Shareholders University of Hamburg 28 % Hamburg University of Technology 17 % TuTech Innovation GmbH 16 % Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg 10 % Hamburg University of Applied Sciences 10 % University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 10 % HafenCity University Hamburg 3 % HFBK – University of Fine Arts of Hamburg 3 % HfMT – University of Music and Theatre 3 % Partners HI relies on cooperation with a wide range of partners to achieve its goals. The most important are of course Hamburg’s higher education institutions as shareholders and primary sources of knowledge and technology. Others include technology partners such as research organisations and companies offering development services. As well as such technology partners, HI cultivates relationships with organisations which provide consultancy and support services in innovation management. These include: public sector bodies IFB Hamburg (Hamburg’s development bank) industry and regional associations Hansephotonik, Hanse Aerospace e.V. private enterprise in the industrial and financial sectors chambers of commerce and trade associations