In Austria, biotechnology is one of the fastest developing future industries with high growth dynamics and international competitiveness. In order to better represent the interests of this dynamic future industry, BIOTECH AUSTRIA has been the specific interest group of the Austrian biotechnology industry with the overarching goals of BIOTECH AUSTRIA of the targeted bundling of the interests of the industry in order to appear with a weighty voice in politics and society.
Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is a research center for electronic based systems. At three locations in Graz, Villach and Linz, research is carried out in the areas of sensor systems, power electronics, RF systems, system integration technologies and embedded systems on future-oriented solutions for environmental protection, health, energy, mobility and safety. SAL conducts industry- and application-oriented research along the EBS value chain.