The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI analyses the origins and impacts of innovations. We research the short- and long-term developments of innovation processes and the impacts of new technologies and services on society. Today, Fraunhofer ISI employs about 240 staff members, among them scientists from the fields of natural sciences, engineering, economics and social sciences who each year work on about 370 research projects. The annual budget, nearly 23 million euro in 2014, is mainly earned from contracts performed for national and international public bodies, for industry and for foundations and scientific organisations. The primary focus of the Business Unit Policy and Evaluation is the analysis and evaluation of research, technology and innovation policy measures. The prerequisite for being able to do this is profound knowledge of how national and international research and innovation systems function and their dynamics. Our scientific policy advice concentrates on analyses of the preconditions and success factors of state intervention in the innovation system; the drivers, interdependencies, developments and effects of internationalization processes (e.g. European research area); support instruments for innovation-oriented company start-ups, among others; the demographic dimensions of the innovation system (gender, mobility, careers), and knowledge and technology transfer processes.
Contact persons:
Dr. Susanne Bührer
CC Policy – Industry - Innovation
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation research ISI
Breslauer Straße 48 | 76139 Karlsruhe
Phone +49 721 6809-148 | Fax: +49 721 6809-176
mailto: susanne.buehrer@isi.fraunhofer.de
Dr. Cheng Fan
CC Policy – Industry - Innovation
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation research ISI
Breslauer Straße 48 | 76139 Karlsruhe
Phone +49 721 6809-481 | Fax: +49 721 6809-176
mailto: cheng.fan@isi.fraunhofer.de
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Muller
CC Policy – Industry - Innovation
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation research ISI
Breslauer Straße 48 | 76139 Karlsruhe
Phone +49 721 6809-232 | Fax: +49 721 6809-176
mailto: emmanuel.muller@isi.fraunhofer.de
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710470