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Business Relations

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Unter Leitung von Prof. Esther Troost,
Dekanin der Medizinischen Fakultät und Klinik-
direktorin der Radioonkologie am
Universitätsklinikum, kooperiert die TU Dresden
mit dem Medizintechnik-Hersteller Elekta.
Under­the­aegis­of­Prof.­Esther­Troost,­Dean­of­the­
Faculty of Medicine and Clinic Director of Radiation
Oncology­at­the­University­Hospital,­TU­Dresden­
is working­together­with­the­medical­technology­ 49
manufacturer­Elekta.

The power grids of the future, which will be based on Strong partnerships: The Cancer Research Center of the
renewable energies, will be highly volatile. Sometimes University Hospital – headed by Prof. Esther Troost –
there is an oversupply and sometimes a shortage. has developed the fundamental basis for a novel magnetic
Therefore, we need grids that can automatically detect resonance linear accelerator, which is used for image-
problems and correct them immediately. Load guided, high-precision radiation therapy. The device is
management becomes a complex digitalization task. produced by the Swedish medical technology company
The regional distribution grid operator SachsenNetze Elekta. TU Dresden has entered into long-term strategic
benefits greatly from the network development expertise business partnerships with a number of technology
of TU Dresden. With this goal in sight, a long-term companies, including Siemens, Zeiss, Deutsche Telekom
partnership was formed. Business cooperations provide and Vodafone. Several companies have even established
the university with additional funds for research. endowed Chairs at the university. The motivation behind
TU Dresden is one of the five universities in Germany this: the promotion of interdisciplinary and application-
with the highest third-party funding volume. guided research at TU Dresden.

A win-win research strategy Business incubators
The university holds market-ready, specialist knowledge We have consolidated our varied activities and services
that is highly sought after both in business and society relating to knowledge and technology transfer, patents
as a whole. The engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, for and spin-offs in the TUD Center of Excellence for
example, has established academic technology centers in Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship – TUD|excite.
several countries – always at the best research locations. TUD began working with researchers to translate their
One of these research locations is TU Dresden, with its research results to market, earlier than other universities.
materials and component development expertise. At our These researchers receive expert start-up assistance
university, Rolls-Royce tests the interaction of rotating for their projects.
structures such as blades or disks with the core engine
housing – based on novel material combinations.