R&D labs in Austria
The 311 Institute tracks 64 R&D labs in Austria: 45 research institutes, 11 government, 5 corporate, 2 university and 1 intergovernmental. Most are in Vienna, Graz and Linz, and the leading organisations include Austrian Academy of Sciences, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH. Their main focus areas are electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, molecular biology and information systems and management.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
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| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibersdorf Laboratories (Austria)AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH | Seibersdorf, Austria | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Radiation, Ophthalmology | |
| Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering (Austria)Graz University of Technology | Graz, Austria | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Pharmaceutical Science, Biomedical Engineering | 2008 |
| Research Center for Non Destructive Testing (Austria)Research Center for Non Destructive Testing (Austria) | Linz, Austria | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics | 2009 |
| Upper Austrian ResearchUpper Austrian Research | Linz, Austria | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Biophysics | 1999 |
| Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria)Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH (Austria) | Graz, Austria | Corporate Automotive and mobility | Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics | 2002 |
| AIT Austrian Institute of TechnologyAustria government | Vienna, Austria | Government Technology | Energy, Digital, Mobility | 1956 |
| Austrian Academy of SciencesAustrian Academy of Sciences | Vienna, Austria | Government Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Artificial Intelligence | 1921 |
| Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und TechnologieBundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie | Vienna, Austria | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Transportation | 1970 |
| European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and ResearchEuropean Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research | Vienna, Austria | Government Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science | 1974 |
| Federal Institute of Agricultural EconomicsFederal Institute of Agricultural Economics | Vienna, Austria | Government Agriculture and food | General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science | 1960 |
| Federal Ministry of Education, Science and ResearchFederal Ministry of Education, Science and Research | Vienna, Austria | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems and Management, Information Systems, Education | 1848 |
| Institut des Bundes für Qualitätssicherung im österreichischen SchulwesenFederal Ministry of Education, Science and Research | Salzburg, Austria | Government Social sciences and humanities | Education, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations | |
| Federal Ministry of Science, Research and EconomicsFederal Ministry of Science, Research and Economics | Vienna, Austria | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems and Management, Political Science and International Relations, Building and Construction | 1848 |
| FORWIT (Austrian Council for Sciences, Technology, and Innovation)FORWIT (Austrian Council for Sciences, Technology, and Innovation) | Vienna, Austria | Government Public policy and analysis | Information Systems and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations | |
| Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Research & DevelopmentHBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein | Irdning-Donnersbachtal, Austria | Government Agriculture and food | Process Chemistry and Technology, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science | 2018 |
| Life Science Governance InstituteLife Science Governance Institute | Vienna, Austria | Government Technology | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence | |
| LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbHAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH | Ranshofen, Austria | University Industrials and manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering, Biomaterials, Mechanical Engineering | 2000 |
| Max Perutz LabsUniversity of Vienna | Vienna, Austria | University Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics | 2005 |
| IAEA Laboratories SeibersdorfIAEA | Seibersdorf, Austria | Intergovernmental Energy and resources | Nuclear applications | 1962 |
| AEE Institute for Sustainable TechnologiesAEE Institute for Sustainable Technologies | Gleisdorf, Austria | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Building and Construction | 1988 |
| Acoustics Research InstituteAustrian Academy of Sciences | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Applied Mathematics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Signal Processing | 1972 |
| Austrian Archeological InstituteAustrian Academy of Sciences | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Archeology, Anthropology, Paleontology | 1898 |
| CeMM Research Center for Molecular MedicineAustrian Academy of Sciences | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Molecular Biology, Hematology | |
| Erich Schmid Institute of Materials ScienceAustrian Academy of Sciences | Leoben, Austria | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering | |
| Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain ResearchAustrian Academy of Sciences | Innsbruck, Austria | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 2012 |
| Institute for Urban and Regional ResearchAustrian Academy of Sciences | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies, Economics and Econometrics | 1946 |
| Institute of Technology AssessmentAustrian Academy of Sciences | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Information Systems and Management | 1985 |
| Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied MathematicsAustrian Academy of Sciences | Linz, Austria | Research institute Basic science | Computational Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, Algebra and Number Theory | 2003 |
| Space Research InstituteAustrian Academy of Sciences | Graz, Austria | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1970 |
| Vienna Institute of DemographyAustrian Academy of Sciences | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Demography, Gender Studies, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1975 |
| Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study GroupAustrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology | 1984 |
| Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and TechnologyAustrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biomedical Engineering, Radiation, Surgery | 2005 |
| Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and NanoanalysisAustrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis | Graz, Austria | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology, Materials Chemistry | 1951 |
| Austrian Research Centre for ForestsAustrian Research Centre for Forests | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Environment and climate | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1874 |
| Austrian Research Institute for Artificial IntelligenceAustrian Society for Cybernetic Studies | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Technology | Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence | 1984 |
| Bioforschung AustriaBioforschung Austria | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Agriculture and food | Pollution, Insect Science, Plant Science | 1980 |
| BioTechMed-GrazBioTechMed-Graz | Graz, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Aging | 2004 |
| Carinthian Tech ResearchCarinthian Tech Research | Villach, Austria | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials | 1997 |
| Computer Algorithms for MedicineComputer Algorithms for Medicine | Graz, Austria | Research institute Technology | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics | |
| FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology LaboratoriesFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Epidemiology | |
| Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation WienForschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Technology | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | |
| Institute of Advanced Research in Artificial IntelligenceInstitute of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Atmospheric Science | 2019 |
| International Centre for Archival ResearchInternational Centre for Archival Research | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Conservation, Literature and Literary Theory | 2007 |
| Interuniversity Cooperation Centre Water & HealthInteruniversity Cooperation Centre Water & Health | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Environment and climate | Water Science and Technology, Pollution, Environmental Engineering | 2013 |
| Joanneum ResearchJoanneum Research | Graz, Austria | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Mechanics of Materials | 1950 |
| Kompetenzzentrum für elektrochemische OberflächentechnologieKompetenzzentrum für elektrochemische Oberflächentechnologie | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 2008 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann GesellschaftLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Information Systems and Management, Information Systems | 1961 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient SafetyLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Health, Biochemistry | 2019 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and RehabilitationLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Rheumatology, Pharmacology, Economics and Econometrics | |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer ResearchLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Hepatology, Hematology | 2004 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cardiovascular ResearchLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine | |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and PreventionLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Salzburg, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | General Health Professions, Health Information Management, Physiology | 2019 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and OncologyLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Hematology, Gastroenterology | 2008 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung HealthLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology | 2002 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVALudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Surgery | 1980 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of OsteologyLudwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 1991 |
| Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und TechnikÖsterreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und Technik | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | 1946 |
| Research Institute of Molecular PathologyResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology | 1985 |
| Labor für Immunologische und Molekulare KrebsforschungSalzburger Landeskliniken | Salzburg, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cancer Research | 2005 |
| Christian Doppler Laboratory for ThermoelectricityTU Wien | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2013 |
| Tyrolean Cancer Research InstituteTyrolean Cancer Research Institute | Innsbruck, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Molecular Biology, Genetics | |
| Vienna Institute for Nature Conservation & AnalysesVienna Institute for Nature Conservation & Analyses | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Agriculture and food | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Ecological Modeling | 2004 |
| Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular SurgeryVienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery | Vienna, Austria | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology | |
| Wasser Cluster LunzWasser Cluster Lunz | Lunz am See, Austria | Research institute Environment and climate | Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 1905 |
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Austria?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 64 active R&D labs in Austria as of October 2026: 45 research institutes, 11 government, 5 corporate, 2 university and 1 intergovernmental.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Austria?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Austria are Austrian Academy of Sciences, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Austria?
They cluster around Vienna, Graz and Linz. The largest R&D ecosystem is Munich and Bavaria.
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