Dr. Friedrich Dornbusch

Dr. Friedrich Dornbusch has been working for Fraunhofer since November 2014, initially for the Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW in Leipzig. Since May 2021, he has headed the Regional Transformation and Innovation Policy department, which has been part of Fraunhofer ISI in Leipzig since January 1, 2025.  Previously, he was Head of the Innovation Policy and Transfer Design Unit at Fraunhofer IMW. Until October 2014, he was a research associate and doctoral student at Fraunhofer ISI. Friedrich studied Economic Geography and Economics at Hanover University. In his doctoral thesis on "Determinants of Academics' Engagement in the Region and in University-Industry Interactions: New evidence based on survey and patent data", he examined the determinants of the collaboration between researchers and companies, and their quantitative measurability. He contributes extensive project experience in the areas of knowledge and technology transfer, the development of the respective patent statistical and bibliometric indicators and the evaluation of policy funding programs. Since January 2015, Friedrich is also research fellow in the field of Innovation Economics at the Technical University of Berlin.