60 Years of Dedication to the Future

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Fraunhofer 60 Jahre im Auftrag der Zukunft

60 years ago, on March 26, 1949, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft was founded in the large conference hall of the Bavarian Ministry of the Economy. At the time, the idea was to develop new structures for research after the war's destruction, and to spur reconstruction of the economy.

Facts and Figures at a Glance

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft undertakes applied research of direct utility to private and public enterprise and of wide benefit to society.

Our Customers:

  • Industry
  • Service sector
  • Public administration


Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the largest organization for applied research in Europe

  • More than 80 research units, including 59 Fraunhofer Institutes, at different locations in Germany

  • The majority of the 17, 000 staff are qualified scientists and engineers

  • € 1.5 billion annual research budget totaling.
    Of this sum, 1.3 billion euros is generated through contract research. Two thirds of the  research revenue is derived from contracts with industry and from publicly financed research projects. Only one third is contributed by the German federal and Länder governments in the form of institutional funding

  • Research centers and representative offices in Europe, USA, Asia and in the Middle East

 

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