Fraunhofer Institute for Microtechnology and Microsystems
| Fraunhofer Institute for Microtechnology and Microsystems |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | Fraunhofer Society |
| Legal form of the carrier: | Registered association |
| Seat of the wearer: | Munich |
| Facility location: | Mainz , Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Type of research: | Applied research and development |
| Subjects: | Energy technology , chemical technology , analysis systems , sensors |
| Basic funding: | Federal government (90%), states (10%) |
| Management: | Michael Maskos |
| Employee: | approx. 130 |
| Homepage: | www.imm.fraunhofer.de |
The Fraunhofer Institute for Microtechnology and Microsystems IMM , also known under the abbreviation “Fraunhofer IMM”, is an institution of the Fraunhofer Society . It is based in the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz , its activities can be assigned to applied research and development in the fields of energy and chemical technology as well as analysis systems and sensors.
history
After it was founded by the State of Rhineland-Palatinate as a non-profit company with limited liability with a company agreement dated December 21, 1990 with the name of "Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH" and successful business activities, the GmbH was transferred to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in 2013. After an integration phase, it has been active as an independent Fraunhofer Institute within the Fraunhofer Society since January 1, 2018 .
Research and Development
The institute is divided into the two research areas of energy and chemical engineering as well as analysis systems and sensors.
The research area energy and chemical engineering is divided into the following product areas:
- Energy technology with the research focus: reforming technology , liquid hydrogen technology , exhaust gas purification , power to gas, heat and cold management , energy storage , biofuel synthesis ,
- Chemical engineering / microreaction technology with the main research areas: flow chemistry , photochemistry , electrochemical synthesis, reactive intermediates, active ingredient synthesis,
- Nanoparticle technologies with the main research focus: Production of metallic, metal-oxide, semiconducting and polymeric nanoparticles for the encapsulation of active ingredients or as quantum dots .
The research area analysis systems and sensors is divided into the following product areas:
- microfluidic analysis systems with the main research focus: CBRN detection, water analysis, patient-oriented testing, biological contamination control,
- Sensor technology with the main research areas: microelectrode probes for neurotechnology, oil sensors, process monitoring,
- Device construction.
The institute has been certified according to ISO 9001 since November 2001 .
Cooperations
The Fraunhofer IMM is u. a. Member of the following organizations / associations:
- Fraunhofer Group for Materials
- Fraunhofer Space Alliance
- Fraunhofer Nanotechnology Alliance
- CI3 Cluster Individualized Immunointervention
- Mainz Science Alliance
- IVAM e. V. Association for Microtechnology
- Forum MedTech Pharma e. V.
- European Technology Platform on Smart System Integration (EPoSS)
- European Technology Platform Nanomedicine
In the university sector there are cooperations u. a. with the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Technical University Eindhoven (TU / e).
Infrastructure
In 2018, around 130 people worked in the scientific and technical area of the institute based in Mainz-Hechtsheim . The total budget for 2018 was around EUR 12.4 million.
Michael Maskos has headed the institute since September 2011 . He holds the chair for chemical engineering and microfluidics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.