Data collection on research and development (R&D) in German industry is regularly carried out by the Wissenschaftsstatistik GmbH of the Stifterverband on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The research data is part of the official statistics in Germany and the European Union and flows into other international reporting systems. For many years, they have formed an important basis for the BMBF's research and innovation policy and are also used by scientists through the Research Data Center of Wissenschaftsstatistik GmbH.

Jutta Günther is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Data Collection and will take over the chairmanship of the board at the turn of the year 2019/2020, which was previously held by Professor Dr. Alexander Gerybadze (University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart).