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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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2.12.2025

“We Want to Enhance Navigability for Tributaries”

Inland waterway transportation has played a limited role in Europe so far, with a share of around six percent. Together with 15 partners, Fraunhofer researchers are seeking to change this with the EU project CRISTAL. Björn Krämer and Tammo Märtens, both research scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, explain in the interview how digital twins and smart sensor technologies can help increase transportation capacities and make logistics processes more reliable.
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2.12.2025

Preventing Faults Induced by Radiation

Electronics exposed to radiation can be prone to failure. Satellites and medical devices such as CT scanners are especially sensitive. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Dresden are working on an open-source tool that can be used to better prevent radiation-related loss of function.
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2.12.2025

A Reliable Communication Solution for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

How can we ensure reliable communication during a disaster when mobile networks are congested? Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT have found an answer to this increasingly relevant question. A mobile, self-organizing communication network based on Fraunhofer technology connects emergency services with each other, the incident command and the internet. Private 5G networks make it possible to quickly restore communication, without relying on traditional infrastructures.
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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.
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