Biography

• 1970 Born in Weimar, Germany
• 1990-1996 Studies of Biology at the Friedrich Schiller University
• 1996-1999 PhD in natural sciences
• 1998-1999 Master in Small Enterprises Promotion and Training (SEPT)
• 2000-2004 Senior Research Assistant at the International SEPT Program of the University of Leipzig
• Since 2004 Director of the International SEPT Program at the University of Leipzig

Other Professional Activities

• CEO of Innoways GmbH (Ltd.)
• Assistant at Chilean Enterprise Promotion Agency CORFO, Santiago de Chile, Evaluation of the biotechnology industry in Chile (1999-2000)

Scholarships and Awards

• Scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes  
• Award for the Best Marketing Concept - FutureSax Business Plan Competition 2007

Research Interests

• Promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship in developing Countries
• International Marketing of High-tech SMEs
• Biotechnology promotion

Project Leader of International Training Programs (last 5 years):

2006-2008, Leipzig, Germany - Director of Self Management Initiative Leipzig (SMILE) – Entrpreneurship Promotion at Universities, financed by European Social Fund (ESF)

2005-2007, Hanoi, Vietnam - Director of International SEPT Master Programme in Hanoi – International Cooperation (Hochschulpartnerschaft) between University of Leipzig und Hanoi University of Technology supported by DAAD

2006, Santiago de Chile - Training programme (Diplomado) for young high-tech entrepreneurs and incubator staff, financed by World Bank and Chilean Government

2005, Santiago de Chile - International Workshop on Innovation Management and International Marketing for Biotech Managers and Management Staff from Research Institutes, financed by Organisation of American States (OAS) and Chilean Government

2005, Leipzig, Germany - Training for Vietnamese Telecom Manager, Management of Next Generation Networks

2005, Bogota, Colombia - International Workshop on Innovation Management and International Marketing for Biotech Managers and Management Staff from Research Institutes, financed by Organisation ofAmerican States (OAS)

2001 – 2004, various city en Colombia - „Technology Concepts Latin America“ – Qualification of employees in Business Incubators in Colombia, Ecuador, Brasil and Peru, financed by INWENT

International Research Projects (last 5 years)

Development of Technology-intensive Suppliers in Natural Resource-based Economies, 2005 - 2008, financed by Chilean Government

Forward Integration and Internationalisation of Local Producers in Global Value Chains – The Case of Food Processing in Honduras and Mexico, 2004 - 2007, financed by DAAD

Technology-oriented Entrepreneurship in Emerging Countries, 2004 - 2008

Development of modern Biotechnology in Latin America – The Role of Hightech Enterprises,  2002 - 2006, financed by Chilean Government

Publications

Books

U. Dornberger & I. Fromm (Eds.): Private Sector Development and Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Developing Countries, University of Leipzig, 2005.

R. Kappel, U. Dornberger, M. Meier & U. Rietdorf. Ed.: Klein- und Mittelunternehmen in Entwicklungsländern - Die Herausforderungen der Globalisierung, Hamburg 2003.

U. Dornberger: Auf eigenen Beinen stehen - Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten entwicklungspoltischer Nichtregierungsorganisationen, Nord-Süd-Schrift 3, Stiftung Nord-Süd-Brücken, Berlin, 2000.

Contributions to monographs

U. Dornberger, L. E. Bernal Vera, A. Sosa Noreña: Influence of the New Information and Communication Technologies on Transaction Costs of MSMEs. In: Kurihara, Yutaka (Ed.): Information Technology and Economic Development, 2007

U. Dornberger & C. Torres Fuchslocher: Kritische Faktoren für die Entwicklung von technologieintensiven Zulieferunternehmen in Volkswirtschaften mit hoher Ausstattung an natürlichen Ressourcen. In Abel, R. Bass, H. H. Ernst Siebert, R. (Eds.): Kleine und mittelgroße Unternehmen im globalen Innovationswettbewerb, Rainer Hampp Verlag, München, 2006.

U. Dornberger: Potencial de Desarrollo de los Servicios Biomédicos en el Sector Salud in Gil, L. (Ed.): El Desarrollo de la Biotecnologia en Chile, Santiago de Chile, 2006.

U. Dornberger: Die Förderung von Biotechnologieunternehmen im Rahmen des nationalen Innovationssystems Chiles. In: Klein- und Mittelunternehmen in Entwicklungsländern - Die Herausforderungen der Globalisierung, Hamburg 2003.

