An overview of important research institutions in the Nuremberg Region:
Fraunhofer Institute IIS
Focus: software, micro-electronic circuits, appliances and systems for applications in micro-electronics and in information and communication technology
Focus: life sciences, modelling and simulation, materials and processes, mechatronics, optical research, particle physics and astrophysics, eco-system research and environmental technology, research in law, economics and social sciences, religion, law and ethics, regional research and globalisation, medieval research, philological documentation
Focus: general science, architecture, civil engineering, electronics, precision engineering, information technology, informatics, mechanical engineering and supply engineering, technical chemistry, process engineering, materials, business management, social sciences