Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP

WE MAKE MATERIALS FIT FOR THE FUTURE!

Creative solutions are the key to overcoming the challenges of the present and the future - whether they be climate change, pandemics, the energy transition, structural change or new mobility concepts.

Fraunhofer IAP tackles these challenges through innovative materials, processes and technologies, targeting the entire value chain - from the idea to the customized prototype.

 

BIOECONOMY and
SUSTAINABILITY

 

We tap sustainable raw materials and enable a circular economy to reduce dependency on fossil energy sources.

 

ENERGY TRANSITION
and MOBILITY

 

The integration of innovative materials into components and products is a key to the energy transition and the evolution of new mobility concepts.

 

HEALTH and
QUALITY of LIFE

 

From arteries to wrist: For new active ingredients, products and processes for medicine, medical technology and cosmetics, we offer individual solutions from a single source.

 

INDUSTRY and
TECHNOLOGY

 

We are your competent partner along the value chain: from innovative materials to market-relevant prototypes.

NEWS

 

24.7.2025

Newsletter #3/2025

In the latest edition of our newsletter, you can read about next-generation carbon fibers, electroactive polymers, and isocyanate-free polyurethanes

 

23.7.2025

2024 Annual Report

Read more about current research projects, important events, economic indicators and personnel developments!

 

18.7.2025

Next-generation sustainable carbon fibers

 versatile, high-performance and economical

 

14.7.2025

New ways of cooling and heating

Fraunhofer IAP at ISAF 2025

 

25.6.2025

Electroactive polymers for heating and cooling

Researchers at Fraunhofer IAP develop electrocaloric materials and process them into functional components.

 

20.5.2025

Product protection with SmartID

Fraunhofer IAP at EMPACK Hamburg

 

12.5.2025

Printing the Future of Display Technology

Fraunhofer IAP at Display Week 2025

 

22.4.2025

Counterfeit-proof QR code with additional value

Fraunhofer IAP at EMPACK Dortmund

CONTACT

Fraunhofer IAP

Potsdam Science Park

Geiselbergstraße 69
14476 Potsdam
Germany

Phone +49 331 568-1000
Fax +49 331 568-3000

Director

Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker

 

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