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We’re here to help. THE STATE OF BADEN- STRATEGIC RESEARCH TOPICS Welcome to Baden-Württemberg WÜRTTEMBERG RESEARCH TOPICS IN DETAIL Do you have questions about studying or conducting research in Baden-Württemberg? Are you looking for partners for Discover everything that Baden-Württemberg is focused From Industry 4.0 to Artificial knowledge-sharing or joint research projects, are you thinking about pursuing your academic career in Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Württemberg on the future. Intelligence and Sustainable or would you like to visit us to gain some first-hand impressions? CONDUCTING has to offer: its economy, Mobility. Then Baden-Württemberg International is here to help: countryside and people. [email protected]

Baden-Württemberg International (bw-i) is the centre of compe- RESEARCH tence of the German state of Baden-Württemberg for the internationalisation of business and science. We lend support to domestic and foreign companies, clusters and networks, research institu- 34 – 37 38 – 41 42 tions and universities as well as to regions and municipalties by IN THE LAND OF serving as the central first point-of-contact in all questions relating to internationalisation. UNIVERSITY NON-UNIVERSITY DOCTORAL STUDIES THE FUTURE! RESEARCH RESEARCH IN BADEN- WÜRTTEMBERG Excellence in research: Few other regions are home to Find out more ! nine research universities so many research institutions. Your academic career – and numerous universities programmes and links. Visit www.bw-studyguide.de and www.bw-career.de/en/home of applied sciences. find out more about studying and conducting research in Baden-Württemberg.

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Bad Mergentheim 3 Germany In Baden-Württemberg, nothing is done by halves. The prosperity, Mannheim Mosbach quality of life and readiness for the future that characterises Germany’s 5 6 Lampoldshausen Heidelberg southwest are all based on its global reputation for outstanding Künzelsau Schwetzingen Jagst research. The state’s universities and many research establishments guarantee the production of top-quality basic and applied research. Heilbronn Baden-Württemberg Schwäbisch Hall Editorial information 3 The close ties between science and business have made Germany’s south- Karlsruhe Bönnigheim Pfinztal Kocher Ludwigsburg west one of the world’s most successful regions. Ettlingen Published by: Baden-Württemberg International – Agency for International Economic

Pforzheim Aalen and Scientific Cooperation 6 3 Schwäbisch Gmünd STUTTGART Esslingen Göppingen Heidenheim Editorial team: Media and Public Relations Hohenheim 3 Denkendorf Heimo Fischer (p. 18 – 19 und p. 26 – 27), Thomas Goebel (p. 32 – 33) Gunnar Grah

Kehl Nürtingen Geislingen (p. 24 – 25), Valérie Hasenmayer (p. 22 – 23), Sonja Klein (p. 28 – 29), Annette Rueß 5 4 (p. 20 – 21), Manuela Ziegler (p. 30 – 31) Tübingen Offenburg Reutlingen Graphic design: JUNG:Kommunikation GmbH, www.jungkommunikation.de Gengenbach Rottenburg Photos: S. U3 – U4, S. 2 – 3: Werner Dieterich / Getty Images; S. 4 – 5: Westend61 / Getty Horb Images; S. 7: Tourismus BW, Manuel Schönfeld / Annette Schindler / jarek106 / Jürgen Neckar 3 2 Ulm Effner / Fotolia; S. 8 – 9: Voith GmbH; S. 11: HTW Aalen / Reiner Pfisterer, Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Donau Porsche AG, Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG; S. 12 – 13: HTW Aalen / Reiner Pfisterer; S. 15: Albstadt Baschi Bender / Universität Freiburg, Voith GmbH; p. 18: Eberhardt / Universität Ulm; Oberwolfach p. 20: Zhu Difeng / Adobe Stock; p. 21:Corinna Spitzbarth Fotografie / ARENA2036; p. 22: Trossingen Sigmaringen Biberach Research Universities Santiago Silver / Adobe Stock; p. 23: Cyber Valley; p. 24: DKFZ / Foto: Peggy Rudolph,

Universities of Applied Medienzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg; p. 25: M2OLIE; p. 26: Petair / Fo- Villingen-Schwenningen Tuttlingen tolia; p. 28: vcalup / Adobe Stock; p. 29: STRUCTURES; p. 30: Jezper / Fotolia; p. 31: Furtwangen Sciences 2 5 Baden-Württemberg DisobeyArt / Adobe Stock; p. 32: Denis Tabler / Shutterstock; p. 33: Leistungszentrum Freiburg Cooperative State University Nachhaltigkeit Freiburg; p. 42: Hochschule Biberach, HBC / Stefan Sättele; KIT Karlsruher Weingarten Institut für Technologie, SRH Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Medien Calw Kandern Ravensburg Universities of Education Printed by: Übelmesser Druck Efringen-Kirchen Universities of Arts and Music Konstanz Friedrichshafen Max Planck Institutes Last updated: July 2020 Lörrach Helmholtz Research Centres Leibniz Institutes Fraunhofer Institutes Baden-Württemberg Innovation Alliance International Research Baden-Württemberg International Institutions Agency for International Economic and Scientific Cooperation Heidelberg Academy of Haus der Wirtschaft Sciences and Humanities Willi-Bleicher-Straße 19 70174 Stuttgart The map only shows state Germany universities. Phone: + 49 711. 2 27 87- 0 Fax: + 49 711. 2 27 87- 22 [email protected] www.bw-i.de

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THE LAND OF IDEAS, RESEARCHERS AND INVENTORS

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Baden-Württemberg

A WEALTH OF FOR BODY, MIND AND SOUL NATURE AT ITS PUREST OUR BIG LAKE 35 2.4 % 536 km² NATURE, CULTURE MINERAL BATHS OF ITS SURFACE AREA IS SURFACE AREA OF LAKE CONSTANCE COVERED BY NATURE RESERVES AND PLEASURE

BW IS EASY TO GET AROUND BEAUTIFUL VIEWS BORDERLESS HIKING 40,000 km 1,493 m around 50,000 km OF BIKE ROUTES THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN – OF HIKING PATHS THE FELDBERG

THE BEST LOCATION HISTORY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS FIRST-CLASS ART 3rd 59 more than 1,300 LARGEST WINE-GROWING AREA STATELY HOMES, CASTLES, MUSEUMS IN GERMANY MONASTERIES AND GARDENS

Baden-Württemberg quite simply has everything: a wealth of cultural and leisure opportunities, wonderful nature, diverse landscapes and the idyllic Lake Constance, bordered by three different countries. Baden-Württemberg is a great place to live, with a high standard of living and friendly people who love to share the good life with others.

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Baden-Württemberg is home to a vast range of different Living in Baden-Württemberg landscapes. In the west are the Black Forest and Rhine Valley and in the south are Lake Constance and the foothills of the Alps. Heading east is the Swabian Alb and in RECREATION, FUN the north are the Hohenloher Plateau and Kraichgau. AND RELAXATION

NATURE AND TRADITION – THE PERFECT PLACE TO RELAX – the Black Forest on the shores of Lake Constance

SPA, BEAUTY, WELLNESS – where better than in Baden-Württemberg has something for everyone, whether you are the sporty type, a culture vulture or a Baden-Baden? lover of nature. Whether you like mountain biking in the WHERE THE WORLD IS AT HOME – Black Forest, sailing on Lake Constance, relaxing in the thermal baths, attending high quality concerts and ex- 184 different hibitions, savouring vegan fast food or Michelin-starred nationalities more than cuisine – Baden-Württemberg has what you are looking for, and much more. In terms of surface area and popu- ROMANTIC AND IDYLLIC – 57 million lation, it is Germany’s third largest state. OVERNIGHT STAYS (2019) the Swabian Alb But more traditional customs and festivals are also well-established, such as the annual “Heimattage” festival, the “Fischerstechen” fishermen’s jousting The largest beer festival and tournament in Ulm, and the carnival parades. Or sim- funfair in Baden-Württemberg: ply relax and enjoy one of the region’s many spa and “VOLKSFEST” AT THE wellness facilities, such as in the beautiful town of CANNSTATTER WASEN Baden-Baden.

