Introduction

DEKUT Research and Development Nonprofit NGO – both as a mediator organization and as a research center – primarily aims at strengthening the relationships between business actors and research institutions of the region. This includes promoting business cooperations among companies within a specific industry and also acting as a bridging organization between for-profit companies and non-profit organizations (such as educational, research, and other public institutions). Our main areas of expertise are ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and Life Sciences but our experiences can be extended to other fields as well.