Competence centres

The aim of GiN is to promote and enhance awareness of the general and non-material objectives of geoinformatics with particular attention to improving knowledge transfer from the research community for the benefit of all areas of society.

The competence network for the development of high-performance composites (Kompetenznetz CFK-Valley Stade e.V.) brings together the world's leading partners for CFRP (carbon-fibre reinforced plastic) lightweight construction technology. The concentration of expertise created as a result along the entire value-added chain releases enormous innovative energy to the benefit of everyone involved. It is the basis for technological innovations that yield key advantages in the competition for customers and market shares.

Through active cooperation between institutes and companies, the competence centre has the aim of supporting and promoting the development and application of marketable products, production processes and services in the field of renewable raw materials including bioenergy within Niedersachsen.

The mission of the competence centre RIKO (Realisierung innovativer Konstruktionswerkstoff) is the targeted market transfer of previous and continuously updated findings, support in the development of products and semis from construction materials made with renewable raw materials, and the development of a database for networking potential partners.

The KFF is an initiative promoted by the Niedersachsen Ministry for Science and Culture with the aim of effectively supporting small and midsized enterprises in establishing new product lines for the functional food domain.

The competence centre Medimplant Hannover is breaking new ground together with its project partners in developing new medical implants – in particular for deployment in heart and cardiovascular patients.

INPLAS (Kompetenznetz Industrielle Plasma-Oberflächentechnik e.V.) is an association in the form of an alliance of industry and research with the objective of promoting the application and further development of industrial surface and coating technology.

The NHN (Kompetenznetz für Nachhaltige Holznutzung e.V.) is a research and development cluster comprising members of the wood industry and the scientific community that embraces the entire forestry-wood value-added chain. The objective is to promote the interdisciplinary and trans-institutional cooperation of its members and to support them in conducting application-oriented research projects.

The healthcare competence centre GewiNet - Kompetenzzentrum Gesundheitswirtschaft e.V. provides the platform for a health sector network in the Weser-Ems region. More than 90,000 people work in clinics, medical practices and healthcare companies in this region. Public health facilities are based here that enjoy a reputation and significance over and beyond the immediate region. At the universities and tertiary colleges in Osnabrück and Oldenburg, scientists conduct research in health economics, the health sciences, medical technology, and many other relevant fields. Through the networking of all those involved, the aim is to achieve synergies that benefit not only the protagonists themselves but also the patients.

Through HörTech, private-sector companies and institutions involved in the process of research and development as well as universities and research institutes can realise projects for the (further) development of hearing-aid system technology and associated products alone or in joint endeavours in pre-competitive cooperation. In addition, HörTech develops and markets products that arise from the projects or are derived from the project results or other research activities.