The Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM is one of more than 70 institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the world’s leading applied research organization. Protecting man from health hazards in our industrialized world and contributing to the development of novel therapeutic approaches are the aims Fraunhofer ITEM is pursuing with its contract research. With a focus on respiratory research, the R&D portfolio at our Hannover headquarters comprises three business areas: Drug Development, Chemical Safety and Translational Biomedical Engineering. In addition, our scientists in Regensburg do research in the field of personalized tumor therapy.
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The Fraunhofer ITEM annual revenue was $1.1 billion in 2026.
Jens Hohlfeld is the Division Director of Fraunhofer ITEM.
169 people are employed at Fraunhofer ITEM.
Fraunhofer ITEM is based in Hannover, Niedersachsen.
The NAICS codes for Fraunhofer ITEM are [722, 72].
The SIC codes for Fraunhofer ITEM are [737, 73].