Michael Sondermann(Scientific Assistant) studied Geography at the Universities of Bonn and Santiago de Compostela, Spain. During his studies he specialised on interactions between science and economy. Therefore he wrote his thesis about co-operations of spin-off-Companies originating from the University of Bonn.
After completion of his studies he worked as a Scientific Assistant at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft for two years. Here he delved into analyses about structures, processes and programmes in the domain science and technology. In May 2007 he joined the iFQ-Team.
Research interests: Regional innovation systems; Cluster, Networks; Research on academic spin-offs; Effects of research programmes