FRAUNHOFER GROUPS AND ALLIANCES Fraunh ofe r I ns t i tu te s wo r k ing in re late d su b j e c t are a s co o p e rate a s g ro u p s , fo s te r a j o int p re s e n ce o n t h e R& D market and help define the Fraunhofer- Gesellschaf t ’s business polic y. Institutes or depar tment s of ins t i tu te s w i t h co m p l e m e nt ar y e x p e r t is e s co lla b o rate in Fraunh ofe r “A llian ce s” to d e ve l o p busin e s s are a s together and of fer market solutions along the entire value chain. Fraunhofer IGB is an ac tive member of t h e Fraunh ofe r Gro u p fo r L i fe S ci e n ce s and, du e to i t s s t ro ng fo cus o n mate r ia ls s ci e n ce, an a s s o ciate d ins titute of the Fraunhofer Group for Materials and Comp onent s – M AT ER I A L S . Fur thermore, it is a member of various Fraunhofer Alliances and thus optimally integrated within the Fraunhofer net work. Fraunhofer Groups Fraunhofer Polymer Surfaces Alliance POLO® www.polo.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Group for Life Sciences Fraunhofer Cleaning Technology Alliance www.lifesciences.fraunhofer.de www.allianz-reinigungstechnik.de Fraunhofer Group for Materials and Components – Fraunhofer Water Systems Alliance (SysWasser) MATERIALS (associated institute) www.materials.fraunhofer.de www.syswasser.de Fraunhofer Technical Textiles Alliance www.textil.fraunhofer.de In addition, Fraunhofer Institutes carry out joint activities with- in Fraunhofer internal research programs. Examples of IGB’s involvement are the Fraunhofer lighthouse projects “Ther- anostic Implants”, “Critical Rare Earths”, “E3-Production”, and “Electricity as a Raw Material”. Fraunhofer Alliances Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance www.bau.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Big Data Alliance www.bigdata.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Energy Alliance www.energie.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Food Chain Management Alliance www.fcm.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Additive Manufacturing Alliance www.generativ.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Nanotechnology Alliance For further information www.nano.fraunhofer.de on our networking activities Fraunhofer Photocatalysis Alliance please visit: www.photokatalyse.fraunhofer.de www.igb.fraunhofer.de/network 2 1