To bring the best know-how together, we need strong collaboration & partner ecosystems. We partner with leading experts from applied science institutes, research institutes and equipment companies to combine our cutting-edge in-house expertise in chemistry, formulation, and applied engineering with leading know-how of many disciplines, giving us access to digital expertise, strategically relevant technologies & applications, and exciting new business models.
We maintain long-standing and strategic partnerships with 90 universities and research institutions worldwide, such as the Fraunhofer Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, the University of Toronto, the University of Washington, Shanghai Fudan University and the National Chemical Laboratory. The focus here is on research areas such as wood-based materials, pressure-sensitive adhesives and electromobility. In addition, Henkel promotes open innovation projects with research institutes in areas such as renewable carbon-based materials.