At Fraunhofer ISI, we do research every day for a better future. In this year, however, we are also looking back over the past 50 successful years since the institute was founded in 1972.
On this page, we have collected special moments from this year – and the many prior ones. Browse through our commemorative brochure, find out more about the topics in our research anthology, or explore the Institute’s different activities in our social media campaign.
On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Fraunhofer ISI celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand ceremony in Karlsruhe. Guests from academia, the economy and politics came together to look back over 50 years of innovation research.
Under the motto “Shaping Future Together”, we wanted to celebrate the past and of course dare to look ahead to the future – as our Institute’s topics are more important now than ever before given the current challenges.
Prof. Dr. Jakob Edler gave an overview of 50 years of Fraunhofer ISI in his keynote speech, which can be read here in an abridged and slightly modified version. The welcoming address, the keynote speeches and the panel discussion on the topic of "Economy and Society in Transition" are available on YouTube in full length.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary, the staff members of Fraunhofer ISI are compiling an anthology with topics from five decades.
The publication entitled "Innovation and systems research in transition - 50 years of continuity and change in supporting innovation and transformation policies" is a joint effort across all Competence Centers and will soon be published by Springer Verlag (Heidelberg).
On our website we have compiled a preview of the contributions included.
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