluster (SMAB) to jointly promote Saxony-Anhalt as an investment location, organize specialist conferences and information events, further strengthen mutual cooperation in product developments and manufacturing cooperation, and intensify opportunities for training and continuing education with competent partners.

The cluster management supports these tasks, arranges contacts, develops projects, helps with international and national cooperations, advises on financing innovations or supports the procurement of personnel through cooperation with research and educational institutions.

For more information
http://www.cluster-smab.de/

The Joint European Committee on Plasma and Ion Surface Engineering – EJC/PISE is an expert group in the field of plasma and ion surface engineering. The selection of members takes into account the need to achieve a geographical and technical balance within Europe.

For more information, please visit:
www.ejc-pise.or

The Haus der Wissenschaft hosts a variety of event series and projects, including the Kluge Köpfe initiative.

The initiative Kluge Köpfe für die Region Braunschweig (Smart Minds for the Braunschweig Region), consisting of representatives from companies, institutions and scientific facilities, develops strategies and measures to increase the attractiveness of the Braunschweig region for young specialists and executives.

For more information, please visit:
www.hausderwissenschaft.org

ITS mobility is a widely ramified, active network that profitably connects business and science.

More than 200 research institutions, industrial partners, small and medium-sized enterprises, associations, authorities and experts are members of our cluster. With sound industry knowledge, we initiate new ideas and promote them in a targeted manner.

The IVAM Microtechnology Association is an international network with members from the fields of microtechnology, nanotechnology, new materials and photonics. IVAM supports small and medium-sized companies in particular in entering the market with innovative technologies and products, thus securing advantages in international competition. IVAM has been supporting companies and institutes from all over the world since 1995. One of the association’s key tasks is to create synergies and support members in sharing knowledge, collaborative projects and building contacts with each other and potential customers.

An overview of all members can be found online at http://ivam.de/members.

PLASMA Germany was founded in 1983 as a joint committee of meanwhile 9 sponsoring companies. The task of the committee is to promote scientific and technical cooperation between scientists, engineers and technicians from research and industry in the field of plasma-assisted surface treatment processes. In June 2007, INPLAS also became a supporting company of PLASMA Germany. Close technical cooperation takes place at the level of the working groups and specialist committees.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.plasmagermany.org/

PhotonicNet GmbH was founded in 2000 on the initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Research (BMBF) as a regional competence network for optical technologies for Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. In the business units Technology Management, Marketing & Communication and Education & Training, we offer a versatile range of services: from consulting on questions of company formation, funding applications or patenting, to bringing together project partners, to initiatives in education and training, and accompanying internal and external communication. PhotonicNet is a member of OptecNet Deutschland e.V., the nationwide association of eight optical technology innovation networks. Here, the contents of the approximately 500 companies and research institutions are networked.

Since 2010 INPLAS has organized the annual conference “International Conference on High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS)” together with Sheffield Hallam University and the Fraunhofer IST. The conference will cover recent developments in sputtering technology using highly ionized plasmas. The conference will be held alternately in Sheffield (UK) and Braunschweig.

In line with the “Competence Networks Germany” initiative, France has set up “Pôle de competitivité”. A firm partnership has existed between the leading French competence network in the field of mechanical engineering, ViaMéca in Saint Étienne, and INPLAS since 2009.

In a cooperation plan, the mutual education and training of students and experts, bilateral workshops, a regular exchange of project ideas and a joint appearance at trade fairs and conferences were defined.

For more information, please visit:
www.viameca.fr