DLR Simulation and Software Technology and the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI) at Sankt Augustin have entered a strategic partnership. The purpose of this alliance is to complement each other's core competences and to conduct joint third-party-funded projects. Recent highlight of this partnership is the cooperative project PartnerGrid. The list of completed projects includes SUPEA, AMANDA, AUTO-OPT, and the cooperative project SESIS .