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2.12.2025

Federal Chancellor visits Fraunhofer IOF

Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena today. As part of his inaugural visit to Thuringia, he toured one of the institute’s quantum laboratories and was given a presentation by researchers on the core components of a photonic quantum computer and state-of-the-art systems for global quantum communication.

 

Press release / 19.11.2025

Flemish Business Delegation at Fraunhofer IVV

A high-level, 50-member business delegation from Flanders, led by Minister-President Matthias Diependaele, visited the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising to explore cutting-edge innovations in food development, packaging, and recycling technologies.

 

3.11.2025

UNESCO Honors Joseph von Fraunhofer, a Pioneer Who Bridged Research and Practice

 

Launch of Germany’s High-Tech Agenda / 29.10.2025

Technology Transfer Thrives on Freedom

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft welcomes the official launch of the German government’s High-Tech Agenda and sees it as a strong signal that innovation policy is being prioritized. Today's launch marks the start of the urgently needed rapid implementation of the program, which aims to strengthen Germany’s innovative capacity and accelerate the translation of strategic technologies into practice.

 

27.10.2025

Giovanni Del Galdo to Join the Institute Management Team at Fraunhofer IIS

In conjunction with his appointment as professor of Information Technology and Electronics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Giovanni Del Galdo will join the institute management team of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS on November 1, 2025.

 

15.10.2025

New director at Fraunhofer IMTE

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft appoints Thorsten M. Buzug as executive director of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering IMTE in Lübeck.

EARTO Innovation Award | Brussels / 14.10.2025

Next-generation sequencing: New diagnostics for identifying sepsis pathogens

A method developed at the Fraunhofer IGB enables bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic pathogens in sepsis patients to be identified much faster than before and with the highest precision. The approach is based on high-throughput sequencing of cell-free DNA circulating in the blood and was honored with the EARTO Innovation Award in the "Impact Delivered" category on October 14, 2025, in Brussels. 

 

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5.1.2026

Sustainable Design of Geosynthetics and Roof Underlayments Made from Recyclates

Is it possible to recover plastic recyclates from previously unused waste streams in order to produce high-quality fibers and films? How can bio-based polymer fibers be manufactured so as to allow adjustable biodegradability? These are the questions being addressed by researchers from the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE in the Zirk-Tex project. As an alternative to mechanical processes, they are jointly developing innovative recycling methods for the production of sustainable roof underlayments and geosynthetics. This involves the analysis of the entire value chain at pilot scale.
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5.1.2026

New Toothpaste Stops Periodontal Pathogens

Periodontitis is widespread and can have serious consequences for overall health. Researchers at Fraunhofer have identified a substance that selectively inhibits only those bacteria that cause periodontitis, thereby preserving the natural balance of the oral microbiome. This technology has been further developed and commercialized as a range of oral care products by the spin-off company PerioTrap.
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5.1.2026

A Cost-Effective Solution for Monitoring Aging Infrastructure

The partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden in September 2024 was a wake-up call for Germany’s infrastructure policy. At least 8,000 highway bridges and roughly 18,000 kilometers of railroad in Germany are now considered in need of repair, with the cost of necessary renovations currently estimated at up to 100 billion euros. Continuous infrastructure monitoring is expensive, so it has been neglected. The Engineering of Adaptive Systems institute branch at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is working on an efficient and cost-effective solution: leveraging robust radar sensor technology originally designed for the automobile sector to monitor bridges, rail tracks, and other structures.
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5.1.2026

PhenoTruck®: Mobile Lab for Early Detection of Plant Pests and Pathogens in Fruit Farming and Viticulture

Pests that spread as a result of climate change pose an increasing threat to fruit farming and viticulture in Germany. Fraunhofer researchers are working with partners to develop methods for the early identification of infestations in grapevines and in apricot, apple and pear trees so as to enable timely countermeasures to be taken. A mobile lab, the PhenoTruck®, supports rapid and reliable identification of harmful organisms directly on site. The platform provides a highly mobile system for analyzing disease symptoms, combining machine-learning methods, drone-based multispectral sensing, hyperspectral sensing and molecular biological tests.
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