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Top 25 Advanced materials research firms based in Germany

Name: Advanced materials research firms based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 87 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 87 advanced materials research firms headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 2,369 professional contacts across them, including 416 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers advanced materials research firms headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest advanced materials research firms based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 87 advanced materials research firms based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to advanced materials research firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Leibniz Institute For Solid State And Materials Research	Strong evidence	Dresden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	200 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden - IFW Dresden - conducts modern materials science.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Fraunhofer IWM	Partial evidence	Freiburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	177 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials Fraunhofer IWM is the point of contact for component and systems reliability, safety, durability, and functionality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Inm-Leibniz Institute For NEW Materials	Strong evidence	Saarbruecken, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	147 contacts →
	Strong evidence “INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials is focused on the research and development of materials – for today, tomorrow and the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Fraunhofer Institute For Silicate Research ISC	Strong evidence	Würzburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	137 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC) is a leading European hub for materials-focused R&D across various sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Fraunhofer Izfp	Partial evidence	Saarbrücken, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fraunhofer IZFP offers its customers and research partners the entire range of nondestructive testing technologies, whether it involves basic or applied research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Leibniz-Institut FÜR Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWT	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Das Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWT steht für Forschung im Bereich neuer Werkstoffe, neuer Prozesse und optimierter Bauteile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	FEM Forschungsinstitut	Partial evidence	Schwäbisch Gmünd, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1922 the fem is the world’s only independent Institute for Precious Metals Research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Fibrecoat	Partial evidence	Aachen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “All areas of our lives from our clothing to communication satellites are based on materials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Neue Materialien Bayreuth Gmbh	Strong evidence	Bayreuth, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH (NMB) is an independent, non- academic research institution for the development of novel material variants and associated energy-efficient…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Faserinstitut Bremen	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Das Faserinstitut Bremen e.V.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Filk Freiberg Institute Ggmbh	Partial evidence	Freiberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wir forschen, entwickeln und prüfen Materialien für die Industrie – unabhängig, innovativ und außeruniversitär.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Aucoteam Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIEN FÜR IHREN ERFOLG!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Encontec Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Weissach Im Tal-unterweissach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	33 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “encontec ist Teil der encontec group und unterstützt Industrieunternehmen in Entwicklung, Qualität und Produktion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	3p Instruments	Partial evidence	Odelzhausen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since the founding of the Quantachrome GmbH in 1990, we stand for the thorough characterization of particles, powders and porous materials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	GWP Gesellschaft FÜR Werkstoffprüfung MBH	Partial evidence	Zorneding Bei, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a full-service provider for materials technology!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Forschungszentrum Jülich - Imd-2	Strong evidence	Jülich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At IMD-2 (formerly IEK-1)-Materials Synthesis and Manufacturing Processes, we research and develop materials, parts and components for future high-efficiency energy conversion and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	IFW Jena Günter-Köhler-Institut FÜR Fügetechnik UND Werkstoffprüfung Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Jena, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Das Zusammenspiel zwischen Werkstoff und Bearbeitungsprozess ist Mittelpunkt der Forschung des ifw Jena in verschiedenen Verfahrensbereichen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Matplus Gmbh	Partial evidence	Wuppertal, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an independent specialist for materials data systems and associated services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Forschungsinstitut FÜR Glas Keramik - FGK	Indirect evidence	Höhr-grenzhausen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Das Forschungsinstitut für Glas – Keramik GmbH ist eine außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtung am Bildungs- und Forschungszentrum Keramik in Höhr-Grenzhausen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Dynexa	Indirect evidence	Laudenbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DYNEXA ist ein Unternehmen der AVANCO-Gruppe und Leichtbauspezialist mit einer einzigartigen Expertise in der Entwicklung und Produktion maßgeschneiderter Bauteile aus…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Chemilytics Gmbh & Co. KG	Partial evidence	Goslar, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ChemiLytics is one of Germany’s largest laboratory service providers for the analysis of inorganic materials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Gabo Werkstofftechnik Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Essingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	ACE Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Salem-neufrach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ACE GmbH's origins lie at EADS Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	RIO Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Siegen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die RIO GmbH vereint Prüflabor, Kalibrierlabor sowie Forschung und Entwicklung und ist seit mittlerweile über 20 Jahren ein zuverlässiger Partner für Industrieunternehmen aus den…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Institute Of Materials Science And Engineering Rptu WKK	Indirect evidence	Kaiserslautern, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We offer services in our core competency fields microstructural characterisation via optical and electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction based residual stress measurement and phase…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: advanced materials research firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names advanced materials research firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of advanced materials research firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name advanced materials research firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Advanced materials research firms based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

17.6%Verified-email coverage

27.2Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

5.7%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

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Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 87 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among advanced materials research firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “advanced materials research firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names advanced materials research firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among advanced materials research firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 416 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names advanced materials research firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many advanced materials research firms are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 87 advanced materials research firms headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Leibniz Institute For Solid State And Materials Research, headquartered in Dresden, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most advanced materials research firms?

Berlin leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Dresden (4) and Saarbrucken (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 416 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 87 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.