Life Sciences Directory

Accent Inkubator (accent) has long been working toward an accessible, tailored and demand-driven business incubation environment in the rural backyard of Vienna. They were the first in the academic R

ACR - Austrian Cooperative Research is a network of private research institutes offering applied R

AGES is a government owned agency attached to the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism. AGES is to promote a holistic approach to food security, food safety, animal health and public health issues in Austria by integrating different disciplines along the human food chain in order to achieve synergy effects and to concentrate all relevant capacities. AGES was formed upon a Federal law.

FCIO members and employees work together for an attractive and sustainable chemical industry landscape in Austria. We engage with politics and society for a research and technological friendly environment, in which the chemical industry can provide solutions for the central challenges of society with its power to innovate. FCIO as an employer organisation is engaged in tariff negotiations and agreements with the trade union.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) is the promotional bank of the Austrian federal government. It supports companies in implementing their innovative projects by offering soft loans, grants and guarantees, particularly in cases where the funds required cannot be obtained sufficiently through alternative funding. LISA - Life Science Austria run by Austria Wirtschaftsservice aims at positioning Austria as a leading life science location offering a variety of support measures.

The Life Sciences GmbHs CeMM - Research Center for Molecular Medicine GmbH, GMI - Gregor Mendel Institute for Molecular Plant Biology GmbH and IMBA - Institute for Molecular Biotechnology GmbH, which are all based in Vienna, are 100% subsidiaries of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. They are focused on curiosity-driven basic research in molecular biology, molecular medicine, and molecular plant research.

ABA is Austria's federal business location agency, providing free of charge services to international companies and talents. How can we help? • Data, facts, and trends on Austria • Business operations and relocation • Business location search, • Issues relating to labour and tax laws • Immigration of highly qualified skilled workers from across the globe • Funding and financing possibilities • Organising contacts and networking

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is the national funding agency for industrial research and development in Austria. FFG funding schemes play an important role in generating new knowledge, developing new products and services, and enhancing competitiveness in the global marketplace. They make it easier, or possible, to finance research and innovation projects, and help to absorb the risks involved in research. The FFG supports international networking and encourages careers in science

AUSTROMED was founded in 1981 as the ‘Association of Medical Device Manufacturers in Austria’ and is now the leading Austrian organisation for all companies involved in the development, production, distribution and reprocessing of medical devices in Austria. 29,000 employees work in the 133 member companies of AUSTROMED and generate added value of 2.8 billion euros in the Austrian economy.

BBMRI.at – the Austrian biobanking research Infrastructure – is the national node of the European biobanking research infrastructure BBMRI-ERIC. BBMRI.at consists of and links Austrian universities and biobanks with the goal to establish a national biobanking research infrastructure for supporting and accelerating biomedical research. Biobanks collect, process and store biological samples and associated data, which represent valuable resources, in close collaboration with their clinical partner