Institute in numbers

Employees

At present, the Fraunhofer IZI has a staff of more than 640 employees.

Included are mainly professionals working in the field of natural sciences, such as biologists, biochemists, physicists and biotechnologists, but also doctors of human and veterinary medicine and engineers. Furthermore, the Institute employs a number of technical assistants, like PTAs (pharmaceutical-technical assistant), MTAs (medical-technical assistant) or BTAs (biological-technical assistant). The scientific staff is supported by the administrative department and the executive departments.

Graph: Fraunhofer IZI employees 2024 by occupational group
Employees workforce composition 2024
Graph: Fraunhofer IZI employees 2024 by location
Employees by location 2024

Budget and projects

In 2024, the Fraunhofer IZI generated revenues of 44 million Euros.

About 49 percent of the revenues were in industrial contracts. In the context of competitive grants from the EU, German federal and state governments, about 30 percent of the income was raised. About 21 percent were generated through internal programs of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and other institutions (such as foundations).

Graph: Fraunhofer IZI project revenue by funding source 2024
Project revenues by funding source 2024
Graph: Fraunhofer IZI project revenue 2024 by location
Project revenues by location 2024

Scientific presence and network 2024