Fraunhofer IAO

The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO helps companies and institutions introduce new business models and efficient processes to make their businesses more successful. With our in-depth knowledge of organizational structures and technologies, we have the skills you need to put applied research into practice. We participate in international networks, investigating and shaping the frontline themes that are most relevant to the future of Germany as a business location. Our goal is to systematically optimize the ways in which people, organizations, and technology interact. Current topics of interest are cloud computing and sustainable solutions, the Internet of Services, the Internet of Things (IoT), business models, energy systems and management, and electromobility applications.