Life Sciences Directory

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.

AVVie GmbH is developing a novel minimally invasive implant aimed at addressing a prolific heart valve condition affecting millions worldwide.

aws Gründerfonds is Austria’s most active venture capital fund with around EUR 70 m under management. The fund invests during the later seed and series A/B phases of highly scalable Austrian technology start-ups. Co-investors from our international network are actively involved. aws Gründerfonds sees itself as a long-term, stable partner and offers entrepreneurial venture capital with active support.

AXILS Academy of Excellence in Life Science is a training company for basic and further vocational training for scientific, technical and commercial professions. We run around 400 trainees in 6 different professions. The apprentices come from partner companies like Novartis and Sandoz and more than 25 companies from the life science industry. We company full service packages from talent acquisition, personnel management up to full coordination till examinations.

In the areas of laboratory equipment, laboratory consumables, chemicals and laboratory fittings, Bartelt Gesellschaft mbH (Limited Liability Company) is among the leading companies in Austria, with its headquarters in Graz and branch offices in Vienna and Innsbruckt. The company was established in 1936 as a family business, and today is run by Fritz Bartelt, third generation of the family.