According to a study, there is still great potential for successful innovations in Saxony. The Free State has the best prerequisites for achieving "market success" with research results, said Economics Minister Dirk Panter (SPD). In international comparison, this is "still too rare and not fast enough". The analysis, in which 1,150 companies took part, identified strengths, obstacles and potential in knowledge and technology transfer. "This is where we will start."
In particular, the 4,200 previously non-transfer-active companies - i.e. those in which no research results are used in practice - could be motivated to engage in regular innovation activities with targeted support. Every second company is located in a district without a university.
