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Plans for a spin-off that markets these developments are already in the pipeline
03-Jun-2025
Fraunhofer researchers have succeeded in developing sustainable new seals that are free from environmentally harmful substances like PFAS and suitable for water-based lubricants. From ship propellers to wind turbine and harvesters, seals are crucial to ensuring functionality in any technical ...
18-Jun-2024
matrihealth GmbH, an innovative company specializing in the isolation and processing of elastin, has successfully completed a seed financing round. The seven-figure financing sum was provided by two well-known private investors and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. With the capital, matrihealth GmbH ...
A Fraunhofer start-up aims to significantly reduce animal testing with skin models grown from human stem cells
05-Jun-2024
Animal testing has long been a fixture of medical and pharmaceutical research, but alternative methods are growing more and more important. Innovative methods allow for research aimed directly at humans — without using animal testing as an intermediate step. TigerShark Science, a planned ...
Next-generation hydrogen leak detection systems
16-May-2024
Integrative Nanotech, a dynamic spin-off from the renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, has joined forces with its parent institution to revolutionize hydrogen leak detection. This strategic partnership will significantly accelerate the development of ...
Thuringian startup and Fraunhofer Institute receive Lothar Späth Award
30-Nov-2023
The use of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) has not only been controversial for a long time, but is also facing a possible EU-wide ban. The associated challenges for manufacturers, who will have to rely on extensive testing of chemicals in the future, are complex. In a ...
Spin-off Altosens launches Fraunhofer technology on the market
18-Apr-2023
Whether in the industrial environment, in mobility or at home: "Smart services" require data that is processed and evaluated. Altosens GmbH, a Fraunhofer LBF spin-off from Osnabrück founded in April 2022, offers novel cloud-based force sensors that measure forces where this was previously not ...
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform that aims to build an ecosystem where game-changing startups meet the world’s leading corporations
13-Jun-2022
Plug and Play Tech Center announced a new initiative focused on hydrogen by launching the H2 Startup Accelerator program. It’s one of the world’s first hydrogen-centric startup accelerator programs that will initially be operated out of Hamburg with support of Fraunhofer ISE and Fraunhofer ...
Fast and much more versatile than coatings: Fusion Bionic established
03-Feb-2022
Nano- and microstructures can now be incorporated into surfaces in an instant using lasers. The technology is being developed and marketed by the Dresden-based start-up Fusion Bionic, a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS. The possibilities are virtually ...
Learning evolutionary tricks from sharks and butterflies: Fraunhofer IWS Dresden spins off lasertech company
20-May-2021
A researcher team from industry and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS is spinning off a high-tech company called “Fusion Bionic”. The company aims to bring lotus effects and other functional microstructures from nature to technical surfaces such as air wings and ...
Start-up Visometry wins the Fraunhofer Gründerpreis 2018
04-Mar-2019
The Fraunhofer-Gründerpreis 2018, worth 5000 euros, was awarded to Visometry GmbH, a spinoff from the Fraunhofer Institute for Graphic Data Processing (IGD). The Visometry team convinced the jury consisting of members from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with ...
