The Austrian subsidiary of the German chip manufacturer Infineon is increasing investments in clearly defined future-oriented projects.

Austria showed the largest increase in 3D printing patent applications worldwide.

The business location scorecard of the investment promotion consultancy Austrian Business Agency (ABA) at the end of the third quarter of 2020 confirms the very positive results achieved by Austria as a business location in spite of the coronavirus crisis.

The medical search engine Symptoma helps users and doctors in the diagnosis of illnesses such as COVID-19.

Austria is rated as one of the top nations in Europe with respect to eGovernment.

When it comes to environmental awareness and sustainability, Austria performs excellently as a place to be for highly educated employees.

Magna Steyr in Graz has signed a preliminary agreement with the California-based car manufacturer Fsiker to potentially build a battery-powered electric luxury SUV.

Under the leadership of Infineon Austria, the project “iLIDS4SAM” is carrying out research on sensor systems that provide autonomous road and rail vehicles with a three-dimensional image of their surroundings and enable the vehicles to more effectively anticipate danger situations. The project encompasses the entire technology, application and testing chain.

Starting in 2021, Novartis will exclusively produce a new retina drug at its Tyrolean plant in Kundl, designed to combat wet age-related macular degeneration.

Competitiveness: In a comparison of 63 countries, Austria moved up three notches, from 19th to 16th place, thus overtaking Germany.