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19 Fraunhofer Group for Life Sciences The Group for Life Sciences is a key R&D partner to the phar- maceutical and medical engineering industries and to the bio- tech industry. By pooling complementary areas of expertise, the group is able to offer a broad spectrum of technologies and services. The group has an international outlook that reflects the globalized nature of this scientific field and the related commercial market. The Life Sciences Group is active in business areas such as medical translational research and biomedical technology, regenerative medicine, healthy foods, industrial biotechnology, and process, chemical, and herbicide safety, thus including numerous Fraunhofer IGB key compe- tences. Professor Hirth was appointed Group Chairman at the beginning of 2012. www.lifesciences.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Group for Materials and Components – MATERIALS Materials research covers the entire value chain, from the development of new materials and the enhancement of exist- ing ones, to industrial-scale manufacturing technology, char- acterization of material properties and evaluation of service behavior. The same research scope applies to the components made from these materials and the way they function in sys- tems. The Fraunhofer Group for Materials and Components addresses the entire range of materials and their composites, including metallic, inorganic / non-metallic, polymeric and re- newable materials. The Fraunhofer IGB’s strong competence in materials science qualified it to become a guest member of the Group in 2008. www.vwb.fraunhofer.de FRAUNHOFER GROUPS AND ALLIANCES Fraunhofer Institutes working in related subject areas cooperate as groups, foster a joint presence on the R&D market and help define the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s business policy. Institutes or departments of institutes with complementary competences collaborate in the form of Fraunhofer “alliances” to develop business areas together and offer and market solutions along the entire value chain. In addition, Fraun- hofer Institutes carry out joint activities within Fraunhofer internal research programs. Examples of IGB involvement are the Fraunhofer Beyond Tomorrow Projects “Molecular sorting” and “SKIN HEAL” as well as the Lighthouse Projects “Cell-free bioproduction”, “Rare earth metals” and “E3 production”.