Germany’s biggest theme park: EUROPAPARK IN RUST

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Baden-Württemberg

RESEARCH IS ONE OF GERMANY’S TOP INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE FOCUS ON HEALTH BUSINESS REGIONS € 27.9 billion 838 OUR ECONOMY’S € 524.3 billion FOR RESEARCH AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (2019) DEVELOPMENT (2017) DRIVING FORCE

EXCELLENT GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION TRANSPORT PIONEERS POSITIONING 80 % 1886 over 400 OF ENERGY FROM RENEWABLES INVENTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE GLOBAL MARKET LEADERS BY 2050

FIT AND HEALTHY TOP INDUSTRIAL LOCATION A HEALTHY ECONOMY

84 (women) & 80 (men) almost 34 % 3.2 % LIFE EXPECTANCY OF EARNINGS FROM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (2019) MANUFACTURING (2019)

This is where ideas are forged – and where the work is done to turn them into reality. Baden-Württemberg is one of the leading economic regions in Germany and Europe. It is home to major corporate groups such as Daimler, Porsche, Bosch, Festo and SAP, along with thousands of successful small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is a region of innovation, inventiveness, high productivity and low unemployment. The perfect place to start your career!

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Until today, the birthplace of the automobile is dominated by the automotive industry. Vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers account for 30 % of industrial turnover, same as engineering firms (30 %), as well as the chemical, Business in Baden-Württemberg pharmaceutical and optical industries and the metals and electrical sectors, which all play an important part in Baden-Württemberg’s economy. INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AND A STRONG MID-SIZE

SECTOR INVENTORS AND TINKERERS – GLOBAL MARKET LEADERS – Carl Benz, Robert Stihl, Trumpf, Bosch, Artur Fischer Kärcher & Co. to name but a few

AUTOMOTIVE GIANTS – The people of Baden-Württemberg have always known how to make the best of things. As a region Daimler, Porsche & with no natural resources, it has always needed people with bright ideas. That is why innovation has Audi become a tradition in Baden-Württemberg and how it has turned into Germany’s largest exporter. Germany’s southwest is Europe’s most innovative region. No other region in the EU is comparable in terms of 5.6 % developing new products and processes. 5.6 % of its GDP is invested in research and development (2017), OF GDP IS INVESTED IN RESEARCH making Baden-Württemberg the clear leader among AND DEVELOPMENT (2017) all 78 regions in the EU. Nowhere else in Germany, the number of per capita patent applications is so 39.1 % high (138 patent submissions a year for a population of EXPORTS (2019) 100,000). Inventions from Baden-Württemberg have changed the world: the automobile – invented in 1886 – but also many everyday items such as lever-arch files, matches, photocopiers, rawl plugs, electric drills and even ski lifts.

15.230 Businesses in Baden-Württemberg provide funding for PATENT APPLICATIONS more than 100 endowed professorships at the state’s (2019) universities. Many companies carry out their own first- rate research.

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Baden-Württemberg

EXCELLENCE IN NETWORKED DISTINGUISHED NATIONWIDE LEADING POSITION 110 4 38 out of 224 RESEARCH CLUSTER INITIATIVES AND NETWORKS UNIVERSITIES OF EXCELLENCE FUNDED GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN BADEN-WÜRTTMBERG

DIVERSITY, BREADTH AND DEPTH INDEPENDENT THE NUMBER ONE over 100 117 1st place RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS WITH THE EU’S TOP REGION FOR INNOVATION TENURE TRACK (2019) (2018)

INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE HIGH ENDOWMENTS GENEROUSLY FUNDED € 5.3 billion € 200,000 up to € 150,000 ALLOCATED TO SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND BI-ANNUAL STATE RESEARCH PRIZE PER JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP THE ARTS IN THE STATE’S 2019 BUDGET (COMPETITIVE PROCESS)

Success does not come by chance: No other region in Germany offers such a wide range of educational establishments, non-university research institutions, universities and transfer centres, many of which are world leaders. In this way, Baden-Württemberg is one of Germany’s top research locations and has a clear advantage over its global competitors.

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Careers

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CURRENT VACANCIES AND RESEARCH PROJECTS, VISIT: WWW.BW-CAREER.DE/EN

The careers platform for academics and researchers Research in Baden-Württemberg www.bw-career.de/en offers a fast-track to success in Baden-Württemberg – with the latest vacancies at universities, research institutions and other interesting EXCELLENT employers for those seeking academic careers. PROSPECTS FOR RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE BUILDING SYNERGIES THROUGH EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE Non-university NETWORKS University research research Research infrastructure

The nine traditional research universi- Few other regions in Europe are home Baden-Württemberg stands out for its ties out of the 70 institutions of higher to as many research institutions as diverse range of partnerships among re- education in Baden-Württemberg pro- Baden-Württemberg. They include: search universities, research institutions vide the cornerstone of university re- and companies. search. Here, research is carried out in • 3 centres belonging to the With its many excellent research institutions, in companies, open up new areas of technol- almost every field: Helmholtz Association of German • The state encourages work on Baden-Württemberg stands out from its glob- ogy for business and help firms to bring prod- Research Centres (KIT, DKFZ, important topics for the future, al competitors. The state’s research universities, ucts and processes to market. Along with the • Engineering DLR with 3 locations and 6 new technologies and clusters. universities of applied sciences and institutes transfer centres run by the Steinbeis Founda- • Humanities, social sciences institutes) • Networks, research associations belonging to the Helmholtz Association, the tion for Economic Development and the Cham- • Life sciences, natural sciences • 17 institutes and subinstitutes and clusters go far beyond the Fraunhofer Society, the Baden-Württemberg ber of Commerce innovation consultants, they of the Fraunhofer Society value chain. Each partnership of Innovation Alliance and the Max Planck So- lie at the heart of technology transfer in Baden- The state’s research universities reg- • 13 institutes of the Baden- research stimulates interdisci- ciety all make major contributions to basic and Württemberg. ularly come out on top of rankings of Württemberg Innovation Alliance plinary knowledge tranfers. applied research. The state supports these es- research establishments. Within the • 13 institutes of the Max Planck • Exciting new research and tablishments and institutions of higher education The state helps brilliant minds to pursue new framework of the federal and state Society development results are brought and contributes to their growth through invest- ideas in order to ensure the region continues to governments’ Excellence Strategy, 4 of • 7 institutes of the Leibniz to market thanks to a large ing in buildings and equipment. The Helmholtz innovate and grow. Outstanding academic work Germany’s 11 top research universities Association network for technology trans- Association, Fraunhofer Society and DLR also across all disciplines is recognised by the re- are based in Baden-Württemberg. • 9 German Health Research Centres fer and patent exploitation. receive funding from the federal government. search prize awarded by the Ministry of Science, • European Molecular Biology The institutes that carry out research closely Research and Arts. The prize money is the high- Laboratory linked to business needs contribute in par- est offered by any state in Germany. A total of • Heidelberg Academy of ticular to the development of new technologies 100,000 euros is awarded to one researcher in Sciences and Humanities and technology transfer. They build bridges be- the area of basic research and one researcher in tween basic research and technical advances applied research.

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Medical technology

4 M2OLIE Social sciences At the “Mannheim Molecular Interven- tion Environment” research campus, 7 Energy Research in Baden-Württemberg around 100 researchers are working THE POLITICS OF 1 on developing a highly efficient inter- INEQUALITY CELEST vention environment that allows for comprehensive treatment of cancer pa- From the gap between rich and poor The “Center for Electrochemical Ener- tients with multiple metastases. to equal opportunities in education, gy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe”, or ‘CE- many of the issues currently being de- STRATEGIC LEST’ for short, carries out research in bated relate to inequality. Research Baden-Württemberg on powerful and into inequality is at the heart of what environmentally friendly energy storage the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics RESEARCH TOPICS systems for the future. Its findings will Mobility of Inequality” at the University of Kon- show the way forward for electric cars stanz does. and power grids. 5 HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER FOR MOBILITY RESEARCH IN KARLSRUHE DFG & BWS Industry 4.0 Seven research institutions have come Environmental technology together to form the “High Performance (DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT 2 Center for Mobility Research” in Karls 8 ANDUND BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG STIFTUNG) ARENA2036 SUSTAINABILITY ruhe, where they are developing the mo- WWW.DFG.DE/EN/INDEX.JSPWWW.DFG.DE ANDUND More than 40 partners from science bility concepts of the future, including CENTER FREIBURG WWW.BWSTIFTUNG.DE/FORSCHUNGWWW.BWSTIFTUNG.DE/STARTSEITE and business have been working on the electric vehicles and driverless cars as Since 2015, scientists at the Sustaina- mobility and production of the future at well as sustainable fuels. bility Center Freiburg have been carry- the research campus ARENA2036 – ing out interdisciplinary research in the “Active Research Environment for the fields of sustainable materials, energy Next Generation of Automobiles” – in Research in Baden-Württemberg as a location for sci- systems, resilience engineering and Stuttgart-Vaihingen since 2013. ence and business is focused on innovative areas that approaches for ecological and societal have major growth potential in the region. In particular, Physics transformation. these include digitalisation, artificial intelligence and In- 6 dustry 4.0, sustainable mobility, the health economy, resource efficiency and the turnaround in energy policy STRUCTURES as well as sustainable bioeconomics. Artificial intelligence The Cluster of Excellence STRUCTU- RES at Heidelberg University addres- Innovative core topics such as aerospace, the creative 3 ses questions about the formation, role and logistics sectors as well as battery, hydrogen and CYBER VALLEY and detection of structure in a broad Baden-Württemberg fuel cell technology are also addressed. In addition to Cyber Valley at the locations in Tübin- range of natural phenomena, from phy- the industry-focused growth areas, key technologies 4 Ministry of Science, gen and Stuttgart is Europe’s largest sics to cosmology and neuroscience. 6 relevant for all sectors of the economy (e. g. microsys- initiative for artificial intelligence, the Research and Arts tems technology, microelectronics, nanotechnology, key technology of the 21st century. It RESEARCH IN THE REGION FOCUSES ON AREAS quantum technology, lightweight construction, biotech- 1 5 carries out research into areas such as nology and bionics as well as photonics) are an integral WITH CONSIDERABLE GROWTH POTENTIAL optimised algorithms, self-driving cars part of Baden-Württemberg’s innovation and research 2 3 FOR THE FUTURE. TO THIS END, IT HAS SPECIFIED and ‘seeing’ rescue robots. KEY AREAS OF RESEARCH. policy. 3 1 WWW.MWK.BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG.DE/DE/ STARTSEITE/ Baden-Württemberg has created state agencies for some areas that support the transfer of knowledge and 8 technology between business and academia. These include BIOPRO BW, e-mobil BW, Leichtbau BW, Medi- 7 en- und Filmgesellschaft BW and Umwelttechnik BW.

