WIPANO Knowledge Transfer through Standardization
Funds German companies and public research organizations that convert publicly funded research into technical standards through joint WIPANO cooperation projects.
WIPANO Knowledge Transfer through Standardization (German: Wissenstransfer durch Normung und Standardisierung) is one of three components under the WIPANO directive (Wissens- und Technologietransfer durch Patente und Normen — knowledge and technology transfer through patents and standards), run by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE, formerly BMWK) and implemented by P…
Cooperation projects that convert publicly funded research results into new or revised technical standards and norms (for example test and certification standards), run jointly by a university or non-university research institution together with at least one company.
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