TTI TECHNOLOGIETRANSFER- UND INNOVATIONSFORDERUNG MAGDEBURG GMBH

Their core work

TTI Magdeburg is a technology transfer and innovation support company that helps small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt region improve their innovation management capabilities. They act as an intermediary between SMEs and the innovation ecosystem, providing key account management, capacity building, and structured support to help companies adopt and manage innovation processes. Their work is funded through EU Coordination and Support Actions, operating as a regional innovation broker rather than a research performer.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

TTI Magdeburg's focus has been remarkably consistent across the entire H2020 period — all five projects are successive iterations of the same IMCESA programme for SME innovation capacity building. The keywords (key account management, SME innovation management, capacity enhancement) remain identical from 2014 through 2021. The only observable shift is that from 2017 onward, three of their projects carry an Energy sector tag, suggesting they increasingly channeled their SME support toward energy-related companies.

TTI is deepening its SME innovation support specifically within the energy sector in Saxony-Anhalt, making them a potential partner for energy transition initiatives needing regional SME engagement in eastern Germany.

How they like to work

TTI overwhelmingly leads its own projects, coordinating 4 out of 5. They operate with an extremely small network — just 1 unique consortium partner across 1 country — indicating they function as an independent regional operator rather than a consortium builder. Working with TTI means engaging a self-directed organization with deep local roots but limited pan-European network experience.

TTI has an exceptionally narrow network with only 1 consortium partner across all five projects, entirely within Germany. They operate as a locally anchored organization without significant cross-border collaboration ties.

What sets them apart

TTI's value lies in its sustained, seven-year track record delivering the same SME innovation support programme in Saxony-Anhalt — a consistency that few organizations can match. For anyone needing a reliable on-the-ground partner to reach and support SMEs in eastern Germany, TTI offers proven regional access and established methodology. They are not a research partner but an implementation and outreach partner for innovation ecosystems.

Highlights from their portfolio

• IMCESA2020
  Only project where TTI participated rather than coordinated, and the largest single EC contribution at EUR 107,600 — suggesting an external lead recognized their value as a delivery partner.
• IMCESA-2021
  Most recent and second-largest project (EUR 83,567), demonstrating sustained EU confidence in TTI's SME support model through the final H2020 period.