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The airtight containers contain colourful punching plates. as charged particles. However, the internal processes are They are made from magnesium, calcium or sodium ele- complex. “Even experts like us have not yet fully figured ments that could play an important role in the batteries out what exactly is happening inside”, says Ehrenberg. of the future. Here in the lab, they are tested for suitabili- ty. “It is one of many areas we work in”, says Ulm-based This is also true of the well-known lithium ion technology. Energy Professor Dr. Maximilian Fichtner, Scientific Spokesperson Although the capacity and number of charging cycles have for CELEST, Europe’s largest research platform for electro- now increased to a high level and the costs are reasona- chemical energy storage. ble, scientists are puzzled for example by what is referred to as an ‘interfacial layer’ that develops in the lithium ion Since 2018, CELEST has pooled the expertise of three battery when a small quantity of the electrolyte corrodes CELEST major research institutions in Baden-Württemberg. They on an electrode. Researchers from CELEST are working to are Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ulm University understand this phenomenon, which determines battery and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research quality and is also important for service life. (ZSW) in Ulm, which also operates Europe’s largest pilot plant for battery cell manufacture. These partners also Even though lithium ion technology is in use around the work together in the Post Lithium Storage (POLiS) Clus- globe, it does have disadvantages, as one of its main com- ter of Excellence, which has a significant influence on ponents is still cobalt. In the form of lithium cobalt oxide, the content of the CELEST research area for post-lithium it increases the battery’s storage density and improves batteries. POLiS is receiving federal and state funding of fast-charging properties. In terms of serving a mass mar- roughly EUR 50 million for an initial period of seven years ket, however, there is limited availability of cobalt, mak- within the framework of Germany’s Excellence Strategy. ing it scarce and thus expensive. This is why several of Furthermore, the three institutions are involved in using a CELEST’s projects are geared to alternative technologies. new key technology to set up a European Materials Accel- Batteries that use sodium ions instead of lithium ions are eration Platform, called ‘MAP’ for short. The collaboration hotly tipped as one such alternative. Sodium is present in involves developing and operating autonomous AI-based large quantities in nature, for example in salt domes and in robotics that will considerably speed up the search for the ocean. But sodium ions are larger and heavier than lith- new functional materials. This will make CELEST a hub for ium ions, which has a knock-on effect on energy density European battery activities. and weight. “This means that sodium batteries wouldn’t be very suitable for electric cars”, explains Fichtner, “but Electrochemical storage is seen as a key technology. The they would be suited to stationary stores.” fight against climate change and scarce resources is driving the transformation of the energy system. “That’s why For other uses, magnesium batteries could work. Several we urgently need technologies that can be used to store institutes in Ulm and Karlsruhe are currently collaborating electrical energy from renewable sources in a particularly on research into magnesium batteries. “Scientists recently efficient way”, says Professor Dr. Helmut Ehrenberg from succeeded in using an organic polymer to create a positive KIT, Deputy Scientific Spokesperson for CELEST. This ap- terminal”, says Fichtner. The plan is to now create cells, plies to batteries for electric cars as well as for stationary and then an entire battery. Computer simulations and digital grid storage for storing solar and wind energy. twins of the systems help to understand the different techniques. In addition, technology impact assessment experts At first glance, the structure of batteries looks simple. are scrutinising the entire life cycle – from the raw materi- They comprise a positive terminal, a negative terminal, a al to factory production and recycling of the components. separator that separates both sides electronically, and an The Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe, or electrolyte, through which ions (instead of electrons) move INFORMATION AT ‘CELEST’ for short, carries out research in Baden-Württemberg on www.celest.de

powerful and environmentally friendly energy storage systems for the DATA AND FACTS future. One of the things the scientists from Europe’s largest research platform for electrochemical energy storage want to achieve is to lay

the foundations for a battery technology that doesn’t need lithium. YEAR OF FOUNDING INNOVATION ALLIANCE POOLEDVIELFALT COMPETENCE Their findings will show the way forward for electric cars and power grids. 2018 31 4713 INSTITUTES INVOLVED FORSCHUNGSPROJEKTEWORKING GROUPS

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Inside the 130 metre long, 46 metre wide and 16 metre Fingerprint” is looking at intelligent components for tomor- high research factory on the university campus in Stutt- row’s world, which collect, process and transfer data along gart-Vaihingen, work on the production world of the fu- the entire value chain. “Fluid Production” encompasses ture is diligently under way. Small self-driving vehicles roll work on an anthropocentric, cyberphysical production con- boxes of materials to individual stations in the hall, robots cept, while “Agile InnovationHub” is investigating new co- Industry 4.0 and humans work hand in hand to assemble components, operation and innovation processes in a research platform machines are powered by induction on an intelligent floor, negotiating the space of pre-competitive product and pro- and LED luminous strips in the floor assist the workers in duction development. their tasks.

ARENA2036 Welcome to ARENA2036! The highly flexible research platform for the mobility and production of the future is one research campus of nine supported by the funding initiative “Research Campus – Public-Private Partnership for Innova- tions” by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Since 2013, scientists from the University of Stutt- The factory hall of Arena2036 functions as an open co-working space. gart, Fraunhofer, the German Institute of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf and the German Aerospace Center “Our goal on the path to adaptive production is to reduce have been working together with developers and engineers the time it takes to reconfigure production to two days”, from companies like Daimler, Bosch and Trumpf as well as says Manuel Fechter, “Fluid Production” Project Manag- start-ups on adaptive automobile production for the future. er responsible for Automotive at the Fraunhofer Institute The research work is focused on the automobile, which will for Production Technology and Automation (IPA). At pres- celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2036. ent these reconfiguration times can take as long as several weeks in traditional car factories, often resulting in produc- “The collaboration across industries and technologies cre- tion standstill. To achieve this objective, all production facili- ates a unique atmosphere that helps make projects suc- ties are broken down into location-flexible modules in order cessful in the long term and forges connections”. That’s to form new systems or machines dynamically. The advan- how Peter Froeschle, CEO of ARENA2036, describes the tage is that this production system can respond quickly to special nature of the innovation platform, which is receiving changes and adapt seamlessly to current production needs. funding from the BMBF of up to EUR 2 million per year – for a period of up to 15 years. ARENA2036 with its mix of “One important aspect is the integration of humans as the basic and applied research and the open exchange of ideas active designers of their production environment”, says across institutes and companies aims above all else to re- Fechter. Employees work more autonomously in this mod- sult in disruptive and leap innovations. In this way, it wants el and may need to adapt to a changed working environ- to contribute to enhancing Baden-Württemberg’s leading ment every day. Experts are working closely in this field position in the automotive industry. with vocational educators and ergonomists at the Universi- ty of Stuttgart to determine what skills will be necessary in The current funding phase (2018 – 2023) is focused on four the future, for example. Joint projects: “FlexCAR” involves the development of an open vehicle platform for the mobility of the future. “Digital INFORMATION AT www.arena2036.de/en/ More than 40 partners from science and business are working on the mobility and production of the future at the research campus

