Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISIDeputy Head of Innovation Policy and Transfer Design Unit
Marlen Weiße has been working for Fraunhofer since October 2019, initially for the Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW in Leipzig. Since September 2023, she has been the Deputy Head of the Innovation Policy and Transfer Design Unit, which has been part of Fraunhofer ISI in Leipzig since January 1, 2025. Previously, Marlen Weiße worked as a business and science officer at the German Embassy in Ottawa, where she promoted and supervised cooperation and exchange between Canadian and German stakeholders in business, politics and science. Her Master's degree at the University of Potsdam focused on innovation management and business informatics. Marlen Weiße gained extensive experience in these areas at the SAP Innovation Center in Potsdam, where she also wrote her master's thesis on “Balancing the Dual Requirements of Ambidexterity by Engaging in the Innovation Ecosystem. An Explorative Study on Separate Innovation Units and Knowledge Integration Processes”.