At the end of 2025, Fraunhofer IGB (in Stuttgart and its branches in Straubing, and Leuna) had a staff of 338 of which some 85 percent were scientific or technical employees. Women made up 54 percent of the total.
Cultural diversity has been practiced at the Institute and its branches for many years: 41 employees come from 21 different countries outside Germany.
The total budget for 2025 amounted to 37.3 million euros, of which 32.4 million euros was allocated to the operational budget (personnel costs: 18.8 million euros; non-personnel costs: 13.6 million euros). A total of 4.9 million euros was spent on investments.
79.4 percent of the operational budget was financed from Fraunhofer IGB's own revenues generated from contract research projects. 24.9 percent of the institute’s revenues came directly from industry.
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB