ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɛntɚz ʌv kˈʌmpəniz lˈaɪk dˈaɪmlɚ, bˌiːˌɛmdˈʌbəljˌuː, sˈiːmɛnz ænd ɪnðə pˈæst ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊkiə, ˈiːɡ, hɐvbɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt æt ðə sˈaɪt, ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tʊ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːts ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fˈoʊkəsɪŋ ˌɔn ɐplˈaɪd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ.
Research centers of companies like Daimler, BMW, Siemens and in the past also Nokia, AEG, have been established at the site, in addition to institutes of the university focusing on applied research.