Vienna is the driving force for innovations in our company,
and one of the growth drivers.
The German company Ottobock has operated a subsidiary in the Austrian capital
since 1969, employing a work force of over 600 employees, a third of whom
are involved in research and development. The leading specialist in the field of
prosthetics has developed important milestones thanks to the research conducted
in Austria.
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Inspite of higher labor costs, the productivity of Siemens Villach is comparable to other Siemens susidiaries in Japan or the USA.
Siemens Austria
“Austria is on the verge of entering the top ranks in Europe with respect to innovation. In only two years, we improved from 11th to 7th place, which is the second best results every achieved in the history of the European Innovation Scorecard. This shows that we are on the path to success, and that our measures and projects such as increasing R&D investments or our open innovation strategy are beginning to have an impact”, says Harald Mahrer, Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy, commenting on the European Innovation Scorecard 2017 published by the European Commission.
One positive signal for research companies based in Austria occurred in 2016: the increase in the research premium from 10% to 12% was already an important measure designed to strengthen the domestic research landscape.