Alexander Kurz

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. operates as an application-oriented research organization. The firm focuses on health, security, communication, as well as environment and energy. It develops technology, designs products, and improves methods and techniques. The company was founded on March 26, 1949 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Fraunhofer USA, Inc. is a non-profit, research and development organization, which provides applied research services. It conducts applied R&D to customers from industry and state and federal governments. The firm develops and validates scientific applications and technologies for industrial innovation in the USA. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Part of SAP SE, Karlsruhe Research Center of Digital Equipment Corp operates an engineering research center. The private company is based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Karlsruhe Research Center of Digital Equipment was acquired by SAP SE from Compaq Computer Corp. on December 23, 1998.

Facility for Antiproton & Ion Research in Europe GmbH (FAIR) is a research facility located in Darmstadt, Germany. The German company employs about 1,580 people and is focused on creating extreme conditions in the laboratory to study matter under high temperatures, pressures, and densities. The research is divided into four experiment pillars\: NUSTAR, CBM, PANDA, and APPA. FAIR offers services and information for employees, as well as opportunities for international students and early-stage researchers to get involved in the FAIR accelerator project. The CEOs of the private company are Paolo Giubellino and Jörg Blaurock.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP is a research institute located in Potsdam, Germany. Founded in 1992, the German company specializes in researching and developing polymer applications.