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) 7093-328andreas.lackner@sfg.at

SFG – Styrian Business P ti APromotion AgencyA 8020 Graz, Nikolaiplatz 2http://www.sfg.at