Research institutes and scientific-industrial centres in the context of innovative economy in light of experiences of the Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAG

The main tasks of the leading scientific centres in Poland, that is. universities, scientific institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences and research institutes are discussed. On the example of the Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAG changes adapting its role and tasks to the market environment has been shown. In short the genesis of EMAG and its 37 years of work - at the beginning as a research and development unit, recently as a research institute - is shown. Changes in approach to statutory activities and market activities in the aspect of the act on research institutes and trends in changes of the assessment of scientific units are discussed. Moreover, the existing legal conditions for public-private partnership in the context of the act on research institutes is discussed. In the end examples of achievements of the Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAG are mentioned.