Research Centres & Centres of Excellence
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The Cluster of Excellence Engineering of Advanced Materials – Hierarchical Structure Formation for Functional Devices (EAM) is the only interdisciplinary research collaboration of its type in Germany to focus on materials science and process technology. Its research centers on the fundamental and applied aspects of designing and creating novel high-performance materials. Situated at the Friedrich-Alexander-University it is part of the Excellence Initiative of the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), Germany's largest research funding organization.
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SAOT provides an interdisciplinary research and education programme of excellence within a broad international network with worldwide leading experts in order to promote innovation and leadership in the fields of optical metrology, optical material processing, optics in medicine, optics in communication and information technology, optical material and systems and computational optics.
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The objective of the Erlangen Transfer Centre is to take the findings of the research association's "micro-technical production" and adapt them for transfer to small and medium-sized companies.
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The Mechatronics & Automation Cluster e.V. is a platform and forum for the definition and implementation of measures to drive forward research in mechatronics and associated subject areas. Active communication between the worlds of academia and business serves to guarantee the quality and safety of innovation and contributes towards economic growth.
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The Bavarian Laser Centre (blz) is a research institute under private law in the surroundings of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. It was founded in 1993. Today, it is one of the centres of applied laser research in Germany.
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The association was established to promote energy research as well as education, further training, consultation, information and documentation in all fields significant to energy research. The association supports a scientific research institute with three divisions in Würzburg, Erlangen and Garching, employing about 180 scientists, technicians, administrative personnel and students.
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS performs contract research and development for industry and public authorities. Fraunhofer IIS researchers develop microelectronic systems and devices along with the required integrated circuits and software.
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Together with its industrial partners, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB) is developing new equipment and processes for semiconductor manufacturing, as well as simulation tools to characterize the process steps involved in modern microelectronics manufacturing.
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The Research Association Molded Interconnect Devices 3-D MID e.V. was founded in Erlangen in 1993 in order to support the numerous, interdisciplinary tasks in the introduction of the MID-technology. For this, the specific knowledge from the various disciplines needs to be bundled and exchanged. The Research Association comprises companies as well as research institutes concerned with design and engineering, materials, tooling and molding, metallization, structuring, and the downstream processing with assembly, connection technology and connectors as well as users of the technology.
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In collaboration with AUDI AG a regional skills centre has been set up in Ingolstadt offering young academics unique working conditions to render theoretical knowledge applicable in practical situations. It aims to further develop automotive electronics by means of new methods for simulation, design, data analysis and safety technology.
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Through the support of mainly clinically oriented research projects of high quality and through fostering of collaborations between clinically and theoretically working groups the IZKF aims to increase the overall quality of clinical research at the Medical Faculty.
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The Kompetenzzentrum Neue Materialien operates as a F&E service provider with a close, interdisciplinary collaboration with universities and research institutions.