ARENA2036 – “Active Research Environment for the Next Generation DATA AND FACTS of Automobiles” – in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. Founded in 2013, the innovation platform is characterised by its interdisciplinary approach

across industries and technologies and aims to help strengthen INNOVATION ALLIANCE FUNDING DIVERSITY Baden-Württemberg’s leading position in the automotive industry. 41 up to € 30 m roughly 90 PARTNERS FROM SCIENCE IN BASIC FUNDING RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE FIRST AND BUSINESS FROM THE BMBF FUNDING PHASE (2013 – 2018)

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A small silicon strip, just four millimetres wide and scarce- Cyber Valley co-founder and Director of MPI-IS Professor ly visible to the naked eye, that moves like a fish through Dr. Bernhard Schölkopf. The computer scientist is seen liquid, can transport small loads, bend and roll up into a as one of the pioneers of AI, and won Germany’s most ball. A robot that has just acquired a ‘feel’ for spaces deft- prestigious research award, the German Research Foun- ly avoids obstacles, while another recognises faces and dation’s Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, in 2018. “Our re- Artificial Intelligence probes the shapes of different objects. These are the search excellence is the main reason why Cyber Valley has kinds of solutions found in Cyber Valley – in the research grown so much and so successfully since its founding. An groups “Locomotion in Biorobotic and Somatic Systems”, AI eco-system that is one of a kind in Europe has emerged “Autonomous Learning” or “Embodied Vision”. in Baden-Württemberg’s heartland.”

CYBER In December 2016, a meeting in Stuttgart’s Neues Schloss between representatives of the state government, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), the VALLEY Universities of Stuttgart and Tübingen as well as partners from industry like Daimler and Bosch was held to found Cyber Valley and pave the way for this development. Their goal was that Europe’s largest initiative for artificial intelligence (AI) would combine the research activities of international stakeholders from science and industry and create a thriving cluster for technology transfer. The State of Baden-Württemberg is providing funding of roughly EUR 165 million to establish and expand Cyber Valley at Cyber Valley scientists are training the robot Apollo. the locations in Stuttgart and Tübingen in a bid to secure Baden-Württemberg a leading position with the key tech- Cyber Valley is indeed experiencing steady growth. Fur- nology of the 21st century. ther partners such as Fraunhofer and US firm Amazon have joined the venture, the Cyber Valley Start-up Net- In this way, it should be possible in future put ground-break- work has been set up, and an expert Public Advisory ing research findings from the field of AI into practice more Board has been formed to help develop an ethical and quickly and more effectively. In future it could be possible, social model for research into AI. In addition, numerous then, for the milli-silicone fish to perform medical tasks in publications from Stuttgart and Tübingen have garnered the human body and for the learning humanoid robots to attention around the globe. The scientists are carrying out carry out complex motion sequences, rescue people in im- research into new and optimised technologies in the fields passable terrain or help to solve crimes. of machine learning, robotics and computer vision. Their successes have already translated into figures: in terms of In order to build on such successes in the long term, the its presence at important conferences, the Swabian Cyber research consortium also has an increased focus on train- Valley ranks 8th in a global comparison and 1st in Europe ing young scientists. Since the autumn of 2017, doctoral and Germany. students at MPI-IS have been reaching new milestones in artificial intelligence. “Young researchers shouldn’t INFORMATION AT need to go to the US to work at the highest level”, says www.cyber-valley.de/en

Whether in the form of optimised algorithms, self-driving cars or ‘seeing’ rescue robots, artificial intelligence will soon not only make our every-

day lives easier but also strengthen entire industry sectors, safeguard- DATA AND FACTS ing health and ensuring more safety. This is the kind of research under way in Baden-Württemberg’s Cyber Valley, Europe’s largest initiative

for artificial intelligence. The German Southwest wants to use this INNOVATION ALLIANCE FUNDING RESEARCH GROUPS niche to make sure that it is among the frontrunners for the key technology of the 21st century. 11 roughly € 165 m 10 PARTNERS FROM SCIENCE IN STATE FUNDING AND BUSINESS

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Let’s look at a scenario that will soon be a reality at Univer- technologists, doctors and scientists at the universities and sity Medical Centre Mannheim: A patient with cancer and third-level institutions in Mannheim and Heidelberg, the a tumour that has metastasised in the liver despite receiv- Fraunhofer Project Group for Automation in Medicine and ing treatment enters the rooms of the “Mannheim Mo- Biotechnology and the German Cancer Research Center. lecular Intervention Environment” (M2OLIE). The patient “Thanks to a contractually agreed collaborative relationship, Medical technology enters his data using a tablet, and the data immediately the companies can also work closely together in this field. becomes part of his electronic patient file. The project would not be possible without this form of partnership”, explains Maier. All of the total of 21 partners from From that moment, the further treatment in the interven- industry contribute devices or staff to the research project. 2 tion room is planned automatically: The patient’s body is M OLIE scanned using different imaging systems. The data is col- lated, allowing the precise location of the metastases to be determined. The patient can have tissue samples taken in the adjacent room without having to leave the treatment table. The treating physician is assisted by a robot, mean- ing that each biopsy is performed in just a few minutes. Without this technical assistance, the doctor would need much longer. The tissue samples are examined for molecules that clearly indicate cancer – a particularly fast method that is only used in Mannheim. On this basis, doctors decide on the best course of treatment for the patient. The group of treating physicians meet virtually – which like- wise saves time.

Therapy can then commence, for example in the form of radiation or an injection of particles that destroy cancer A medical robot supports the taking of tissue samples. cells. The patient can leave the hospital on the same day, either having completed his therapy or with a recommen- The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is dation to battle the tumour using drugs. providing funding for M2OLIE for a period of up to 15 years. The initial focus was on diagnostic and therapeutic meth- Roughly 100 scientists have been working together on the ods, but in the second funding phase (2019 – 2024) the M2OLIE Research Campus since 2013 to make this vision emphasis of the work has shifted to processes and data of a one-day one-stop shop for cancer patients a reality. flows. This is now the major challenge: to ensure a fric- The project is the only one of its kind in the world. Al- tionless use of devices and personnel without any avoida- though research into innovative tumour therapies is also ble waiting times – and in doing so to work more precisely being carried out elsewhere, in particular the process of and more efficiently than was possible in the past. “Clini- diagnosing the patient still takes too long for treatment to cal trials with the first group of patients are planned from be completed within a day. 2023”, according to Maier. If the trials are positive, intervention rooms like M2OLIE could become part of everyday It’s no coincidence that this flagship project in medical hospital life from 2030. technology has been developed in Mannheim, says Prof. Dr. Patrick Maier, Academic Head of M2OLIE Cluster Man- INFORMATION AT 2 The “Mannheim Molecular Intervention Environment” (M OLIE) agement. The Rhine-Neckar region is home to medical www.m2olie.de/en/ Research Campus is a flagship project in medical technology in

the Rhine-Neckar region. Within the framework of a public-private DATA AND FACTS partnership, around 100 researchers are working on developing a highly efficient intervention environment that allows for comprehen-

sive treatment of cancer patients with multiple metastases. The aim INNOVATION ALLIANCE COMBINED COMPETENCY FUNDING is to create the intervention room of the future, where the patient will receive a precise diagnosis and therapy all in one day as part of a 27 roughly 100 up to € 30 m one-stop shop solution. PARTNERS FROM SCIENCE RESEARCHERS FROM THE BMBF AND BUSINESS

