The University Hospital Vienna and its university clinics jointly managed by the Medical University of Vienna have been ranked 30th in the latest ranking of the world's 250 best hospitals evaluated by the American news magazine Newsweek and the data provider Statista. More than 2,300 hospitals in 28 countries were evaluated for the ranking.

From 17 to 21 April 2023, HANNOVER MESSE will showcase technologies for a connected and climate-neutral industry and also provides a forum for a global policy discussion among industry, government, science and social representatives.

The German e-bike vendor has been represented in Vienna since the spring of 2022. The e-mobility specialist focuses on renting electric-powered bicycles and mopeds offered as part of monthly or annual subscriptions. The company is backed by the SoundCloud founders Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss and Alexander Ljung as well as Christian Springub, the co-founder of Jimdo.

Austria is the first European Union country to announce that is has suspended its COVID-19 vaccination mandate that made coronavirus vaccine jabs compulsory for all adult residents who were over 18 years old.

A new initiative for trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) was launched in Styria. Within the context of a strategic partnership, the Know-Center, SGS, the Graz University of Technology and the University of Graz will research and develop efficient and independent test methods and testing technologies for AI systems.

Company founders from Vienna achieved a coup worth billions of euros on the basis of offering online tutoring via Webcam.

More than 2,600 startups have been established in Austria since 2009, half in Vienna.

Bluecode is a mobile payment solution linking touchless payments per smart phone with digital value-added services.

The global pharmaceutical company Novartis and its generics division Sandoz will upgrade their production network for the manufacturing of antibiotics in Europe over the next three to five years.

In spite of the coronavirus crisis, 2020 turned out to be a record year for startups with respect to investments.