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.
Our Research Divisions
In seven divisions, we work on forward-looking solutions for society and industry. In doing so, we pursue a holistic approach. We combine extensive expertise in polymer research with knowledge from engineering sciences, materials engineering, and nano- and biotechnology. Together, we develop concepts to make products more sustainable, improve manufacturing processes, and advance technologies.
Custom polymer materials and CFRP components for energy applications increase efficiency, reduce costs, and make fuel cells, batteries, electrolyzers, and hydrogen technologies more eco-friendly.
Bio-based carbon fibers with tailored fiber types for lightweight construction, batteries, and fuel cells — strong in mechanical, electrical, and thermal performance.
Bioplastics based on polybutylene succinate (PBS), produced from regional plant-derived residues. Our new PBS types are suitable for injection molding, deep drawing, extrusion, and spinning.
SmartID integrates the unique surface structure of materials as a security feature into a QR code. The technology enables manufacturers to forgery proof their packaging, labels and products.
The High-Performance Center Integration of Biological and Physical-Chemical Material Functions in the Potsdam Science Park combines knowledge and expertise for the functional integration of materials. It organizes the collaboration between university and non-university research and industry in the Federal states of Brandenburg and Berlin. Discover integration technologies for life science, lightweight construction, architecture, optics and energy.
“Functional materials offer solutions for many types of applications in the areas of health, transportation, energy, communication and the environment.”
Networking and exchange are important elements of successful research. The Fraunhofer IAP cooperates with Fraunhofer Institutes from different areas in the strategic research field of bioeconomy, in networks and alliances of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. In Fraunhofer Flagship Projects, we also develop concrete solutions for the benefit of Germany as a business location.
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