Innovation at Ciba features:

• A network of 1,000 researchers worldwide
  
  
• Open innovation, to complement Ciba’s competencies with different expertise from external partners, providing total solutions through materials, technology processes, systems and devices
  
  
• Venturing, partnering and reaching out for new technologies and business concepts
  
  
• CHF 230 million invested in R&D in 2008 (3.9% of sales)
  
  
• Innovation occurring at Centers of Excellence located strategically at 13 sites around the globe
  
  
  • Six Research Centers, focused on strengthening Ciba’s core competencies
    
    
  • Six Application Centers, dedicated to turning those competencies into marketable applications in customer products
    
    
  • Three Emerging Competency centers, engaged in developing the next generation of technological competencies
    
    
  • Three Process Innovation & Development Centers, devoted to making Ciba cost competitive with state-of-the-art process development techniques
    
    
  • Regional Technical Centers, designed to support our products near major customer bases
    
    

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