Celebrating at the Ambassador's Residence

Guests mixed and mingled during a reception and dinner celebrating 15 years of Fraunhofer USA at German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth's residence in Washington on October 22, 2009.

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(c) German Embassy

Happy Anniversary! Fraunhofer USA at 15

Damian Hirst, Midas and the Infinite (butterflies and industrial diamonds) (c) dpa - Report

In 2009, Germany's Fraunhofer Gesellschaft celebrates both its 60th anniversary as a motor of innovation and 15 years of Fraunhofer USA, which includes a research portfolio ranging from diamonds to lasers to pharmaceuticals.