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The future of mobility will be more and more automated Another project is looking at whether electric engines are and connected. For example, connected self-driving cars of- always the best solution. It is true that electrically powered fer major potential. However, it won’t be possible to replace drives work very efficiently and convert just 10% percent of the entire fleet of vehicles on the roads overnight. This is the energy used into heat. This figure is 70% for combus- why scientists are carrying out research into moves that tion engines, and that’s a disadvantage unless the heat lost Mobility can be taken in the transition phase – where old and new is used for the heating system. This could be possible for cars will be sharing the roads – and what benefits these can a city bus, which opens and closes its doors once per min- bring (for example cooperative merging on an expressway). ute and therefore constantly has to heat up a comparatively large volume of air. “The combination of an electric engine This study is just one of many projects being undertaken by and a combustion engine in a hybrid drive could be ideal for HIGH PERFORMANCE the High Performance Center for Mobility Research in Karls- cases like this”, explains Dr.-Ing. Lars Fredrik Berg, who is ruhe. Alongside Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), also a Cluster Manager for the High Performance Center. four Fraunhofer institutes, Karlsruhe University of Applied The scientists want to find out how temperature regulation CENTER FOR MOBILITY Sciences and FZI Research Center for Information Tech- of hybrid drives would ideally work in different applications. nology are involved in the High Performance Center. The Center was created in 2016 to combine competencies for There is also a team investigating synthetic fuels, an area RESEARCH IN KARLSRUHE mobility solutions at the Karlsruhe location. It entered the where there is still considerable room for development. next funding phase in the spring of 2019, with funding of Although the fuels come from renewable sources, unde- roughly EUR 9 million provided by the State of Baden-Würt- sired emissions can result when the fuels are combusted. temberg and the institutes. The aim of this innovation plat- One source of these emissions are aromatic compounds form is to ensure that the German Southwest retains its used to increase knock resistance, and there are plans to leading position even as the face of mobility changes. stop using these compounds. Thorough testing of possible alternatives is needed. Five institutes in the High “Around 90 researchers are currently actively involved in Performance Center are engaged in such testing, investi- our six projects”, says Dr.-Ing. Matthias Pfriem, Cluster gating the consequences for the ignition process, efficien- Manager for the High Performance Center. They can ac- cy and combustion residues. They are also examining how cess a network comprising thousands of researchers and to align a car’s operating strategy with its fuel type in order developers as needed. Their scientific work ranges from to reduce consumption even further. social issues such as human-machine interaction to the major mobility questions of our time: digitalisation and en- Collaborative research has been under way at the High vironmentally friendly transport. Performance Center for Mobility Research in Karlsruhe since 2016, and numerous scientific findings have been One of the research projects is dedicated to the large made in different areas. One of those findings relates to weight of drive batteries in electric cars. In passenger communication between self-driving cars. It involves LED cars, the batteries can weigh between 500 and 700 kilo- headlights which emit light signals that are detected and grammes on account of the heavy battery cells. This can- evaluated by sensors on the vehicles approaching from the not be changed unless the cell chemistry is altered. By opposite direction. In this way, information already trans- contrast, the weight of the casing can be reduced, for ex- mitted wirelessly can be checked again using a different ample by using suitable composites to produce it. Another transmission method – for example before a dangerous method for avoiding excess weight is to integrate individu- overtaking manoeuvre. al components. “It would be feasible to integrate the battery’s cooling system in its casing”, says Pfriem. INFORMATION AT Seven research institutions have come together to form the “High Per- www.profilregion-ka.de/index.php/en formance Center for Mobility Research” in Karlsruhe, where they

are developing the mobility concepts of the future. The research involves DATA AND FACTS not only electric vehicles and driverless cars but also sustainable fuels and human-machine interaction. The aim of this innovation platform

is to ensure that Baden-Württemberg retains its leading position FUNDING INNOVATION ALLIANCE COMBINED COMPETENCY even as the face of mobility changes. around € 9 m 29 roughly 90 (2019 – 2020) PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES RESEARCHERS

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The Philosophenweg path winds up Heiligenberg hill roughly 100 metres above the Neckar river. This famous attraction in the city of academia that is Heidelberg has always been more than just a tourist magnet, acting also as a research location for Heidelberg University. The uni- Physics versity’s Institute for Theoretical Physics is situated there, and with it – since the summer of 2019 – the Cluster of Ex- cellence STRUCTURES. More than 50 professors and research group leaders are based there. Together with over 80 international young researchers, they take the space STRUCTURES and the time to reflect on and research universal struc- The StrucStar is the symbol of the Heidelberg Cluster of Excellence. tures in a broad range of natural phenomena – funded by federal and state funding as part of Germany’s Excellence says Professor Dr. Manfred Salmhofer from the Institute Strategy. for Theoretical Physics, highlighting a special aspect of STRUCTURES. He is one of the spokespersons for the In seven comprehensive projects, they are working on four Cluster of Excellence, along with Prof. Dr. Anna Wienhard central scientific topics: How do structures result from (Mathematics Institute) and Prof. Dr. Ralf S. Klessen (Insti- prescribed laws? How can we recognise these structures, tute of Theoretical Astrophysics). particularly in large quantities of data? What can we use these structures for? And what unifies all of the struc- Long-term funding such as that provided by the Excellence tures? The projects from the fields of physics, astronomy Strategy provides scope for large projects, but also for an and mathematics range from the reionisation of the uni- idea that – characteristically for Heidelberg – could turn verse after the big bang to neural activity patterns in the science on its head: STRUCTURES College. The College brain as well as networks, machine learning, quantum ge- gives the researchers space and dedicated time to devel- ometry and topological methods in physics. What all of the op and reflect on their ideas separately from their other phenomena studied have in common is that they are all commitments. A little like the philosophers of yore, who based on physical processes. wandered the Philosophenweg path in deep thought, they meet here for a regular weekly meeting at an interdisci- Over a period of seven years, EUR 32.6 million will be plinary level that transcends career stages. They can take made available for these projects in research funding that time out to use their most powerful and promising scientif- can be used flexibly. “This is what makes the Cluster of ic tool, namely their brain. “The main thing that researchers Excellence so unique for us: We are not bound by specifi- need in order to come up with new ideas is the possibility cations for all of the funding and projects. We can restruc- to reflect on things in peace. The College provides an insti- ture as needed if new research approaches emerge, thus tutional framework for this by creating a space where re- progressing the Cluster dynamically”, explains Dr. May- searchers can leave their everyday lives behind and focus Britt Becker, Managing Director for the Cluster. These on their research for a while”, explains Professor Dr. Kless- innovative projects also include the exploratory projects. en. This approach also appeals to many highly respected “These are high-risk projects that potentially would nev- scientists and young researchers from abroad. er get a chance in normal funding procedures. We spe- cifically choose these in the Cluster in order to contribute INFORMATION AT whole new approaches that could lead to major progress”, www.structures.uni-heidelberg.de The Cluster of Excellence STRUCTURES at Heidelberg University addresses questions about the formation, role and detection of structure

in a broad range of natural phenomena, from subatomic particles to DATA AND FACTS cosmology and from fundamental quantum physics to neuroscience. The interdisciplinary research initiative attracts renowned scientists

from all over the globe and ties young researchers to Baden-Württem- COMBINED COMPETENCY FUNDING YEAR OF FOUNDING berg as a research location. over 130 € 32.6 m 2019 RESEARCHERS (2019 – 2025)

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Whether Brexit proponents in the UK or ‘yellow vest’ ac- tivists in France, movements protesting against inequality are emerging in a myriad of guises. Inequality is also at the core of the Fridays for Future protests, which call for the burden to be distributed fairly among the generations Social sciences and between the globalised countries of the North and the countries of the South. The Cluster of Excellence named “The Politics of Inequality” at the University of Konstanz was established in 2019. The researchers there are taking a closer look at the political dimension to inequality. “We THE POLITICS want to know to what extent political processes com- pound or reduce inequality”, says Prof. Dr. Marius Buse- The issue of inequality also resonates with the climate protests. meyer, Professor of Political Science and Spokesperson OF INEQUALITY for the Cluster of Excellence. The first question the Cluster causes and consequences”, explains Busemeyer. This as- asks is how inequality is perceived subjectively and wheth- pect has not been sufficiently researched in the past. er this subjective perception differs from the objective reality. Secondly, the researchers want to find out the extent The projects involve collecting survey data, carrying out in- to which perceptions lead to political mobilisation, such as terviews with experts and analysing political discourse us- protests or changes in voting patterns. The third area of re- ing computer linguistics methods. In terms of content, the search is to determine to what extent this triggers political projects focus on matters like the labour market, educa- reform processes that have an effect on inequality. tion and political participation in addition to the extensive- ly researched areas of income and wealth inequality. For This bundled expertise reflects the societal relevance of example, one of the Cluster’s projects investigates how dig- the topic. After just one year, the Cluster comprises 35 italisation and automation impact on different areas of poli- professors, referred to as ‘Principal Investigators (PIs)’, tics, while another examines the perception of gender and and roughly 25 research associates. The research alliance seniority wage inequality. Other projects are looking at top- is receiving EUR 30 million in funding (for an initial sev- ics such as how young peoples’ perception of inequality de- en-year period), in part due to its special organisational velops over time or what rights ethnic minorities have and at structure. “We have created a structure for ourselves that what point their protests against discrimination turn violent. forces us to work as an interdisciplinary team”, says Buse- meyer. The core of the Cluster’s work is currently centred The broad gearing of the Cluster’s research programme is around 13 individual projects from PIs in different disci- breaking new ground, thanks in part to its inclusion of lin- plines. Researchers from the political sciences, econom- guistics. According to Busemeyer, “Measuring linguistic ics, sociology, linguistics, psychology, the legal sciences skills should tell us how communication affects the per- and education research have formed an alliance, with the ception of inequality”. A further important component of primary focus on the empirical social sciences. The Clus- the Cluster’s work is to transfer knowledge to the general ter’s work builds on the interdisciplinary tradition fostered public, aided by measures such as the “Journalist-in-Resi- by the University of Konstanz as well as on existing re- dence” programme offered by the Cluster. “Numerous in- search into inequality by other institutions. “However, dividual projects are still in development. We want to grow our new question is concentrated heavily on the political further”, says the Cluster’s Spokesperson.

