Fraunhofer Blockchain Lab

Fraunhofer's Blockchain Lab is a multi-disciplinary unit that designs, develops and evaluates blockchain applications. We transfer the latest R&D results in this young field into practical, integrative applications, putting special emphasis on short development cycles.

We work with you in developing customized solutions that meet your needs

• in one-day or multi-day workshops
• in applied research projects (analyzing the technology's potential or going all the way to implementing a system)
• with industry groups or cross-industry consortia
• developing and evaluating new forms of governance and business models

A blockchain is a distributed, decentralized data structure that provides for transparent chronological and unalterable storage of transactions in a network.

Properties

• Data management by the network instead of a centralized authority
• Unalterable transaction history through cryptographic principles

Potential advantages

• Transaction processing and verification without intermediaries
• Risk reduction through data and process integrity
• Cost reductions by avoiding intermediary services
• Automatic processes through smart contracts
• New forms of governance through novel processes
• Cross-industry ecosystems

Designing blockchain business models

• Creating individual or industry-wide business concepts
• Analyzing market potential, evaluating and developing disruptive solutions

Implementing blockchain technology

• Providing a development platform with several different blockchain systems (P2P network, validation server etc.)
• Developing blockchain applications
• Evaluating blockchain concepts

Legal and regulatory environment

• Counseling on the relevant legal aspects
• Evaluating blockchain systems and business models from a regulatory perspective
  
  

Bespoke solutions in complex application fields, based on blockchain concepts: Smart contracts and decentralized, autonomous forms of organization for more efficient governance and business processes.

• Internet of Things
• (Intellectual) property management
• Stock exchange trading
• Asset management
• Clearing processes