Innovation & Technology Transfer
The Innovation & Technology Transfer Department serves as an interface between science, industry, and education at the institute. It provides a structured framework for all transfer-related processes at the FBH.
Its activities are based on five pillars:
- Research management supports third-party-funded projects, aims to increase external funding, and enhances the transfer potential of R&D projects.
- Business Development identifies, evaluates, and exploits market opportunities for the institute's research results and technologies, while establishing long-term industrial partnerships.
- Industrial Order Management implements systematic and efficient processes for acquiring, managing, and conducting contract research and industrial projects.
- Support for spin-offs promotes and supports the creation of new companies based on the institute's research results, from idea validation through to successful market entry.
- Education management specifically promotes young talent and strengthens sustainable skills development at the regional and national level.
By systematically combining research excellence, industrial cooperation, and entrepreneurship, the FBH strengthens its position as a key driver of innovation and a reliable partner for industry in the development of future technologies.
In addition, the FBH offers a broad range of scientific services to customers from research and industry and manufactures scientific prototypes in small series. Through its Prototype Engineering Lab, the FBH supports innovative product ideas and facilitates their transfer with the support of its spin-offs.
With the APECS pilot line, the FBH and its research partners within the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) provide large industrial companies as well as SMEs and
start-ups with low-threshold access to cutting-edge technologies. This access accelerates technology transfer and innovation, thereby contributing to secure and resilient semiconductor value chains.
Education & Training Management at the FBH: Securing the Next Generation of Skilled Workers and Professional Development
Through its long-standing commitment to vocational and academic education, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut ensures a steady supply of young skilled workers in the high-tech sector.The focus is on securing a skilled workforce and ensuring a new generation of talent in the high-tech sector – to meet the institute’s own needs and to support the Berlin-Brandenburg Optics and Photonics Cluster.
The ANH Berlin network (Education and Training Network High Technology), located at the FBH, connects training companies and supports their activities through:
- Career guidance: Insights into exciting career fields through institute tours and two major annual regional events in Adlershof: the Ausbildungs-Allianz Adlershof and the Mädchen-Technik-Kongress, each with approximately 200 participants.
- Recruitment: Interested applicants are specifically matched with partner companies.
The association proANH e. V. was founded to ensure the continuity of this work.
In addition, the Education & Training Management team coordinates various strategic initiatives and projects:
- Microtec Academy (flagship project “skills4chips”) – funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), the Microtec Academy is being established as a national training academy for microelectronics and microsystems technology.
- behightech.de – the platform showcases career paths in microelectronics. Formats such as the hybrid Makerbox, hands-on stations, company tours, and VR applications allow participants to experience technological processes firsthand.
- f³ – fit for future – funded by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ), this project strengthens regional dual vocational education and training with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).