The Federal Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Technology has created a new structure for the promotion of industrial research in the new federal states which encompasses two programs:
;>>FUEGO, which provides support for ambitious joint research and development projects undertaken by a firm and a research institution, and

>FUTOUR, which provides support for the founding of especially innovative new businesses.
By 1999, FUEGO will have been allocated about DM200 million and FUTOUR about DM 500 million.
Given the need to maintain Germany’s attractiveness as a business and industrial location in the face of global competition, it is the declared goal of the Federal Government to bring its influence to bear to ensure that the results of research are more swiftly translated