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.

 

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NEWS

 

11.6.2026

Cheaper Hydrogen Through Less Iridium?

Fraunhofer IAP at Hamburg Innovation Summit

 

2.6.2026

Annual Report 2025 | Fraunhofer IAP

 

28.5.2026

Fraunhofer Research Field Lightweight Construction Pools Expertise From 16 Institutes

 

18.5.2026

Blends of bio-based polyesters as a building block for replacing conventional polyolefins

 

20.4.2026

3D-Printed Tissue Substitute

Hannover Messe 2026

 

15.4.2026

Bio-based foam replaces petroleum-based materials

without changing production processes

 

23.3.2026

Newsletter #1/2026

Innovation That Makes a Difference: Sustainable, Efficient, Cost-Effective

Events and Fairs

 

Meet us at trade fairs!

ILA | June 10-14, 2026

Berlin ExpoCenter Airport (BER)

FeuerTrutz | June 24-25, 2026

Nuremberg

IMID | August 18-21, 2026

Exhibition Center, BEXCO, Busan, Korea

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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