Technology Transfer Prize of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) of Braunschweig

Since 1985 the Industrie- und Handelskammer Braunschweig (IHK, Braunschweig Chamber of Industry and Commerce) has awarded the annual IHK Technology Transfer Prize endowed with 10,000 EUR. The prize is awarded for the successful transfer process. The following PTB working groups have so far been honoured.

1991
Dr. Dietrich Dopheide and Michael Faber for:
Optical flow meters on semiconductor basis

1992
Dr. Hans Friedrich, Dr. Volker Wagner and Dr. Peter Wille, GKSS-Geesthacht, for:
High-tech neutron velocity selector

1998
Dr. Günter Wilkening and Dr.-Ing. Xianbin Zhao for:
Capacitive motion pick-up of highest resolution for micro- and nanotechnology

2004
Dr. Franz Wäldele, Matthias Franke, Dr. Frank Härtig, Dr. Heinrich Schwenke and
Dr. Eugen Trapet for:
The virtual coordinate measuring machine - a simulation process for precision engineering

2005
Prof. Dr. Manfred Peters for:
Stress-free dental implant system

These awards are examples of the successful transfer to industry of the technology of measuring equipment developed at PTB.