Spin-off premium

Spin-offs are a strategic goal of the Fraunhofer Society and a potential way to bring research results to market. For Fraunhofer Institutes, however, this often means a loss of staff and financial returns; potential returns from spin-offs are usually realized only after a delay.

Therefore, a spin-off bonus was developed to achieve a timely financial impact for Fraunhofer Institutes launching spin-offs, based on easily collectible data.

The purpose behind our spin-off premium

​Our Spin-offs involving Fraunhofer institutes are supported through spin-off premium.

• Spin-offs are part of the Fraunhofer Society's strategy and the Fraunhofer institutes are encouraged to pursue this avenue for technology transfer  – despite any uncertainties that might be involved .
• ​We offer our institutes a way to compensate for the loss of expertise that comes with employees transferring with the spin-off (resolving the conflict: spin-off <-> the institute's core business).

You can find sample calculations and more information on our point system on our intranet page (internal link).