JOANNEUM RESEARCH ROBOTICS develops practical solutions for flexible digitised production. These range from functional modelling and simulation to cost-effective assessments and system implementation. The focus is on performance optimisation and a valid robot safety assessment.
Fraunhofer Austria, with its KI4LIFE division in Klagenfurt, concentrates on artificial intelligence questions, specifically examining the practical applications and benefits of AI methods. Industries, in particular, benefit from AI-based forecasting and the analysis of images, texts, and time series data.
In the DIGITAL TWIN LAB, a unique research infrastructure is maintained for creating spatial digital twins. The highly precise digitisation of real environments enables an unparalleled level of quality, from inventory documentation to simulating measures for achieving climate change goals.
Lakeside Labs specialises in self-organising networked systems. They employ techniques such as swarm intelligence to enhance the performance of systems like production, logistics, and energy, making them more efficient while also increasing their robustness and resilience. Other applications can be found in robotics, such as drone swarms.
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL) is a European top research centre for electronics-based systems. In Graz, Villach, and Linz, research is conducted in the areas of Microsystems, Sensor Systems, Power Electronics, Intelligent Wireless Systems, and Embedded Systems to develop solutions for energy, environmental protection, health, mobility, and security.
Wood K plus is a leading research institution for wood and renewable resources in Europe. Their primary focus lies in material research and process technology across the value chain – from raw materials, utilizing the synthesis power of nature, to sustainable, biobased products with optimized properties.
5G Playground
The 5G Playground Carinthia is a 5G test laboratory for research and development of 5G applications, products, processes, and applications. The 5G Playground is open to anyone who wants to test 5G products and applications under optimal 5G conditions.
Consultation services include:
- Explanation of public 5G networks vs. 5G campus networks
- Information about 5G campus networks
- Benefits for your own company
- Initial consultation on the feasibility within your own company
- Testing opportunities in the 5G Playground
Coding School Wörthersee
The Coding School Wörthersee trains specialized professionals in Mobile Development and native App Development through 6-month intensive courses. The Coding Academy offers training to employees from various companies on different topics such as App Development, Web Development, Programming Languages, Project Management, and more.
DIH Süd
The DIH SÜD is a competence network that supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their digital transformation through expertise, networking, and infrastructure. The goal is to increase productivity and quality sustainably, accelerate growth, and ensure competitiveness through concrete implementation projects within the company.
FH Kärnten
LCA Logistik Center Austria Süd
LCA Logistics Center Austria South - Competence Centre for Logistics in Carinthia
The location and development agency LCA Logistics Center Austria South GmbH (LCAS), 100% publicly owned, was established in 2017 and is dedicated to the targeted development of the Fürnitz location, the entire logistics location in Carinthia, and the cooperation of companies in the fields of transport, logistics, and mobility. LCAS also serves as the central brand for the location, acting as a neutral coordination, information, and communication platform for the logistics location in Carinthia.
Services include:
- Providing information about the logistics location in Carinthia and the logistics hub 'Logistik Center Austria Süd' (LCA-Süd) in Fürnitz.
- International investor services, including assistance with business settlements and expansions, such as finding suitable offices, production and warehouse spaces, and commercial land. It also involves consultation and connections to legal and tax experts, banks, information and coordination of financing and grants, assistance with regulatory processes and approval procedures, and coordination of personnel recruitment.
- Logistics Career Center Carinthia: They support you in finding logistics personnel through their online career portal and promote your job openings through their social media channels.
- And much more...
Austrian Business Agency
The Austrian Business Agency (ABA) is the Austrian location agency. As a subsidiary of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economics (BMAW), we make Austria internationally attractive to companies and professionals and provide support to international film productions. The INVEST in AUSTRIA team advises international entrepreneurs who want to establish themselves in Austria, both before and during the founding process. Our service is free and confidential.
build!
The build! Gründerzentrum is a competence, support, and development center for innovative, technology-oriented startups in Carinthia. As an incubator, we provide consulting services related to entrepreneurial initiatives (business model development, funding, business development), infrastructure (digital services, offices, and coworking spaces in Klagenfurt and Villach), as well as accesss to wide network of mentors, industry partners, and investors.
Silicon Alps Cluster
We bring together players from industry, research, academia to develop and position the Austrian electronics sector internationally with a regional focus. Thus providing a regional base for international visibility, the cluster regards itself as a long-term strategic alliance and a tool for cooperative and business-oriented location development
Service Offerings:
- Access to the expertise of the network and the opportunity to contribute one's knowledge
- Access to funding opportunities and project development
- Human Capital Development
University of Klagenfurt
The Faculty of Technical Sciences at the University of Klagenfurt encompasses Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics/Statistics, and their respective Didactics. Key areas of focus include Networked and Autonomous Systems, Multiple Perspectives in Optimization, and Intelligent and Reliable Software Systems.
