FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to make sci-tech information from all over the world publicly available and to provide related services in order to support the national and international transfer of knowledge and the promotion of innovation.
Our mission is to be a leading provider of scientific information both in Germany and worldwide. We are strategically positioned as an international service partner for science and research. Our unique selling proposition is our acknowledged high level of professionalism in the business environment as well as our standing as a reliable neutral platform which arises out of our public mission.
Our products and services are offered under the banner of Advancing Science. Our strategy focuses on supporting the scientific value creation process by integrating content, technology and service into a comprehensive information infrastructure.
Our business areas are
- STN International, the world’s leading online service for research and patent information in science and technology
- KnowEsis, innovative e-Science solutions to support the process of research in all its stages, from the first idea to the final publication
- Databases and Information Services
Featured Highlights
In spring 2011, the committee "The future of the information infrastructure" (Kommission Zukunft der Informationsinfrastruktur – KII), chaired by Sabine Brünger-Weilandt, President & CEO of FIZ Karlsruhe, submitted a framework concept for a scientific information infrastructure in Germany to the Joint Science Conference (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz des Bundes und der Länder – GWK ). At the end of 2009, the GWK had commissioned the Leibniz Association to prepare such a concept. Mrs. Brünger-Weiland, in her function as an advisor of the Executive Board of the Leibniz Association in matters of information infrastructure, had then been invited to lead the group of experts.
Framework Concept for a Scientific Information Infrastructure in Germany
On July 13, 2011, FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure was evaluated by the Senate of the Leibniz Association with an excellent result. The experts confirmed that FIZ Karlsruhe provides outstanding services for science and business.