INFORMATION AT Around the globe, populist movements are gaining in strength and creating www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequality societal division. From the widening gap between rich and poor to

equal opportunities in education or discussions around gender, many DATA AND FACTS of the issues currently being debated relate to inequality. Even in the fight against climate change, the debate around burden sharing is cen-

tral. This political dimension to inequality is the subject of inter FUNDING COMBINED COMPETENCY DIVERSITY disciplinary research being undertaken by around 60 researchers from the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” at the University € 30 m roughly 60 13 of Konstanz. (2019 – 2025) RESEARCHERS RESEARCH PROJECTS

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“Imagine a pure-grade composite made from plastic that Fraunhofer in Germany, along with a fully accredited uni- is self-reinforcing, can be made from carbon dioxide, bi- versity with a focus on the environmental and engineer- omass or waste and that can be virtually entirely recy- ing sciences and strong social sciences. Connectivity with cled”, says Professor Dr. Rolf Mülhaupt, “then you know regional tech firms is strong, and the city is very open to what we are planning.” The Professor of Chemistry is topics around sustainability.” Environmental technology Director of the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) at the University of Freiburg. His research project is funded by the Sustainability Center Freiburg (LZN). All of the Center’s projects marry basic research with the development of prototypes that are essentially marketable. Teams SUSTAINABILITY comprising scientists from the University of Freiburg and at least one of Fraunhofer’s five Institutes for Applied Research work together on all of the projects. CENTER FREIBURG This additive-manufactured plastic is easier to recycle. Together with colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials and the company Lyondell- The Center's engineering core comprises the Department Basell, Mülhaupt undertakes research into mixes of low, of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH) at the Uni- medium and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes. versity of Freiburg, which was founded in 2015 and will The trick is that the material itself creates reinforcing fi- ultimately number 14 Chairs. Half will be funded by the bre structures when it is worked, making it much more University and half by Fraunhofer. Baden-Württemberg’s robust than traditional polyethylene. What’s even better Ministries of Economics and Science as well as Fraun- is that if the plastic is used for 3D printing, the orienta- hofer provided funding of EUR 7.2 million for the Center tion of those structures can be controlled by moving the in the pilot phase up until 2018. A further EUR 6 million printer head. This means that more complex composites will be provided up until 2020. “In addition, we acquired can be manufactured to a pure grade and reinforced as almost EUR 14 million in the first three years from orders needed – for example gearwheels, absorbers and plug from industry”, says Benz. connectors. According to Mülhaupt, there are many feasible uses for the recyclable material. He now wants to The Center offers workshops, liaises with industry and team up with his colleagues at Fraunhofer to test long- provides support for start-ups. The research projects term properties under stress. He has been working suc- relate to the areas of sustainable materials, energy sys- cessfully with Fraunhofer as a partner from industry for tems, resilience engineering and societal and ecological decades: “What we are doing is not wishful thinking; it’s transformation. Researchers are working on refining LED already a reality in a pilot system. And it’s something that lighting, using drones to scan natural surfaces, or on new not everyone can do.” testing methods for power electronic components that can lengthen the service life of inverters in solar units or The objective of the Sustainability Center is to provide fast-charging stations for electric vehicles. “There is a technical and scientific answers to questions relating to global sustainability problem”, says Dr. Juri Lienert from sustainability. When Fraunhofer was looking for a suitable the LNZ Central Office. “Luckily, in Freiburg we have the location back in 2015, Freiburg was the obvious choice, scientific and societal skills to help provide solutions.” says Dr. Karin Benz from the Central Office: “With five Fraunhofer Institutes, Freiburg has the highest density for INFORMATION AT www.leistungszentrum-nachhaltigkeit.de/en As a location for science and academia, Freiburg has become an important engine for developing technologies related to sustainability – thanks in no small part to the Sustainability Center Freiburg. Since DATA AND FACTS 2015, scientists at the University of Freiburg and the city’s five Fraun- hofer Institutes have been carrying out interdisciplinary research

in the fields of sustainable materials, energy systems, resilience engi- FUNDING YEAR OF FUNDING DIVERSITY neering and approaches for ecological and societal transformation. € 13.2 m 2015 20 (2015 – 2020) PUBLICLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS (2015 – 2020)

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GRADUATE SCHOOLS | CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE | IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE

individuals and organisations”. Together they build the CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE core of Heidelberg’s research strategy. The university • STRUCTURES places a priority on advancing excellent individual dis • 3D Matter Made to Order ciplines, encouraging dialogue across traditional disciplines and providing research results that are useful *Excellence to society and business. The University of Hohenheim is working on interdiscipli- Strategy nary research in the areas of bioeconomics, global food 4 OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITIES IN security and ecosystems and the health sciences. Central academic services, state institutes and laboratories allow BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG Research in Baden-Württemberg UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM interdisciplinary, joint research projects to be carried out in www.uni-hohenheim.de/ a hands-on way. en/english

KIT is Germany’s oldest technical university and the re- GRADUATE SCHOOLS UNIVERSITY search University of the Helmholtz Association. Its spe- • Karlsruhe School of Optics & Photonics cialist areas of research include energy, mobility, informa- • Karlsruhe School of Elementary Particle and tion, elementary particle and astroparticle physics, Astroparticle Physics * climate and environment, man and technology, materials, • BioInterfaces International Graduate School RESEARCH KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF structures and functions. TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER OF EXCELLENCE • 3D Matter Made to Order www.kit.edu • Energy Storage Beyond Lithium: New Concepts for a Sustainable Future

The University of Konstanz takes an interdisciplinary ap- GRADUATE SCHOOLS proach to science. Key areas of research are cultural • Graduate School of Decision Sciences and decision-making studies, chemical biology and ecolo- • Graduate School Chemistry gy, molecular nanoscience and materials science. This • Graduate School Biological Sciences young university actively promotes careers in new areas • Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology of science. Baden-Württemberg is one of Europe’s leading * UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE regions for research, with a wide range of insti- www.uni-konstanz.de/en/ • The Politics of Inequality: Perceptions, Participati- tutions and excellent prospects. Within the frame- on and Policies work of the Excellence Strategy, four of Germany’s • Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour eleven top research universities that have been With its focus on business studies, economics and social GRADUATE SCHOOL recognised for their cutting-edge research are in sciences, the University of Mannheim is one of Germa- • Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences Baden-Württemberg. They offer top-quality teach- ny’s top research centres. Its courses have been ranked ing, excellent facilities and a wide range of perso- UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM very highly for many years. nalised services. www.uni-mannheim.de/en/

The University of Stuttgart enjoys an outstanding posi- GRADUATE SCHOOLS tion as an internationally renowned research institute • Graduate School of Excellence Advanced with an interdisciplinary approach focusing on natural Manufacturing Engineering sciences and engineering. Its research areas include • Graduate and Research School for Energy modelling and simulation technology, new materials, com- Efficiency Stuttgart UNIVERSITY EXCELLENCE STRATEGY UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART plex systems and communication, and technology con- CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE GRADUATE SCHOOLS | CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE | IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/ cepts. • Data-integrated simulation sciences The University of Freiburg is one of Germany’s oldest and GRADUATE SCHOOL • Intergrative Computational Design and Construc- most famous universities. The university’s many research • Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine tion for Architecture centres have an important role to play. They include cen- • Graduate School of Robotics The University of Tübingen stands for a 500-year tradition tres for neuroscience, material science, medicine and law. GRADUATE SCHOOL CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE of research in humanities and social, natural and life • Learning, Educational Achievement, and Life • BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies sciences. Its main areas of research include integrative Course Development UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG • BrainLinks – BrainTools neurosciences, translational immunology and cancer CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE www.uni-freiburg.de/?set_ • Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials * research, geological and environmental research, astro- • Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor language=en Systems UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN physics, particle physics and quantum physics. Therapies www.uni-tuebingen.de/en/ The University of Heidelberg is Germany’s oldest univer- GRADUATE SCHOOLS • Control of Microorganisms to Fight Infection sity and one of Europe’s leading centres for research. • Heidelberg Graduate School for Physics • Machine Learning in Science Based on its broad spectrum of research, its four inter- • Heidelberg Graduate School of Surgery As a research institution, it draws its strength from its GRADUATE SCHOOL disciplinary areas of research are: the molecular and • Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and * close interdisciplinary collaboration. It specialises in • International Graduate School in Molecular cellular biology foundations of life, creating structures Computational Methods for the Sciences UNIVERSITY OF research into trauma, ageing, quantum physics, energy Medicine Ulm and models in the material world, cultural dynamics • Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate HEIDELBERG ULM UNIVERSITY storage, and the interaction between man and machine. in globalised worlds, and “self-regulation and regulation: www.uni-heidelberg.de School www.uni-ulm.de/en/ CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE • Energy Storage Beyond Lithium: New Concepts for a Sustainable Future

