Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
Companies of all sizes in the industrial and service sectors benefit from contract research. Fraunhofer represents an important source of innovative know-how for small and medium-sized companies that do not maintain their own R&D departments. For our customers in industry we develop and optimize technologies, processes and products right up to the production of prototypes and small batch series. We offer contract research and innovations in all application-relevant fields of expertise.
The alliances below represent major groups of Fraunhofer Institutes working together in areas of interest to TechBridge clients and investors.
Fraunhofer Energy Alliance
Building Physics IBPexternal link (www.ibp.fraunhofer.de)
Chemical Technology ICTexternal link (www.ict.fraunhofer.de)
Factory Operation and Automation IFF (www.iff.fraunhofer.de)
Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGBexternal link (www.igb.fraunhofer.de)
Integrated Circuits IISexternal link (www.iis.fraunhofer.de)
Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISBexternal link (www.iisb.fraunhofer.de)
Information and Data Processing IITB (www.iitb.fraunhofer.de)
Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTSexternal link (www.ikts.fraunhofer.de)
Silicate Research ISCexternal link (www.isc.fraunhofer.de)
Silicon Technology ISITexternal link (www.isit.fraunhofer.de)
Solar Energy Systems ISEexternal link (www.ise.fraunhofer.de)
Systems and Innovation Research ISIexternal link (www.isi.fraunhofer.de)
Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHTexternal link (www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de)
Wind Energy and Energy System Technology external link(www.iwes.fraunhofer.de)
Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance
Industrial Engineering IAOexternal link (www.iao.fraunhofer.de)
Structural Durability and System Reliability LBFexternal link (www.lbf.fraunhofer.de)
Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research IFAMexternal link(www.ifam.fraunhofer.de)
Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKIexternal link (www.wki.fraunhofer.de)
Information Center for Regional Planning and Building Construction IRBexternal link(www.irb.fraunhofer.de)
High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut EMIexternal link (www.emi.fraunhofer.de)
Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMSexternal link (www.ims.fraunhofer.de)
Environment, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHTexternal link (www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de)
Process Engineering and Packaging IVVexternal link (www.ivv.fraunhofer.de)
Mechanics of Materials IWMexternal link (www.iwm.fraunhofer.de)
Non-Destructive Testingexternal link (www.izfp.fraunhofer.de)
Fraunhofer Water Systems Alliance
Information and Data Processing IITBexternal link (www.iitb.fraunhofer.de)
Surface Engineering and Thin Films ISTexternal link (www.ist.fraunhofer.de)
Production Systems and Design Techology IPKexternal link (http://www.ipk.fraunhofer.de/)
Material Flow and Logistics IMLexternal link (www.iml.fraunhofer.de) Associated Member
Industrial Mathematics ITWMexternal link (www.itwm.fraunhofer.de) Associated Member
Transport and Infrastructure Systems IVIexternal link (www.ivi.fraunhofer.de) Associated Member
Process Engineering and Packaging IVVexternal link (www.ivv.fraunhofer.de) Associated Member
Non-Destructive Testing IZFPexternal link (www.izfp.fraunhofer.de) Associated Member
Fraunhofer Nanotechnology Alliance
Applied Polymer Research IAPexternal link (www.iap.fraunhofer.de)
Electronic Nano Systems ENASexternal link (www.enas.fraunhofer.de)
Factory Operation and Automation IFFexternal link (www.iff.fraunhofer.de)
Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPAexternal link (www.ipa.fraunhofer.de)
Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEMexternal link (www.item.fraunhofer.de)
Material and Beam Technology IWSexternal link (www.iws.fraunhofer.de)
Non-Destructive Testing IZFPexternal link (www.izfp.fraunhofer.de)
Reliability and Microintegration IZMexternal link (www.izm.fraunhofer.de)
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