The Fraunhofer Institute (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), based in Germany, is the world’s leading applied research organization. Prioritizing key future-relevant technologies and commercializing its findings in business and industry, it plays a major role in the innovation process. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft operates 76 institutes and research units throughout Germany.

Research: World-leading research at the interface of industry and universities

Training: Substantial training experience for academics and senior executives

Industry cooperation: Over 30,000 employees, predominantly scientists and engineers, work with an annual research budget of €2.9 billion. Fraunhofer generates €2.5 billion of this from contract research.