Fraunhofer Chile Research

Fraunhofer Chile Research

Fraunhofer Chile Research

Applied research to solve industry needs and accelerate technologies in Chile and Latin America.

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Center for Systems Biotechnology

Innovation to solve industry challenges in circular economy, functional foods, aquaculture and sustainable agriculture.

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Center for Solar Energy Technologies

Innovation for the development of a world-class solar industry.

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Fraunhofer-Haus, Hansastrasse 27c, 80686 Muenchen

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

With 75 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the world’s leading applied research organization.

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Fraunhofer Chile Research (FCR) was established in Chile in 2010, as the first institution of the Corfo’s International Centers of Excellence Program. Since January 2021, it is part of the National Research and Development Agency centers.

 

FCR has two centers: the Center for Systems Biotechnology (FCR-CSB) and the Center for Solar Energy Technologies (FCR-CSET), which are part of the 15 international independent institutions affiliated to Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany), the world’s leading applied research organization.

Center for Systems Biotecnology - Research areas and Services

The Fraunhofer Chile Center for Biotechnology Systems works on the development of bioproducts and services that allow the Chilean and Latin American productive sectors to advance towards a production model based on the sustainable transformation of biological resources, in balance with biodiversity and environmental protection.

 

Research Area

Bioeconomy

  • Bioproducts from natural raw materials for application in the food, feed, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical industries.
  • Sustainable agriculture projects to increase biodiversity and productivity of commercial orchards and contribute to improving Latin American beekeeping with health prevention strategies.
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Research Area

Environmental Biotechnology

  • Molecular technologies for environmental monitoring and reducing the impact of productive activity on biodiversity.
  • Design of solutions for a healthier and more sustainable animal and agricultural production.
  • Technologies to reduce the generation of organic waste with circular economy strategies.
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Services

Business Development

  • A science-based business team connects industry with the research areas of FCR-CSB and the Fraunhofer institutes in Germany. This helps to formulate R&D transfer packages tailored to each client.
  • Our team offers techno-economic analysis and technological roadmaps for companies and productive sectors and supports the application of companies for funds and subsidies to promote R&D&i.
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Services

Laboratory

State-of-the-art infrastructure for analytical services, technical and human capabilities in molecular biology, microbiology, and analytical chemistry.

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Center for Solar Energy Technologies - Business areas

 

Solar thermal systems

We focus our research on the use of engineering for the development of innovative technology in the installation and management of solar thermal pilot plants.

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Photovoltaics systems

In order to anticipate problems at an early stage, we provide services for the photovoltaic industry with certified state-of-the-art technology and specialized professionals.

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Testing and analysis

We have experience in testing and analysis, to evaluate the operation and condition of photovoltaic plants.

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News and Press Releases

 

© Michael Mueller/Flickr

20.5.2021

Loss of bees endangers Latin American ecosystems

On the International Bee Day, the SciDev.Net news website highlighted the main conclusions of the study published in Veterinary Sciences by Bee Health Latin America and the National University of Rosario (Argentina).

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© Álex Brown

19.5.2021

R&D for a sustainable aquaculture

In a special edition about Aquaculture, El Mercurio newspaper highlighted some of the services and technologies developed by Fraunhofer Chile Center for Biotechnology in this area. Among them, there is a system to prevent pollution from salmon farming and technologies to support environmental impact studies and early detection of pathogens in aquaculture centers.

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© Salud Apícola Latinoamérica

10.5.2021

Workshop addressed the challenges and opportunities of beekeeping for the O'Higgins Region

In the online activity, organized by the University of O'Higgins with the collaboration of Fraunhofer Chile, the importance of associativity and achieving a balance between beekeeping health and productivity was highlighted. 

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© Salud Apícola Latinoamérica

10.5.2021

Study identifies practices with the greatest impact on the health and productivity of honey bees

A study by the Bee Health Latin America Program published in the journal Veterinary Sciences identified anthropogenic factors associated with vulnerability to diseases and the productivity of hives.

 

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News and press releases Center for Systems Biotechnology

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News and press releases Center for Solar Energy Technologies

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