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aws – Life Science AustriaPresenting The Austrian Life Science Sector

Austria – Open for New Business 28. May 2020

Sonja Polan, Elisabeth Lackner, Doris Dobida


Life Sciences in AustriaWhat we are good at

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Advanced Diagnostics

and Analyticsv

Production and Platform Technologies

vMedical

Technologiesv Therapeutics



› CancerA small country like Austria with short distances and strong networks is in an excellent position to form multidisciplinary teams that are needed to tackle the challenge cancer. Be it innovative immunotherapy, novel molecular targets or gene therapy, researchers and oncologists throughout Austria are working together to develop and commercialise diagnostics and treatments.

› Vaccines and Infectious DiseasesOffering solutions to combat the increasing worldwide spread of dangerous pathogens, a number of highly innovative Austrian companies are transforming the world of antibiotic therapy or working on novel vaccines and therapeutics.

v Therapeutics



MedicalTechnologies

Medical devices and related technologies have always been a strong part of the life science industries in Austria. The fields of activity in the sector are highly diverse: medical device companies can be found in each specialized field of health care.

› The big playersA number of the big players in the Medical Device industry set up big research, production and development facilities all over the country.

› Digital Health There is currently a global boom in Digital Health solutions, also in Austria.

› The diversity of Austrian device innovators: from blood sugar tests to wheelchairs, CT scanners to syringes .

vMedical

Technologies



› The Diagnostic Value Chain Technologies have greatly advanced in recent years through innovations in molecular diagnostics and personalised medicine. Austria has been at the forefront of these developments, from the discovery of biomarkers through to the manufacture of equipment for IVD diagnostics and the actual handling of specimens for analysis. The interplay between innovative start-ups, top notch research and global diagnostic companies make Austria an interesting player in the field of diagnostics.

› Biomarkers

› Molecular diagnostics

› Biosensors

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Advanced Diagnostics

and Analytics



› Two world-class research centres: the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology and the Research Centre Pharmaceutical Engineering

› Biopharmaceutical Plants and Processes

› Contract Manufacturing Organisations

› Labelling, packing, storage and distribution

vProduction

and Platform Technologies

Better, faster, cheaperAustria has a wide variety of companies providing enabling technologies across the whole value chain of production processes.

Elisabeth Lackner

CEO at GBA Group Pharma



› Fight aganst the worldwide pandemic

Austria's life sciences sector is mobilizing against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – from clinics to research institutions and industry.

› Research, products and services in AustriaWith plenty of financial backing by the Austrian government and the European Union, plenty of Austrian companies are striving to overcome the pandemic. It comprises the development of new therapeutics, vaccines as well as new tests and the production of protective equipment.

v SARS COV-2


The Austrian Life Sciences in Figures


Austrian Life Sciences 2018Facts and Figures

917 companies

22.4 bn. EUR turnover

55,480employees

Turnover equals about

6.1%of the gross

domestic product


Austrian Life Sciences 2018Facts and Figures

Life Sciences

Core

917

Primary = Dedicated + Active according OECD/GMDN S/S/S = Supply / Service / Sales

Life Sciences Research

55

21,145 Staff67,218 Students

Medtech

5548.44 bn. Euro26,630 Staff

Biotech/ Pharma

363 13.97 bn. Euro28,850 Staff

5.75 bn. Euro17,870 Staff




S/S/S

383 Primary

207 S/S/S

156 Primary

171

Boehringer Ingelheim 700 Mio Euro

500 new jobs in Vienna

MSD Animal Health 430 Mio Euro

350 new jobs in Krems

Octapharma142 Mio Euro

300 new jobs in Vienna

Investments in AustriaInternational Companies


aws - Life Science Austria

Programme run by Austria Wirtschaftsservice GesmbH (aws) on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs.

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Sonja Polanaws Seedfinancing

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The LISA Programme


- BOB – Best of Biotechbusinessplan competition

- advice, due diligence in pre-start-up phase

- awareness- strategic analyses, statistics and studies

FINANCE FUEL

PreSeed Seedfinancing

ADVANCE

- international location marketing

aws - Life Science Austria What we do

FOSTER

LISA is a one-stop-shop support programme serving the whole value chain of a life science start-up

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