FIZ Karlsruhe

An international scientific service institution, FIZ Karlsruhe is dedicated to providing information services and solutions for both information management and knowledge transfer in science and industry. Its activities focus on the development of e-Science solutions and the provision of a worldwide unique collection of databases through its online service STN International (The Scientific & Technical Information Network). For almost three decades, FIZ Karlsruhe has been offering its high-quality, value-added information services to scientists from all over the world involved in academic and industrial R&D, as well as to decision makers in business and administration. In cooperation with national and international institutions, FIZ Karlsruhe produces and provides databases in various fields of science and technology, including the most distinguished patent files. FIZ Karlsruhe is a member of the Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried W. Leibniz (WGL) e.V., an association of non-academic scientific research and service institutions. The FIZ Karlsruhe Web site is www.fiz-karlsruhe.de.