The Nueremberg Network of competence is a turntable for the full range of partners and contacts in the fields of medicine and medical technology with the objective to inform about state-of-the-art developments, to deal with suggestions and problems and to stimulate co-operation and innovative projects. More than 40 research institutions and hospital centres as well as numerous high-tech companies, all of international renown, are involved in the network’s activities, supported by interfaces to innovation and business incubation centres, to consulting offices in the technology field and to technology transfer institutions.