Fraunhofer innovation cluster
The innovation cluster of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft are a Fraunhofer initiative under the Pact for Research and Innovation of the Federal Government. These are application-oriented topic or project clusters that establish a stronger network between regional industrial and research partners with the aim of sustainably improving the innovation dynamics. The task of the innovation clusters is to implement interdisciplinary research with scientific excellence in specific projects. An innovation cluster bundles the existing research and development resources and acts as an innovation driver and transfer interface between the partners - from the university to industry. With this initiative, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft creates impetus for the further development of regional centers of excellence and supports the competencies of the regions. The project work at the research institutions is funded by the federal state, industry and the Fraunhofer Society with a time limit.
The type of cooperation should go beyond a pure communication network. The cluster partners are ready to guarantee specific tasks in a continuous chain from the invention to the product. The Fraunhofer innovation clusters are therefore primarily project clusters. This means that the sums made available are used for particularly promising research and development projects that can only be implemented within the group.
The concept of the Fraunhofer innovation clusters has proven to be extremely successful and is explicitly mentioned as a model for the top cluster competition of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research . The Joint Science Conference writes : "Currently, 16 Fraunhofer innovation clusters are a successful model for future-oriented cooperation with industry and are the inspiration for the top cluster competition."
Previous Fraunhofer innovation clusters
- Adaptive production for resource efficiency in energy and mobility "AdaM" (Aachen)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT)
- Adaptronic Systems (Darmstadt)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF)
- Automotive Quality Saar AQS (Saarbrücken)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (IZFP)
- Bioenergy (Oberhausen)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT)
- Cloud Computing for Logistics (Dortmund)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Technology (ISST)
- Digital commercial vehicle technology (Kaiserslautern)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM)
- Digital production (Stuttgart)
- Participating Fraunhofer institutes: Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA)
- Electronics for sustainable energy use (Nuremberg Metropolitan Region)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB),
- Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS)
- Future Urban Security (Freiburg)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Short-Term Dynamics, Ernst Mach Institute (EMI) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technology and Image Exploitation (IOSB) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (IPM) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI)
- Green Photonics (Jena)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Mechanics (IOF)
- Integrative production technology for energy-efficient turbo machines »TurPro« (Aachen)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT)
- Intelligent, energy-efficient regional value chains in industry »ER-WIN« (Magdeburg)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF)
- Jena Optical Innovations "JOIN" (JENA)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Mechanics (IOF)
- Plastics and plastic technologies for the solar industry "SolarKunststoffe" (Halle, Leipzig)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) ,
- Fraunhofer Pilot Plant Center for Polymer Synthesis and Polymer Processing (PAZ),
- Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics (CSP)
- Power electronics for regenerative energy supply (Itzehoe)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT) ,
- Life Cycle Engineering "LCE" (Berlin, Brandenburg)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM)
- Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in Energy and Transport "MRO" (Berlin, Brandenburg)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM)
- Mechatronic mechanical engineering (Chemnitz)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU)
- Multifunctional materials and technologies »MultiMaT« (Bremen)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM)
- Nano for Production (Dresden)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (IZFP)
- Next Generation ID (Berlin, Brandenburg)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM)
- Personal Health (Erlangen region, Nuremberg, Fürth)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS)
- Polymer technology (Halle, Leipzig)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Pilot Plant Center for Polymer Synthesis and Polymer Processing (PAZ),
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) ,
- Regional Eco Mobility 2030 »REM 2030« (Karlsruhe, Freiburg)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technology and Image Exploitation (IOSB) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM)
- Secure identity (Berlin, Brandenburg)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM)
- Technologies for hybrid lightweight construction "KITe hyLITE" (Karlsruhe)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) ,
- Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF)
- Virtual Development, Engineering and Training "VIDET" (Magdeburg)
- participating Fraunhofer institutes:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF)