On behalf of its academic and clinical partners, the Competence Center for Medical Technology seeks out and contacts companies in medical technology and related industries operating in Switzerland in order to inspire and initiate applied research and development (aR&D) projects and to act as a communications hub. The CCMT supports researchers and heads of academic institutions in making initial contact with industry representatives and serves as a translator and mediator between the different corporate cultures. CCMT partners also receive support in drafting KTI/CTI project proposals . Another area of activity of the CCMT includes PR and communications tasks . For example, the foundation supports the Master of Science in Biomechanical Engineering, which was launched in the summer of 2006 by the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern together with the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Information Technology , in the form of press releases and information measures for interested students.