Managing interdisciplinary applied research on sustainability in construction with the help of an innovative broker

Science and economy are closely linked, especially in the field of engineering. For the sciences, application-oriented cooperative research is therefore an important element of their interaction with the economy

A current article in Steel Construction reports on how the steel industry in Germany is carrying out a comprehensive optimization of the management of pre-competitive cooüperative research.

A significant aspect of this is the central use of an innovation broker role throughout the innovation process.