Munich (pts013/05.07.2007/10:05) - The Issuing House FIDURA Capital Consult and the Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, Slovak Republic, will intensify their colaboration by the industrial use of research results, above all in the areas of Industry Technologies and Mechatronic. The Basic Contract was signed last week.

Both contract partners are continuing with their colaboration, which originated within the mutual 'Feasibility Study' in 2003 for the client DaimlerChryslerVenture. Against the background of a strong presence of the automotive industry, in the Slovak Republic (VW, Porsche, Kia, Peugeot), and the strong industry-related research at Slovak universities, the cooperation contract is not limited to the awarding of pure research. Moreover it is intended among the parties that there will be a permanent, mutual 'know-how-transfer' regarding new technological trends and their industrial use.

"The industry-related experience of the university, the founding of which was motivated by the strong local industry with its focus on the areas of electrical and mechanical engineering, enables our portfolio companies in a timely manner to produce prototypes and achieve serial processing", said Klaus Ragotzky, Managing Director of FIDURA Capital Consult and Fund Manager of the FIDURA Private Equity Funds.

The engineer Ruzena Wagnerova of the Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin explains: "The collaboration with the German Private Equity investors such as FIDURA enables our young university to be in more intensive contact with innovative foreign companies. Ultimately this is, for us, the next contribution with our research to the competitive strength of the European Union in the sense of the Lisbon-Agenda."

About FIDURA Capital Consult and FIDURA Private Equity Funds
FIDURA Private Equity Funds are investing directly in growth oriented, ethically acting mid-sized companies in Germany and selected markets in Eastern Europe. Thus the investors in the FIDURA Private Equity Funds benefit from the high yield potential of such innovative companies. Beyond this, the FIDURA Private Equity Funds offer a possibility to secure the invested capital of investors with first class Commonwealth Insurance Companies.
With the placed funds volume of more than 45 Mil. Euro the issuing house FIDURA Capital Consult GmbH belongs to the biggest supplier of direct investing closed-end Private Equity funds in Germany.
The current offer of the House FIDURA is 'FIDURA Rendite Plus Ethik Fonds', which is the only public offered fund in the german market investing in innovative companies with clear ethical criteria.

About the Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin
The Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin was founded in 1997 and this year celebrates its 10th anniversary. The domicile of the University is situated in Trencin, which is at the center of the traditional industrial region with many enterprises from areas such as electrical and mechanical engineering as well as the processing industry.
The focus of the university lies in the interdisciplinary and practical education of the students and industry related research.
The concentration of the university in areas of Microsystem Technology, Mechatronic Systems, Automation Engineering, Sensor Technology and modern industry technologies such as Material Technology and Industry Design, are going hand in hand with the dynamic development of the Slovak Republic, mostly in the automotive industry.

Contact FIDURA Capital Consult:
Dipl.-Ing. Ingrid Weil
FIDURA Capital Consult GmbH
Bavariaring 44
D - 80336 München
Tel: +49 (89) 23 88 98 - 15
Fax: +49 (89) 23 88 98 - 29
http://www.fidura-fonds.de; iw@fidura-fonds.de

Contact A. Dubcek University of Trencin:
Univerzita Alexandra Dubceka Trencin
Ing. Ruzena Wagnerova
Studentska 2
SK- 91150 Trencin
Tel.: 00421-32-7400-277
Fax: 00421-32-7400-102
http://www.tnuni.sk

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