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Peter Ch. LöschlABA – Invest in Austria February, 2013

Austria – Research and Development

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Source: Statistics Austria, Facts & Figures 2012

Facts about Austria: Economy in 2011

Population 8.4 mio

GDP growth +3.1 %

GDP/capita € 35,790(~ $ 47.000)

Inflation 3.3 %

Public Debt 72.2% of GDP

Government Deficit

- 2.6%…one of the richest countries in the world (#3 in the EU in 2012)

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You know Austria like this …

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29,6

29,1

27,7

26,6

24,4

23,9

22,4

22

18,8

Austria

Japan

Switzerland

Germany

EU-27

Netherlands

USA

UK

France

You are investing in an industrial country

Source: OECD, Eurostat

Production sectors as percentage of GDP, 2009

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1,5

1,7

1,9

2,1

2,3

2,5

2,7

2,9

1998 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Austria‘s R&D Expenditures Grow above Average

GermanyAustria

EU-27

Source: Eurostat

Percentage of GDP

2,79

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COMET – all Centres Industrial Clusters in Austria

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Программы, ориентированные на конкретные компании Программы, ориентированные на конкретные проекты Программы, ориентированные на людей

 

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Pre-Seed

Founding of

the Company

Early Stage Later StageBasic Research Incubator Seed Start Up First Stage Second Stage Third Stage IPO

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

Inno-Check

A&B Center Instruments

Feasibility Study

Start Up Initiative

CallslikeEnergy 2020

PreSeed

SeedFinancing

Double Equity

Guarantee Instruments

Grant

Grant

Grant

Grant

Grant

Direct (soft) loans

Direct (soft) loans

Guarantees

Guarantees

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Pre-Seed Program

• Definition phase

• Technical feasibility on

a laboratory level

• Market and IP check

• Up to € 200,000 grant

Seed Financing

• Start-up company

• Technology on a prototype-level

• First steps into the market

• Soft loan of up to € 1 m

Double Equity

• BA or VC Investment

• Product ready to sell

• Market development

• 100% guarantee for a bank loan

www . ostin a . org

Austrian Promotion Bank

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Early Stage

• Innovation check• up to € 10,000

• Feasibility study• up to € 35,000

Start-Up

FFG Start-Up Initiative

• Project volume up to € 2 m

• FFG contribution up to 70%• 50% loan• 20% grant

• Start of payback after 5 yrs

• Open to all technology

fields

Specific Calls

• ENERGY 2020:• up to 80% grant

• NANO• up to 60% grant

• FIT – IT• up to 100% grant

www . ostin a . org

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Unmatched Quality of Life

8

3.96

4.63

6.96

7.3

7.37

7.42

8.15

8.93

9.17

9.21

9.63

9.65

9.66Switzerland 1

Austria 2

Norway 3

Denmark 5

Germany 6

Netherlands 10

USA 15

France 17

Czech Republic 24

United Kingdom 25

Japan 26

Italy 29

Poland 47

Hungary 54

Maximum = 10

Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011

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ABA-Invest in Austria

Opportunities are our business

Advisory services for international investors

Owned by the Republic of Austria 29 expert staff International network Offices in New York, Tokyo, Shanghai

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ABA-Invest in Austria

Your contact in Vienna:

KommR Peter Ch. Löschl

Tel.: +43 1 588 58 52

E-Mail: p.loeschl@aba.gv.at

www.investinaustria.at