Non-university research at Adlershof
3D-television, super effective solar cells, traffic free motorways, ultra-sharp Mars cameras, the brightest light for mega-microscopes, energy saving light from light diodes, pure silicon counted to the last atom… these are the kinds of things that we research here at Adlershof.
2,900 staff work in the non-university research organisations in the fields of light, materials and models. Many of these organisations once formed part of the former East German Academy of Science.
- BAM – Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (Federal institute for global safety standards)
- DLR – Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (German Aerospace Center)
- FBH – Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (high frequency technology)
- HZB – Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (materials research, solar energy)
- IKZ – Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (crystal growth)
- MBI – Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
- PTB – Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (National Metrology Institute)
- LLBB – Landeslabor Berlin-Brandenburg (environmental / pollutant analysis)
- RLI – Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH (renewable energy)
- GFaI – Society for the Advancement of Applied Computer Science
- CSMB – Center for the Science of Materials Berlin
Science Network IGAFA
30 years ago the non-university research institutes formed the IGAFA (Joint Initiative of Non-University Research Institutes in Adlershof) scientific network.
Annually, round about 1000 publications are funded by the 217 million Euro budget, of which 82 million are derived from third-parties. In addition, 400 patents have been registered.
Every year, more than 1,200 guest scientists work at the IGAFA institutes, of which 150 long term (over a month).
The aim of IGAFA is to create new synergies and new knowledge by promoting interdisciplinary scientific co-operation and the exchange of ideas and experience between research institutes, as well as with universities and commercial enterprises. Furthermore, it supports the public understanding of science and creates synergy by providing infrastructure: support for international guests and management of meeting centers.
The Science Office is the front office of IGAFA and just that point of contact for scientists at the Adlershof technology park. Besides organizing singular events, the office provides a permanent forum for scientific exchange, practical discussions and thematic contacts.
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Portrait of the Adlershof Technology ParkFacts and figures on the high-tech locationpdf (1,27 MB) -
Map of the Technology Park AdlershofMap with infrastructure, transport connections and a directory of important facilitiespdf (4,26 MB) -
Research in AdlershofThe research network IGAFApdf (1,03 MB)