Organizational structure of Fraunhofer ITEM

Headed by the institute directors, Fraunhofer ITEM is organized in four divisions, Central Services and four Staff offices. The Fraunhofer ITEM headquarters are in Hannover (Germany) and the Division of Personalized Tumor Therapy is based in Regensburg's BioPark.

Facts and figures

Staff

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Development of the number of employees. 

*Note: [as of 31.03.2026] The sale of the Pharmaceutical Biotechnology division at the Braunschweig site of Fraunhofer ITEM and the transfer of employees to Avethera GmbH took place on March 16, 2026.

Employment groups

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Our employees were active in these employment groups and came from a total of 12 different countries.
64 percent were women.

Total budget

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The institute budget for 2025 had a volume of approximately 42.7 million euros.
Investments by Fraunhofer ITEM amounted to 1.3 million euros.
Total budget 2025:
44 million euros

Sponsors and external income

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Financing by acquired funding amounted to 60 percent in 2025.
The share of industry income in the institute’s budget was 41 percent.