Everything that moves the world. The world of the inventions and patents is as various as the technical areas we cover: Applied physics (such as semiconductors, supraconductors, laser technology, optics, opto-electronics, sensors, biophysics) Information and communication technology (such as software, multimedia, networks, telecommunication, business processes, hardware) Electro-technology (such as electronics, integrated circuits, control engineering, feedback technology, electric drives, electro-communication technology) Mechanics and process engineering (such as vehicles, aeroplanes, machines, medical technology, weapons, building industry, printing) Chemistry and biochemistry (such as inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, pharmaceutics, immunology, protein chemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering)