Fraunhofer in Africa and the Middle East

Africa and Middle East

Fraunhofer Senior Advisor help the Fraunhofer Institutes and their partners to set up business connections and collaborations in Africa and the Middle East. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is actively involved in contract research, scientific collaborations and capacity building in this dynamic region.

This local Fraunhofer presence benefits commercial enterprises in their business activities as well as government customers in implementing economic, research and development policies.

Currently most of the Fraunhofer activities in these regions are focused on Egypt, Israel and South Africa. In addition other countries in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa are of growing interest and some initial cooperations are under way.

Israel

Fraunhofer Project Center for Cybersecurity at Hebrew University of Jerusalem FPC_CS@HUJI

The Fraunhofer Project Center for Cybersecurity at Hebrew University of Jerusalem FPC_CS@HUJI conducts applied research on the security of networks and critical infrastructures. Both partners, the Hebrew University's acclaimed School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT are coordinating their complementary competences to deliver vital results for the rapidly growing cybersecurity market as well as focus on agenda setting.

Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Drug Discovery and Delivery at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ​​​​​​​(​​​​​​​FIP-DDD@HUJI)

The central idea of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Drug Discovery and Delivery at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is to exploit mechanisms of innate immunity in combination with targeted drug delivery. Immunemodulatory compounds are to be developed in a way that both viral infections and inflammatory diseases can be addressed more effectively. Targeted delivery of these compounds is to be achieved via liposomal nanoparticles to ensure high accumulation at the disease site. The Platform is a cooperation between the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and the Institute for Drug Research at the Hebrew University.

Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Sensors and Applied Systems at Tel Aviv University (FIP-SENS@TAU)

On June 22nd, 2022, Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Fraunhofer EMFT with guests from Israeli governmental and public bodies, industry and academia, celebrated the opening of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Sensors and Applied Systems at Tel Aviv University – FIP-SENS@TAU. FIP-SENS@TAU is a Fraunhofer-like research unit, embedded in the legal structure of TAU, with the mission to promote top level multi- and interdisciplinary sensor-related research and development.

South Africa

Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus at Stellenbosch University (FIP-WEF@SU)

The "Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus at Stellenbosch University (FIP-WEF@SU)" is a cooperative project between Stellenbosch University and Fraunhofer IGB, in which the Fraunhofer Institutes IST, ISE and IOSB are also involved. In addition, the Fraunhofer SysWater Alliance is on board as an associated partner. The aim of the innovation platform is to bring together know-how and technologies in the field of water treatment and water utilization and to develop solutions for South Africa and the sub-Saharan countries through joint research and development.

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