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UNIVERSITIES OF BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG APPLIED SCIENCES COOPERATIVE STATE UNIVERSITY

The universities of applied sciences (HAW) in Baden- topics nationally to create infrastructure synergies for The Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University specialist conditions in business, technology and so- Württemberg successfully take part in competitive high-level research. (DHBW) is unique in the way it combines theory and cial studies. Joint research offers partners a clear programmes to gain research funding. They apply as practice. With its accreditation as a university, the added value and improves the quality of teaching. In re- individual universities or cooperate with partners from As a strategic joint HAW project, Centres of Applied DHBW was awarded a joint research project. Research turn, the DHBW is integrated into specialist networks. research and industry. In many research projects, the Research at Universities (ZAFH) have been set up to is oriented towards application and transfer, particu- The DHBW’s Research Support Centre also offers HAW work with companies in the region, particular- consolidate research structures in proven areas of com- larly in collaboration with partners in industry. They a comprehensive research service, from developing ly SMEs. Their research activities are practical and petence. Strong research groups have provided the foun- work together to develop innovative concepts, strate- ideas and drawing up contracts right up to transfer and application-oriented, anchored in the region but part dation for the establishment of numerous cooperative gies and technologies and reflect professional and marketing. of global networks, and in line with international re- graduate programmes to encourage young academics in search and innovation strategies. On this basis they make a applied research, provide them with close supervision major contribution to the transfer of knowledge and tech- and structured doctoral studies in conjunction with the nology in the knowledge and business hub of Baden- state’s universities. BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG COOPERATIVE STATE UNIVERSITY Württemberg. www.dhbw.de/english/home.html Subjects range from engineering, economics and the DHBW LÖRRACH DHBW RAVENSBURG The universities’ research is supported by the Insti- social sciences to the life sciences and integrate inter- DHBW HEIDENHEIM https://dhbw-loerrach.de/internation- www.ravensburg.dhbw.de tutes for Applied Research, while the Baden-Württem- disciplinary topics such as mobility research, energy and www.heidenheim.dhbw.de/en/home.html al-visitors/ berg Centre of Applied Research (BW-CAR) networks environmental research and the interaction between DHBW HEILBRONN DHBW STUTTGART the research expertise in quality-assured research man and machine. DHBW MANNHEIM https://www.heilbronn.dhbw.de/inter- https://www.dhbw-stuttgart.de/zielgrup- www.dhbw-mannheim.de national/junior-program.html pen/international-visitors/overview/ DHBW KARLSRUHE DHBW MOSBACH DHBW VILLINGEN-SCHWENNINGEN www.karlsruhe.dhbw.de/en/general/ https://www.mosbach.dhbw.de/en/inter- www.dhbw-vs.de about-us.html national-office/international/about-us/

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With its six universities of education, Baden-Württemberg a large degree of responsibility for advancing new gen- is the only state in Germany to offer this kind of spe- erations of academics in educational and methodolog- cialist university for studying educational science. The ical disciplines. An outstanding environment is offered universities of education also place a high priority on re- by the unique disciplinary and interdisciplinary research search. Research topics range from basic research into programmes and the Graph joint graduate school. ciences anagement and Finance educational theory to application-oriented educational research across a broad range of disciplines, such as em- The universities of education carry out research at na- Applied S Aalen UniversityAlbstadt-Sigmaringen of AppliedBiberach Sciences UniversityEsslingen University FreiburgUniversityof Appliedof Applied ProtestantCatholic Sciencesof AppliedSciences UniversityFurtwangen University Sciences ofHeilbronn of AppliedUniversity AppliedKarlsruhe SciencesUniversity Sciences of Applied KehlFreiburgUniversity of SciencesAppliedUniversityKonstanz of Sciences Applied of UniversityPublic University Sciences Public Administration of LudwigsburgM Appliedof Applied SciencesMannheim Sciences Protestant LudwigsburgNürtingen-Geislingen University UniversityOffenburg of– Applied of AppliedPforzheim University UniversitySciences SciencesRavensburg-Weingarten University of of Applied AppliedReutlingen of Sciences SciencesAppliedUniversity University Sciences UniversityUniversity of of Applied Applied of AppliedStuttgart ofForest Sciences Design SciencesStuttgart Sciences Media Schwäbisch University TechnicalRottenburgUlm GmündUniversity University of Applied of Sciences pirical teaching-learning research, studies of education tional and international level and in conjunction with oth- Energy systems and resource at particular institutions, teaching methods and profes- er universities and research institutions. Every year they efficiency sionalisation. The universities of education are strong receive millions of euros in external funding. Funding is Materials design and manufacturing centres for educational research. The universities of ed- provided by institutions such as the German Research ucation have as part of their mandate the right to award Fellowship (DFG), the EU and the Federal Ministry of Ed- Technology for smart systems doctorates and habilitations and therefore shoulder ucation and Research (BMBF). Information and communication systems

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The Max Planck Society employs around 3,560 • Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg people in the state, including numerous researchers www.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de from all over the world. The Max Planck Institutes • Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, have a strong international network thanks to its www.ab.mpg.de • Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, many joint research projects with foreign partners. Tübingen www.fml.tuebingen.mpg.de

Supporting the next generation of academics and • Condensed Matter, Stuttgart scientists plays a key role in the research policies www.imprs-cms.mpg.de of the Max Planck Society. The International Max • Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Tübingen Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) are an important https://imprs.is.mpg.de Research in Baden-Württemberg • Astronomy and Cosmic Physics, Heidelberg element in this. They offer structured doctoral www.imprs-hd.mpg.de programmes in innovative and interdisciplinary areas • Comparative Criminal Law, Freiburg such as molecular biology, neuroscience, demo- www.imprs-cc.de graphics, plasma physics, polymer research and IT. • From Molecules to Organisms, Tübingen There are eleven of these Research Schools in www.imprs.tuebingen.mpg.de NON-UNIVERSITY Baden-Württemberg. They provide excellent con- • Cognitive & Systems Neuroscience, Tübingen INTERNATIONAL ditions for gifted students from Germany and www.neuroschool-tuebingen.de MAX PLANCK RESEARCH abroad to carry out their doctoral studies. Around • Immunobiology, Epigenetics & Metabolism, Freiburg RESEARCH SCHOOLS (IMPRS) half of the students are from abroad, and they www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de www.mpg.de/en/imprs can choose to complete their doctorates at univer- • Organismal Biology, Konstanz www.orn.mpg.de/en sities in Germany or in their home country. • Precision Tests of Fundamental Symmetries, Heidelberg www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/imprs-ptfs • Quantum Dynamics in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Heidelberg www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/imprs-qd • Successful Dispute Resolution in International Law, Heidelberg www.ipr.uni-heidelberg.de/index_en.html Few regions in Europe are home to as many research institutions as Baden-Württemberg. Major internation- The Helmholtz Association employs more than • German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Tübingen, al and national research centres such as the Europe- 40,000 staff in 18 research centres with a focus Freiburg an Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg and on natural sciences, technology, medicine and bi- www.dktk.dkfz.de/en/home the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg exist ology. The researchers work on solutions to the • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg alongside the Centre for Art and Media in Karlsruhe and main, most pressing problems of society, science www.dkfz.de/en/index.html • German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Tübingen numerous institutions belonging to famous research as- and business. Their strategic, programmed re- www.dzd-ev.de/en/index.html search is focused on six areas: energy, earth and sociations. These include 13 institutes of the Max Planck • German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), environment, health, matter, key technologies, Society, 3 Helmholtz Association research centres and Heidelberg, Mannheim 17 Fraunhofer Institutes. aerospace and transport. With an annual budget https://dzhk.de/en in excess of 4 billion euros the Helmholtz Associ- • German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Heidelberg, ation is Germany’s largest scientific organisation. Tübingen With the KIT and the DKFZ, the largest biomedical www.dzif.de/en research institute in Germany, two Helmholtz cen- • German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, tres are based in Baden-Württemberg. Others Lampoldshausen, Ulm www.dlr.de/EN/Home/home_node.html INSTITUTION have branches in the state: the six German Cen- tres for Health Research with its eleven locations • German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of • Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg and the DLR with three locations. The DLR car- www.dzl.de • German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Science e.V. is an independent, non-profit re- www.mpia.de/en HELMHOLTZ ries out comprehensive R&D work in the areas of Tübingen, Ulm search organisation. Its institutes primarily focus • Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and ASSOCIATION aerospace, energy, transport and safety. Baden- www.dzne.de/en on basic research in selected fields in natural International Law, Heidelberg www.helmholtz.de Württemberg is also home to the National Center • Helmholtz Institute for Electrochemical Energy sciences, humanities and social sciences, and www.mpil.de/en/pub/news.cfm for Tumour Diseases (NCT) in Heidelberg and the • Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Storage (HIU), Ulm their discoveries and findings provide a foun- Helmholtz Institute for Electrochemical Energy Criminal Law, Freiburg www.hiu-batteries.de/battery-research-center-in-germany/ dation for innovations that are important for busi- Storage in Ulm (HIU). www.mpicc.de • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe ness and society. It has produced more Nobel • Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen www.kit.edu/english/index.php prize winners than any other research establish- www.kyb.mpg.de • National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg ment in Germany, including Klaus von Klitzing • Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen www.nct-heidelberg.de/en.html and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. The research www.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de MAX PLANCK SOCIETY topics studied at the Max Planck Institutes • Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart www.mpg.de/en complement the work of universities and other www.fkf.mpg.de research institutions. Baden- Württemberg • Max Planck Institute of Immunbiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg is home to 13 Max Planck Institutes. www.fkf.mpg.de/en • Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Tübingen www.is.mpg.de • Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/mpi/en

