Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

The Fraunhofer Society, based in Germany, is the world's leading organization for application-oriented research. With its focus on future-relevant key technologies and on the exploitation of the results in business and industry, it plays a central role in the innovation process. As a guide and source of inspiration for innovative developments and scientific excellence, it helps shape our society and our future. The organization, founded in 1949, currently operates 75 institutes and research facilities in Germany. Around 29,000 employees, mostly with science or engineering training, develop the annual research volume of 2.8 billion euros. Of this, 2.3 billion euros fall on contract research.

Active/Inactive	Active
Headquater	München, Bavaria, Germany
Incorporation Year	1949(75 yrs old)
Industry	Research & Development
Company Employees	10000+
Website	www.fraunhofer.de
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