Service Offerings:
- Networked and Embedded Systems (Embedded communication systems, Mobile systems, Pervasive computing, Smart grids)
- Smart Systems Technologies (Control of networked systems, Sensors, actuators, and modular robotics, Transportation informatics)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business Informatics
- Cybersecurity
- Informatics Systems (Database engineering, Interactive systems, Software engineering)
- Information Technology (Distributed systems, Multimedia)
- Mathematics (Discrete mathematics, Dynamical systems, Inverse problems, Optimization)
- Stochastics (Bayesian statistics, Stochastic processes)
- Didactics of Mathematics and Informatics
AMS
The Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) is the leading service provider in the Austrian labor market. They connect job seekers with open positions and support the self-initiative of job seekers and companies through counseling, information, qualification, and financial assistance.
FFG
The FFG is the Austrian funding agency for research, development, and innovation in the business sector.
Service Offerings:
- We assist you in finding the most suitable funding program for your needs.
- We explain the typical process of a funded project and provide information about other helpful initiatives and services.
Green Tech Valley Cluster
The Green Tech Valley Cluster supports its 300 partners with industry expertise and a range of services. The goal is to sustainably strengthen the position of companies and research institutions in southern Austria and expand their technology and market leadership in the field of energy and environmental technology on an international scale, actively driving forward forward-thinking innovations.
For companies, startups, and research institutions in the Green Tech Valley, we are the point of contact for green growth:
- Network events: Green Tech Innovators Club, Green Tech Valley Cluster reception, company visits.
- Workshops: Solution Group Battery Recycling, Green Tech Summer, CEO Circle, Research & Development Circle.
- Diverse tools: Green Transformation Cards, Green Transformation Map, Green Tech Radars, Data Service Cards, CO2 Tool-Kit for Climate Pioneers, Green Tech Funding Map.
- Management of EFRE-funded projects: Green Tech Top Runner Carinthia 2023+, Green Tech Top Runner Styria 2023-25, Green Startupmark.
Industriellenvereinigung Kärnten
The Industrial Association Carinthia is the voluntary and independent representative body of the industry and related sectors. It ensures that the concerns of industrial companies, especially in professional, operational, and economic aspects, are represented as effectively as possible and, therefore, closely collaborates with the national and European networks.
Kunststoff-Cluster
The Kunststoff-Cluster (KC) is an interdisciplinary network within the plastics sector. We initiate, promote, and coordinate successful collaborations among companies. Serving as an interface between partner companies, research institutions, and decision-makers, we also advocate for improved conditions for the plastics industry in Austria.
Service Offerings:
- Networking with cooperation partners (along the value chain).
- Initiating and coordinating innovation projects.
- Organizing events of various formats.
- Media presence for your company.
- Exchange of experiences and platforms.
KWF
The KWF is an institution of the Carinthia region dedicated to promoting economic development. With enthusiasm and expertise, we support businesses and institutions in the Carinthian economy. We foster high-quality, resource-efficient growth, innovations, and collaborations.
Our service portfolio includes:
- Monetary support for business projects with specific thematic focuses and across various industries.
- Initiating and supporting development projects.
- Providing financing solutions.
- Advising on accessing federal and EU programs.
For our target groups:
New businesses
- Business settlements
- Start-ups
Sustainable existing businesses
- With international orientation
- With innovation capacity
- With potential for new business models
- Focused on sustainable growth
Carinthian institutions with a high-quality influence on the innovation ecosystem.
Lakeside Park
The Park is a platform for collaboration between companies and university institutes in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It is a hub for interdisciplinary research and development, education, production, and services.
As part of "Carinthia innovates," we offer a guided tour of the Park.
TINAAA
At TINAA, the Timber Innovation Network Alpe Adria, we promote and connect forestry, industry, trade, craftsmanship, education, and research in the field of wood to ensure future readiness, continuous improvement, and innovative thinking together.
TINAA is where the future resides.
In TINAA, we bring together diverse stakeholders, provide impetus for further development, generate knowledge for the future, and thereby create new opportunities for the timber industry and beyond.
Services:
- Targeted industry training
- Business network in the Alpe Adria region
- Awareness raising
- Advocacy for the wood value chain
WKK
We assist our members in identifying opportunities and potentials and in developing, promoting, protecting, and marketing innovations (products, services, technologies, business models).
Services:
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Initial consultation and referrals to further innovation and technology offerings.
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What financing and funding opportunities are available for research and development and for the implementation of innovations?
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Networking and events related to innovation and technology (events and webinars on current innovation and technology topics, innovation workshops, AI event series).
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Information and publications on innovation and technology.
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Sustainability check.
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Services for startups (Kickstarter program, service offerings for startups).
