Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM

11th COMPAMED Spring Convention

Speaker: Dr. Michael Baßler

Fraunhofer IMM is a leading contract research organization that has been providing innovative research and development services for over 30 years. With a clear focus on the energy, chemical and diagnostic sectors, the institute works on practical solutions for industry, research institutions and universities.

The project work of IMM supports strategic research fields such as hydrogen technologies, resource efficiency, climate protection, digital health and bioeconomy. In doing so, the institute is guided by global challenges and the goals of sustainable development.

The topics of clean energy, sustainability and health are at the center of its work.The expertise of the Fraunhofer IMM is based on its core competencies in the areas of materials, technologies, processes and engineering. These enable the efficient implementation of complex projects:

• Materials: Knowledge of chemical and biological compounds, their synthesis, properties and applications.
• Technologies: Decades of experience with analytical methods, processing and manufacturing techniques.
• Processes: Ability to develop and implement concepts in devices and systems.
• Engineering: Technical know-how for the planning, development and realization of integrated and functional systems.

The Fraunhofer IMM consistently pursues the goal of developing sustainable and marketable solutions that not only strengthen the competitiveness of its partners, but also actively contribute to solving societal challenges.

Services

• Microfluidic systems for biomedical diagnostics, industrial, and environmental analytics
• Chemical process engineering, development and intensification, mixing and fine chemistry
• Energy technology, production/handling of hydrogen, catalyst development
• Customer specific sensor development
• Scalable, continuous synthesis, particle size and concentration measurement and characterization of nanoparticles, encapsulation of active components