L. Gil, V. Martinez & U. Dornberger: Estrado Actual de la Industria Biotecnológica en Chile. In: Bioseguridad y Commercio Internacional de Alimentos Transgenicos en las Americas: Decisiones y Desafios, CAMBIOTEC-Chile, 2003.

L. Gil, U. Dornberger & C. Irarrazabal: Biotecnologia en Chile. Investigacion, Bioseguridad y Empresas. In: Organismos Geneticamente Modificados, CAMBIOTEC-Chile, 2001.

Working paper

Z. Li & U. Dornberger: Bedeutung der ländlichen Klein- und Mittelunternehmen für die Modernisierung Chinas – Am Beispiel der Lebensmittelindustrie in der Provinz Shandong, sept working paper no 08, Universität Leipzig, 2001.

U. Dornberger: Eine Analyse des nationalen Innovationssystems in Chile, sept working paper no 05, Universität Leipzig, 2000.

Studies

R. Kappel & U. Dornberger; Internationale Privatsektorentwicklungsstrategien und die Schärfung des deutschen PWF-Instrumentariums, Hamburg 2005.

L. Gil, V. Martinez & U. Dornberger:Diagnóstico Nacional y Caracterización de la Investigación Biotecnológica y de sus Aplicaciones Industriales o Comerciales, Study for CONAMA, Santiago de Chile, 2004.

U. Dornberger: Caracterización de la industria de biotecnologia en Chile, Study for MINECON, Santiago de Chile, 2002.

Conference Papers (last 5 years):

U. Dornberger: Erfolgsfaktoren der Hochschulpartnerschaft zwischen Universität Leipzig und TU Hanoi, Internationale DAAD Konferenz zu Hoschulpartnerschaften mit Entwicklungsländern, Bonn, 2007.

U. Dornberger & X. Zeng: Locational Factors and Development of High-tech Enterprises in China, The 5th Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research 2007, Montepellier.

U. Dornberger & I. Budi: Collective Efficiency and Enterprise Performance in Different Stages of the Cluster Life Cycle, Cluster2006, Lyon, 2006.

X. Zeng & U. Dornberger: Locational Factors and Development of High-tech Enterprises in China, International Academy of Business and Technology Conference 2006, Mystic, CT, USA, 2006.

X. Zeng & U. Dornberger: Locational Factor Differentials as Determinants for High-Tech Start-ups Development in China, International Council for Small Business World Conference 2006, Melbourne, 2006.

C. Moreno & U. Dornberger: El Sector Forestal Chileno, Posibilidad de Industrialización Productiva, II Latin American International Union of Forest Research Organizations Congress, La Serena, 2006.

C. Moreno & U. Dornberger: El Sector Forestal Chileno, Posibilidad de Industrialización Productiva, Tercer Congreso Chileno de Ciencias Forestales, Concepción, 2006.

U. Dornberger: Innovacions y Servicos en Biotecnologia, III Jornadas de Bioempresarios de Sudamerica, Santiago de Chile, 2005.

U. Dornberger: Sistemas de Innovación en la Biotecnologia en Alemania, Interational Conference "Experiencias de Empresas Biotecnologias de America Latina y el Caribe", Bogota, 2005.

U. Dornberger: The Internationalization strategy of the SEPT Program - Design of marketoriented training and education programs, DAAD-Conference “Cross-border Education and Development Co-operation”, Bonn, 2005.

I. Fromm & U. Dornberger: The Global Food and Product Chain – Dynamics, Innovations, Conflicts, Strategies, Tropentag 2005, Hohenheim, 2005.

U. Dornberger: Promotion of High-Tech Enterprises – Success Factors of Business Incubators in China, International Conference of the China Institute for Reform and Development „International Comparison of SME Policies and Strategies and Promotion of Chinese-EU SME Cooperation“, Haikou, 2005.

U. Dornberger: Estrategias Regionales y Sectorales para el Fomento de Biotecnología Comercializable - Experiencias de Alemania, Sur Africa y Chile Worldbank Conference ”I Taller Internacional de Políticas y Estrategias en Gestión de Ciencia, Tecnologia y Innovación en Chile: EL NEGOCIO DE BASE TECNOLÓGICA", Temuco, 2004.

Developing Leadership in SME Promotion, EAMS-Conference "The Challenges of Modernizing SMEs", Granada, 30-31 May 2003.

Keynote Lecture: Politicas y Estrategias regionales para la promoción de Biotecnología - Experiencias de Alemania, Chile y Sudáfrica, Primer Foro Internacional - Biotecnología y Negocios, Bogota, 10-11 April 2003

 

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