Research and Development

The companies located in the ChemCologne region benefit from the highly developed network of science facilities dealing with all aspects of the chemical value-added-chain. The following selection of universities, colleges and other institutes highlights the significance of Research and Development in the ChemCologne region:

Fachhochschule Aachen (Aachen College for Applied Sciences)
Chemistry and biotechnology section; applied chemistry; research focus on polymer chemistry, nano- and biotechnology, polymer materials and bioengineering.

RWTH Aachen (Aachen Technical University)
Chemistry section, including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical engineering and macromolecular chemistry, fuel chemistry, process engineering. In the context of the Federal "Excellence"-initiative, the future concept "RWTH 2020: Meeting Global Challenges" is promoted.

Universität Bonn (Bonn University)
Chemistry section, including inorganic chemistry, organic- and biochemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry.

Fachhochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg College for Applied Sciences)
Chemistry section, including physical chemistry and instrumental analytics, analytical environmental chemistry, material and component testing (especially polymers), chemical engineering, process design, functional materials, industrial organic chemistry and polymer chemistry.

Universität Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf University)
Chemistry section, including inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry and theoretical chemistry.

Fachhochschule Köln (Cologne College for Applied Sciences)
Section for systems and process engineering, material sciences.

Universität zu Köln (Cologne University)
Chemistry section, including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry and theoretical chemistry.

Hochschule Niederrhein, Krefeld (Krefeld College of Applied Sciences)
Chemistry department with the focus on inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry, coatings.

Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Wuppertal University)
Research focus on environmental chemistry, natural products and material science.

Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum (DLR), Köln (German Aerospace Center, Cologne)
Research sections: material science and energy process engineering.

Forschungszentrum Jülich (Jülich Research Center)
The Jülich Research Center is one of the largest scientific facility in Europe with its 1,300 scientist (including 400 Ph. D. students and scholarship holders). It is a flagship institute for cooperation between industry and universities. Research is focused on biotechnology, bio- and nanosystems, solid state bodies and energy systems.

Fraunhofer Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Ökologie (IME), Aachen (Fraunhofer Institute Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Aachen)
The IME focuses on the fields of applied life sciences ranging from the molecule to the ecosystem. R&D activities are concentrated on the areas of diagnosis and therapy of human, plant and animal diseases as well as protection and improvement of agricultural crop and food products.

Besides all listed R&D facilities, various technology- and start-up-centers contribute to the innovative strength of the ChemCologne-Region. These centers offer an innovative environment to start-up-enterprises, where they can develop and realize their ideas. 22 technology- and start-up-centers, with at least one enterprise working on the fields of chemistry, life science, biotechnology or new material are located in the ChemCologne-Region.