The Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT in St. Ingbert and the company Laser- und Medizin-Technologie GmbH Berlin (LMTB) form the Competence Centre for Miniaturised Monitoring and Interventional Systems (MOTIV) active in the regions Berlin/Brandenburg and Saarland/Saarpfalz. The wide technological base of MOTIV, which combines miniaturisation techniques and telematics with classical technologies for medical engineering like ultrasound or laser, entails a high innovation potential and a sole characteristic on the market.