We are a leading research institute for wood and renewable raw materials in Europe. Our core competencies lie in materials research and process technology along the entire value chain – from raw materials to the finished product. More than 120 highly qualified researchers develop methods and basic principles and conduct applied research at the interface between business and science in order to enable resource-conserving management in the circular bioeconomy.

As a COMET-K1 center, we are funded within the framework of COMET – Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies – by the BMIMI (Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure), BMWET (Federal Ministry for Economy, Energy and Tourism) and the provinces of Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Carinthia. The COMET program is managed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).