Salzburg. You’re on the spot.
Salzburg is always a good idea. Its geographical location, infrastructure, and impeccable reputation on the national and international stage make Salzburg a center for business, art, and culture. It’s no wonder that companies, institutions, experts, and professionals choose Salzburg as the location for their operations and activities. The quality and diversity of opportunities available in Salzburg are remarkable. The city provides continuous opportunities for easy networking and cross-industry collaboration.
Whether it’s internationally renowned companies, hidden champions that are world market leaders, small innovative businesses, or the cream of the crop in creativity – you can find them all in Salzburg. They all enjoy a special standing in their respective industries. The reasons for this are clear. Salzburg impresses with:
- Its ecosystem, which is ideal for easy networking due to short distances.
- Its culture, which embraces both tradition, high culture, and a vibrant young creative scene.
- Its geographically central location and infrastructure, making travel within Europe a breeze.
- Its education and research opportunities at schools, six universities, colleges, and specialized institutions.
- Its access to ultra-fast broadband high-speed internet connectivity.
Favorable conditions for research
Salzburg is continuously growing and evolving as a location for research and innovation. With its science and innovation strategy, the state follows clear guidelines in this regard. The efforts are paying off: Nearly half a billion euros are invested annually in research expenditures, with almost two-thirds of that coming from companies. Furthermore, nearly half of these companies are foreign businesses based in Salzburg. Currently, close to 2,500 research positions are offered within companies.
In addition to the six universities, as well as the university hospital, Salzburg is home to institutions such as Salzburg Research, focusing on digital topics, and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, conducting research at the intersection of digitization and health.
Areas of expertise
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Digital Salzburg
With its blend of education, research, start-ups and top companies, Salzburg is a real digital hotspot. The expansion of future-oriented study programmes, the promotion of collaboration projects between science and business, and the digitalisation drive for companies are already bearing fruit.
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Life Sciences
60 companies. 3,000 employees. € 1 billion annual turnover. The life sciences are well represented in the small state of Salzburg, and they are growing all the time.
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Green Innovation
The timber industry and research, as well as building research, have a tradition in Salzburg. The research on intelligent materials is still young but on the right track. Of course, there are also innovative companies that pursue sustainable approaches.
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Creative Region
Mozart und die Salzburger Festspiele prägen das internationale Image von Salzburg. Doch auch über diese Marke hinaus ist das Bundesland ein Standort, in der Kreativität geschätzt und gelebt wird. Besonders prägend ist die Filmwirtschaft.
7. November 2023
Utilizing Funding for Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) offer various fundings for companies looking to work with new technology.
3. November 2023
Development of raw material recycling thanks to funding
The extraction of gravel produces extremely fine material that was previously considered waste. An innovation from Pongau makes it possible to utilise this material for the first time. This means that 100 per cent of the raw material can be used. The mechanical recovery process was developed by Christian Ehrensberger GmbH from Tenneck near Werfen.
3. November 2023
On the way to a new world of work
Transparent communication, definition of responsibilities and a new organisational structure: Samson Druck in Lungau has launched a project to successfully manage the generational change. And it will also improve the working conditions of the employees.
3. November 2023
Wooden window production in no time
Even smaller projects can make big leaps for companies, just like the investment made by the Franz Lechner Carpentry in Pinzgau in a new CNC machine for the fully automated production of wooden windows and wood-aluminum windows. The Land Salzburg DigiBonus and our Service Center Innovation team made this possible.
25. October 2023
With Funding to the Top Webshop
A continuous digital path to customers, new technical interfaces, and the standardization of internal processes: a contemporary online shop offers various possibilities. With the digitalization funding from the regional government, the company Haas + Sohn Ofentechnik in Tennengau embarked on this online project anew and began its implementation.
23. October 2023
Automation of lens control succeeds with VISTA
The VISTA measuring system finds defects in and on transparent objects with a reliability of almost 100 percent. VISTA is thus the world’s first successful automation of a previously mandatory manual inspection in spectacle lens production. The innovation was developed by A&C from Salzburg Stadt.