The Institute in figures

The total budget for 2025 amounted to 30.5 million euros, representing a slight decrease from the previous year. A total of approximately 2.6 million euros was invested, including, among other things, in a burst testing rig (530,000 euros/SpreeTec neXt) and a carbon fiber coating system (585,000 euros/BioCar-Fib) .

The Institute was financed by internal Fraunhofer funds (8.8 million euros/core funding, 50% contribution to strategic investments, competition for internal programs), external income from public project funding (state, federal, EU, other) amounting to 9.3 million euros, and income from industry amounting to 7.6 million euros.

At the end of 2025, Fraunhofer IAP employed a total of 277 people. These included 104 scientific staff, 79 technical staff, 23 administrative/scientific-technical service staff, 15 strategy and communications/high-performance center/assistant to the Institute director, 5 PhD students, and 2 apprentices.

Throughout 2025, Fraunhofer IAP employed a total of 59 bachelor’s and master’s students, student and scientific assistants, interns, external staff and guest scientists from Germany and abroad.