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Top 25 Research institutes based in Berlin, Germany

Name: Research institutes based in Berlin, Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 96 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 96 research institutes headquartered in Berlin, Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 2,606 professional contacts across them, including 601 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers research institutes headquartered in Berlin, 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 21, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest research institutes based in Berlin, Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 96 research institutes based in Berlin, Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research institutes: 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	Fraunhofer Fokus	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	276 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS is one of the leading institutes in applied research for information and communication technologies (ICT).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Fraunhofer IZM	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	239 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fraunhofer IZM specializes in industry-oriented applied research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	DIW Berlin	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	214 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Weizenbaum Institute	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	149 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Weizenbaum Institute is a joint project from Berlin and Brandenburg funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Zuse Institute Berlin	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	139 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Interdisciplinary Research Institute for Applied Mathematics and Data-Intensive High-Performance Computing” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Fuer Sozialforschung WZB	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	103 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Das Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) untersucht grundlegende gesellschaftliche Fragen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Ecologic Institute	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ecologic Institute is an independent scientific institute for environmental research and policy analysis based in Berlin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Leibniz Association	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	82 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Leibniz Association connects 96 independent research institutions that range in focus from natural, engineering and environmental sciences to economics, spatial and social…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Dezim-Institut	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Das Deutsche Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) forscht zu Integration und Migration, zu Konsens und Konflikten, zu gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe und zu…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Society For The Advancement Of Applied Computer Science Gfai E.V	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GFaI is a private non-profit research institute in applied computer science.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Institut FÜR Ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung IÖW	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) is a leading scientific institute in the field of practice-oriented sustainability research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	FMD	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland, FMD) is a global innovation driver that, as the largest cross-location R&D cooperation for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	ZEG	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ZEG Berlin is offering all components for post-authorization medical research as a full-service institute, including post-authorization safety and efficacy studies and secondary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	NEXUS	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “nexus - Institute for Cooperation Management u.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Info Gmbh Markt- UND Meinungsforschung	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Full-Service-Institut Quantitative & qualitative Studien Markt- und Meinungsforschung seit über 30 Jahren” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	INGEF	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Die InGef - Institut für angewandte Gesundheitsforschung Berlin GmbH mit Sitz in Berlin unterstützt mit praxisnaher Forschung die Weiterentwicklung der Gesundheitsversorgung in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Borderstep Institute For Innovation And Sustainability Ggmbh	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability is active in the field of applied innovation and entrepreneurship research and committed to the vision of sustainable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	DIW Econ Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DIW Econ is an economics consultancy with a clear focus on business clients needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	IZT Institute For Futures Studies And Technology Assessment	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The IZT - Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment non-profit GmbH was founded in 1981 and addresses the major societal challenges with a focus on the necessary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	ZOIS	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) is an independent, international, publicly funded research institute.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Interval Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “InterVal ist ein Forschungs- und Politikberatungsunternehmen mit Sitz in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Delphi Research	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ÜBER DEN TELLERRAND BLICKEND Über den Tellerrand blicken heißt für uns einerseits, eine ganzheitliche Sicht auf Ihre Unternehmensziele und -prozesse zu haben: Wir legen höchsten…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Inter 3 Institute For Resource Management	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “inter 3 provides practice-oriented research and consultancy on flexible, adaptable semi- and decentralised infrastructures – for the prosperity of businesses and regions and for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Institute Of Electronic Business E.V	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Das Institute of Electronic Business ist ein An-Institut der Universität der Künste Berlin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Regiokontext Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die RegioKontext GmbH ist ein privates Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut mit Sitz in Berlin Charlottenburg.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 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: research institutes. 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 research institutes.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research institutes, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research institutes. 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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Research institutes based in Berlin, Germany at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

23.1%Verified-email coverage

27.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

100.0%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole Germany list rather than for Berlin, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Berlin, over 96 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 research institutes, 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 Berlin, Germany whose own description of what they do matches “research institutes”. 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 research institutes), 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 research institutes, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Berlin 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, 601 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 21, 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.

Research institutes by metro in Germany

Research institutes in Berlin96
Research institutes in Aachen41
Research institutes in Hamburg41
Research institutes in Hannover35
Research institutes in Stuttgart34
Research institutes in Munchen30

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 research institutes, 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 research institutes are there based in Berlin, Germany?

RevenueBase identified 96 research institutes headquartered in Berlin, 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?

Fraunhofer Fokus, headquartered in Berlin, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research institutes?

Berlin leads with 96 headquartered companies, followed by Aachen (41) and Hamburg (41).

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 601 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 96 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 21, 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.