Economic Data

With the IVAM Survey – our annual economic data survey among European companies and research institutes concerned with microtechnology and related key enabling technologies – we monitor the economic situation of the high-tech industries, identify trends and perspectives.  This page includes selected results and graphs from the IVAM survey as well as a summary of each survey’s complete results.
13.01.2008

01.04.2006: EU countries are the most popular export regions of the German micro and nanotechnology companies

Almost half of the German MEMS enterprises (48.8 %) are exporting into the USA. The European Union, however, continues to be the leading export region, served by 81.4 % of the German companies. In Asia, Japan is the most popular export country, whereas China has considerably gained importance compared to the year 2005. Source: Member …
12.01.2008

01.04.2006: Positive sales forecasts for the German micro and nanotechnology industry

The sales forecasts of the German micro and nanotechnology enterprises are quite positive. Half of the companies expect to increase their sales more than 10 % in the next 3 to 5 years. Only 30 % of the companies have actually achieved such a growth rate in the year 2005. None of the companies expect …
11.01.2008

10.04.2005: German microtechnology companies are champions in exports

German microtechnology companies are living up to Germany’s reputation as export champion: Almost 60 % gain more than half of their annual sales through export. The most important export countries are, in descending order, the USA, Switzerland, Germany, France, Japan, and the Netherlands. Source: Member Survey of the IVAM Microtechnology Network, March 2005.
10.01.2008

10.04.2005: German microtechnology enterprises lack money for innovation

The acquisition of capital is the largest innovation and growth barrier for the German microtechnology enterprises. Altogether, 70 % of the enterprises are (rather) strongly affected by capital procurement difficulties. Consequently, high development costs are the second largest obstacle for the companies’ success. The lack of standards and norms proves to be far less problematic: …