Fraunhofer Society
Research organization
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| 2024 | Fraunhofer sought faster technology to prepare document fragments for scanning in the E-puzzler project. |
| 2023 | Holger Hanselka becomes the current president of the Fraunhofer Society, starting his term in 2023. |
| 2018 | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft reports 734 new inventions, averaging approximately three inventions per working day, with 612 developments registered for patents. |
| April 2018 | Mondas GmbH was founded as a spin-off of Fraunhofer ISE, PSE AG, and Biberach University of Applied Sciences, providing an IoT system platform for collecting, analyzing, and managing energy and production unit data. |
| 2016 | Eicke Weber concluded his tenure as director of Fraunhofer ISE after a decade of leadership. |
| June 2015 | NexWafe GmbH was founded by Fraunhofer ISE to transfer their silicon wafer manufacturing process ('kerfless wafer technology') into production, targeting the high-end wafer market. |
| 2014 | E-puzzler project stalled, with only 23 bags of documents reconstructed. |
| 2014 | Enit Energy IT Systems GmbH was spun off to develop and market energy management systems for medium-sized enterprises, helping customers gain transparency about energy consumption and enabling intelligent system control. |
| 2013 | Fraunhofer initiated the E-puzzler project with hopes of reconstructing 16,000 bags of torn-up documents. |
| 2012 | Reimund Neugebauer takes over as president of the Fraunhofer Society, leading the organization from 2012 to 2023. |
| 2012 | Started cooperation with research-oriented universities of applied sciences using the 'Application Center' model, beginning with Technische Hochschule OWL in Lemgo. |
| 2012 | Fraunhofer ISE reported an operational budget of 74.3 million euros, highlighting its significant financial capacity for solar energy research. |
| April 2012 | The institute had a staff of 1,139 employees, with 439 holding permanent positions. The research institute's net floor area was 21,000 m², including offices, laboratories, and test fields, with new labs and office space under construction. |
| 2011 | Celebrated its 30th anniversary, having received numerous prestigious prizes and awards for scientific research in solar energy. |
| 2011 | Annual investments for the institute amounted to €7.7 million. |
| 2011 | The institute's operational budget totaled €61.3 million, with 90% from German federal funds and 10% from German state funds. Approximately 50% of the budget came from contract research with industry, and annual investments reached €7.7 million. |
| 2011 | Annual investments for the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems reached €7.7 million. |
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