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The Leibniz Association brings together 95 inde- • FIZ-Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information In a region that is home to many mid-tier businesses, • Hohenstein Institute for Textile Innovation (HIT), Bönnigheim pendent research establishments. Its research Infrastructure (FIZ), Karlsruhe the Baden-Württemberg Innovation Alliance www.hohenstein.de includes natural sciences, engineering, environ- www.fiz-karlsruhe.de/en (innBW) plays an important role thanks to its tar- • Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry mental science, economics, spatial planning, • GESIS – Leibniz Institute of Social Sciences, Mannheim geted, applied research activities. innBW is an (fem), Schwäbisch Gmünd www.fem-online.de/en social sciences and humanities. The Leibniz Insti- www.gesis.org/en/home alliance of 13 independent applied research institu- • Institute for the German Language (IDS), Mannheim • The FZI Research Centre for Information Technology at KIT, tutes focus on issues that are relevant to soci- tions with a total of 1,150 employees. The insti- www.ids-mannheim.de Karlsruhe ety, the economy and the environment. They carry tutes target their research to meet the needs of • Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Acquisition Media (IWM), www.fzi.de/en/home out empirical and applied research, including in business and the economy and focus on areas Tübingen • Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, Stuttgart, Villingen-Schwenningen of technology that are important for them. With the umbrella Leibniz research associations, and are www.iwm-tuebingen.de/www/en www.hahn-schickard.de/en or support scientific infrastructures and offer re- • Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics (KIS), Freiburg some 4,500 industry-related projects in key areas • Institute of Laser Technology in Medicine and Measurement LEIBNIZ ASSOCIATION search-based services. Seven Leibniz Association www.kis.uni-freiburg.de for the future, such as health and elderly care, Technology (ILM) at the University of Ulm, Ulm www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en institutes are based in Baden-Württemberg. • Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut (MFO), Oberwolfach sustainable mobility, energy and environmental www.ilm-ulm.de www.mfo.de technology, information and communication, • Stuttgart Institute of Microelectronics (IMS CHIPS), Stuttgart • Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim innBW plays an important role in the state’s tech- www.ims-chips.de www.zew.de/en nology transfer. The majority of its research is • Institute of Textile Chemistry and Chemical Fibres (ITCF) commissioned by small and mid-tier companies. at the German Institutes of Textile and Fibre Research For the development of new, innovative prod- Denkendorf (DITF), Denkendorf ucts, the focus is on materials and surfaces that www.ditf.de/en Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer Society works • Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF, are suitable for a range of technologies, micro- • Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering (ITV) with international partners to advance applied re- Freiburg system technology / electronics, digitalisation, at the German Institutes of Textile and Fibre Research search for the benefit of business and society. www.iaf.fraunhofer.de/en BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG nanotechnology, biotechnology, photonics, pro- Denkendorf (DITF), Denkendorf • Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Organisa- www.itv-denkendorf.de INNOVATION ALLIANCE duction engineering and management systems. tion IAO, Application Centre for Solutions for Energy and IT • NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, Universities of It receives research contracts from industry, ser- www.innbw.de The Innovation Alliance has the key function of Mobility Interfaces, Stuttgart Tübingen and Reutlingen vice companies and public bodies. The aim of its building bridges between basic research at uni- www.iao.fraunhofer.de/lang-en www.nmi.de/en research activities is to transfer its findings into versities and the technical advances taking place • Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP, Stuttgart • Centre for Management Research (DITF-MR) at the German innovative products and services. The Fraunhofer in industry. The directors of most of these insti- www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en Institutes of Textile and Fibre Research (DITF), Denkendorf Institutes also carry out their own initial research • Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT, Pfinztal tutes are also professors at universities or heads www.ditf.de/en in order to have an influence on the development of university departments. This guarantees that a www.ict.fraunhofer.de/en • Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research of the technology of the future. Research topics • Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and lot of knowledge and personnel exchange takes Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Stuttgart, Ulm include health and the environment, protection and Biotechnology IGB, Stuttgart place between the independent research institutes www.zsw-bw.de/en safety, mobility and transport, production and ser- www.igb.fraunhofer.de/en.html and the universities. Undergraduates and post- vices, communication and knowledge and energy • Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst Mach graduates can also gain further qualifications for and raw materials. The Fraunhofer Institutes work Institute EMI, Freiburg, Kandern branch, Efringen-Kirchen future work in industry by writing dissertations together in institute associations and joint research sub-institute and doctoral theses that are relevant to current projects and also work closely with external part- www.emi.fraunhofer.de/en.html practical issues in industry. ners such as universities and other research institu- • Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and tions. In Baden-Württemberg the Fraunhofer Image Exploitation IOSB, Karlsruhe and Ettlingen branches Society is represented by 13 institutions, a field www.iosb.fraunhofer.de/servlet/is/12481 The Baden-Württemberg Academy of Sciences office and three project groups. • Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques is one of eight German Academies of Sciences. It IPM, Freiburg www.ipm.fraunhofer.de/en is a learned society of eminent scientists and a modern non-university research institute that is cur- • Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and HEIDELBERG ACADEMY rently involved in 20 projects. The Academy or- Automation IPA, Stuttgart OF SCIENCES AND www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/en.html ganises academic conferences and public lecture FRAUNHOFER SOCIETY HUMANITIES • Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg series and supports new generations of www.fraunhofer.de/en www.hadw-bw.de www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en scholars. • Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe www.isi.fraunhofer.de/en.html The EMBL, based in Heidelberg, was established • Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, in 1974 and is supported by more than twenty Freiburg branch member states. Its core activities are: basic research www.iwm.fraunhofer.de/en.html in molecular biology, education, academic services, • Fraunhofer Information Centre for Planning and Building EUROPEAN MOLECULAR developing new research tools and methods, tech- IRB, Stuttgart BIOLOGY LABORATORY nology transfer and building life sciences net- www.irb.fraunhofer.de (EMBL) works throughout Europe. • Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Würzburg, www.embl.de field office Bronnbach www.isc.fraunhofer.de/en.html • Fraunhofer Project Group for Automation in Medicine and Biotechnology PAMB, Mannheim Founded in Karlsruhe in 1963, the ITU aims to www.pamb.ipa.fraunhofer.de/en.html provide a scientific basis for protecting against • Fraunhofer New Drive Systems NAS project group, the dangers of highly radioactive materials. The Karlsruhe Institute is part of the European Commission’s www.ict.fraunhofer.de/en/comp/nas.html Joint Research Centre (JRC). • Fraunhofer Lightweight Construction Technologies BTL INSTITUTE FOR project group, Stuttgart TRANSURANIUM www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/en.html ELEMENTS (ITU) www.ec.europa.eu/jrc

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