1. Why Germany? Warum Deutschland? Dr Nicole Hilbrandt DAAD DAAD Fachtage 2007 Osaka - October 6 2007

2. 2 Structure of the German Research Landscape Fraunhofer Society Leibniz Association Max Planck Society Universities Applied sciencesBasic research AiF Industry Helmholtz Association

3. 3 High-tech strategy Excellence initiative  Graduate schools  Excellence clusters  Institutional strategies Internationalization  International Research Training Groups/Schools, IMPRS  Emmy Noether Programme etc.  Working permits Improved career path  Tenure track option, Junior professorship etc.  Age limit of fellowships  GAIN Current developments in Germany

4. 4 Europe (current: 1.84% of GDP)  Increase of the annual budget by €100 billion  700,000 additional scientists Germany (current: 2.51% of GDP)  Increase of the annual budget by €10 billion  70,000 additional scientists bright perspective for bright people Implications of the Lisbon Process

5. 5 Investment in research and development  third-highest investments worldwide  highest investments in Europe Source: Eurostat, PM 12.Januar 2007 € billions

6. 6 Source: Federal Government Report on Research 2004; calculated purchasing power US $ per capita Investment in research and development Per capita investment in R&D

7. 7 Investment in research and development Source: Federal Government Report on Research 2006 %

8. 8 Source: EU - Towards a European Research Area. Key Figures 2005 in 2003 Worldwide research capacity Researchers per 1000 inhabitants USA JP F D EUUK FIN

9. 9 Source: Key Figures 2003-2004 In €1000 per researcher Research funding per researcher

10. 10 Scientific qualifications Source: PSA target metrics for the UK Research Base

11. 11 Source: Key Figures 2005 Scientific quality Publications in %

12. 12 Research in physics and mechanical engineering Source: PSA target metrics for the UK Research Base

13. 13 Research in biology and the environment Source: PSA target metrics for the UK Research Base

14. 14 Research in medicine and mathematics Source: PSA target metrics for the UK Research Base

15. 15 Source: www.nofestibel.com Nobel Prizes 1901 - 2005  783 Nobel Prizes in total  77 Nobel Prizes to German scientists

16. 16 The most active research companies in the EU € billion Source: Scoreboard 2006 blue: German companies

17. 17 European patents by country of origin Source: EPO (25,15%) (22,38%) (17,15%) (8,01%) (4,47%)

18. 18 Triade patents by country of origin Source: EPO In %

19. 19 Worldwide patents - country of origin Source: EPO, 2005 Germany is world No. 2 and No. 1 in Europe! Leading research areas: Automobile research Nanotechnology, Biotechnology Environment and energy research 25 % 19% 17% Other countries < 7%

20. 20 Summary  High quality science (publications) and a high number of patent applications,  a unique infrastructure of high-output research institutions and strong research companies (highly differentiated research system),  highly-qualified personnel,  high-level of research investment and companies that invest substantially in research and development, make Germany the No. 1 research and innovation location in Europe.

21. 21 High-tech strategy Intern. Initiative Promoting Research in Germany DAAD Integration into research policy

22. 22 Source: UNCTAD, survey 2005 Forecast of the 10 most attractive R&D countries from 2005-2009 % of the answers

23. 23 Many thanks. For more information www.research-in-germany.de

24. 24 German Nobel Prize winners 1991 Erwin Neher MPI Göttingen Medicine 1991 Bert Sakmann MPI Heidelberg Medicine 1994 Reinhard Selten University of Bonn Business 1995 Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard MPI Tübingen Medicine 1997 Horst L. Störmer Columbia University Physics 1999 Günther Grass Literature 2001 Wolfgang Ketterle MIT Cambridge Physics 2000 Herbert Kroemer University of California Physics 2005 Theodor W. Hänsch MPI München Physics

25. 25 Source: Key Figures 2005 Ratio of industrial to federal investment Figures are standardised to 100% %