Bangalore, June 17: As many as 20 Indo-German
projects will be promoted in India in the next two years under
BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) Campaign
"India and Germany-Strategic Partners for Innovation", a top
official of a German delegation said.
"Under the 20 million Euro BMBF campaign spread over ten
years, 20 Indo-German projects will be promoted in India in
the next two years", Friedrich Rahn, Acting Consul General of
Federal Republic of Germany, heading the 18-member delegation
which is on a visit to India under the aegis of BMBF told
reporters here on Wednesday.
The purpose of the delegation which is in the city is "not
only to participate in Bangalore Bio 2009 which begins here
tomorrow, but also to explore collaborative research
opportunities with Indian Industry and Academia", he said.
Funding will also be made available for joint
collaborative projects under the German Bilateral Programme,
Rahn said.
The campaign launched in Delhi last year aims at
advertising Germany as an excellent research location and to
attract direct investments in this sphere.
Bureau Report