styrian business promotion agency - sfg (a)
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Focus on SMEs. Dedicated European support measures and "Hints and Tips" in light of the outcomes of the first Call for Proposaks of the SME InstrumentTRANSCRIPT
S S GStyrian Business Promotion Agency - SFGAndreas Lackner, Sept. 30th 2014
founded 1991
owned by the state of Styria
Responsible for implementing smart specialisationstrategy
financial support for R&D, investment in ppproduction facilities, VC, …
cluster strategy investor’s servicecluster strategy, investor s service, Enterprise Europe Network, …
about 60 employeesp y
grants given 2013: 41,8 MEURfor 1468 projects
Key data of SFG
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Key data of SFGSFG and the operating of the Economic Strategy
Lower Austria
Linz
St. PöltenEisenstadt
Upper Austria
Vienna
Salzburg
InnsbruckBregenz
rarlbergTyrol
Carinthia
Salzburg StyriaBurgenland
GRAZKlagenfurtCarinthia
Styria‘s location in the centre of EuropeStyria s location in the centre of EuropeIntroduction of Styria
VINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDS ALPSALPSALPSALPSALPSALPSVINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDSVINEYARDS
WELLNESS WELLNESS WELLNESS WELLNESS WELLNESS WELLNESS CULTURECULTURECULTURECULTURECULTURECULTURE
The most favored holiday destination
Introduction of Styriafor Austrians
R&D rate of 4.7 % - one of the highest in Europe
Six universities, two universities of applied sciences, pp
55 % of Austria‘s researchers at technical Unis work in Styria
7 of 10 Austrian companies with the highest R&D rate are located here(www.nxp.com, www.ams.com, www.siemens.com, www.infineon.com, www.anton-paar.com, www.avl.com, www.epcos.com)
Styria was very successful in FP7: 518 participations, 174 MEUR cash
Some outstanding factsIntroduction of Styria
Some outstanding facts
Smart Specialisation Strategy StyriaSmart Specialisation Strategy Styria
More than 170 companies and research centers are working on the Green- and
Cleantech solutions of tomorrow within the Cluster ECO WORLD STYRIA*Ranking: Top 10 cleantech cluster (2012 Global Cleantech Directory)Cluster ECO WORLD STYRIA.Ranking: Top 10 cleantech cluster (2012 Global Cleantech Directory)
More globally leading Green Tech CompaniesMore globally leading Green Tech Companieswithin an hour´s drive than anywhere else.
MOBILITYPowertrainsMaterialsDesign & Smart ProductionDesign & Smart Production
ECO-TECHBiomass / BiofuelsEnergy EfficiencyWaste Management
HEALTH-TECHHEALTH TECHPharmaceutical engineering and production processesBiobanking and biomarker technologiesBi di l t h l i &Biomedical sensor technologies & biomechanics
Fields of CompetenceFields of CompetenceSmart Specialisation Strategy
Thank You!
Andreas Lackner+43 (316) [email protected]
SFG – Styrian Business P ti APromotion AgencyA 8020 Graz, Nikolaiplatz 2http://www.sfg.at