In the Federal Republic of Germany the transfer of knowledge depends on a disposition of the basic law: "Art and science, research and teaching are free." But this legal device is not respected. Transfer of skills and techniques is a matter of socioeconomic interests and political influence. Therefore it is important to study the factors that promote or disfavor the transfer, such as: the diversity of interests between researchers and those who coordinate the orientation of research in view of their own interests, the mechanisms for distributing the means, and the researchers participation in the system.