“The non-profit research institutes of the Zuse-Gemeinschaft are very close to the practice and generators of creative ideas for the German small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME). They translate the findings from science into applicable technology and thus prepare the ground for the innovations that make German SME successful worldwide."
(Zuse-Gemeinschaft)
The IASP has particular expertise in the establishment and management of international and national research networks. On an international scale, for example, the Institute is the coordinator of the European-Latin American Centre for Logistics and Ecological Projects (CELALE); on a national level, the IASP coordinates various projects as well as activities within the framework of ZIM cooperation networks (e.g. the Green Track Network). The IASP is a long-standing member of the Association of Innovative Enterprises (Verband Innovativer Unternehmen e.V.). (VIU) as well as a founding member of the German Industrial Research Association Konrad Zuse e.V. (Zuse Association).