According to Henry Ford, “Thinking is the hardest work there is.” That’s why Corporate Technology (CT) is constantly on the lookout worldwide for the most capable minds to participate in joint research projects. CT initiates almost half of the more than 1,000 partnerships Siemens enters into every year with universities, research institutes, and industrial partners. By doing so, it ensures its participation in much of the most exciting basic and applied research being conducted around the world. “Open innovation” is therefore the current buzzword. Here you find a selection of research cooperations.