In 2025, Fraunhofer IZI’s patent portfolio consisted of 46 intellectual property families (excluding those managed by Fraunhofer IZI-BB), which are available for use in collaborative projectsas well as for direct marketing and licensing.
Novel delivery systems for nucleic acids
Methods, reagents / antigens and biomarkers for the diagnosis of various infections and other diseases for human and veterinary medicine
New treatment methods for cancer and other diseases
Mineral compounds for prevention / therapy of intestinal diseases
RNA biomarkers for the prognosis of certain cancers
Methods, biomarkers and device components for point-of-care diagnostics of infectious agents
Drug / vaccine candidates for infectious and neurodegenerative diseases
New viral vectors for gene modification of immune cells
Optimized AAV vectors for the development of gene therapies, vaccines, and drug delivery systems
Inactivation of pathogens in the context of vaccine production
Novel ATMPs and methods for their optimization
Epitopes from food relevant for the development of allergies and corresponding antibodies as a basis for allergy test developments
Technologies for microfluidic systems
Novel dialysis methods and novel components of dialysis systems
Technical solution for the combination of amplification methods and LTF-based detection in one vessel for novel rapid infection tests
Technical solution for alarm monitoring in automated laboratory systems