Germany has handed out generous bail-out packages worth billions of euros to save companies like car maker Opel and other major employers. But how much has been earmarked for research and development? After all,Germany's export oriented economy depends to a large extent on its traditional ability to produce innovative new products. One of the state's most important funding programs in the R&D sector is the so-called initiative for excellence ,which supports exceptional projects and colleges. Like the one we found at Aachen University.

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