LISA

created on 09 Mar 2009

Life sciences are a synthesis of several traditional scientific disciplines and newer, more specialised areas of study. LISA is an Austrian initiative to bring together scientists from this field with industry. The network, which offers assistance to scientists and businesses on matters relating to research and business start-ups and also provides project grants, is unique and has a reputation for being highly efficient.

LISA is also the reason for Austria’s flourishing life sciences sector, which is one of the most innovative and promising fields of Austrian research. In the year 2006, there were approximately 70 research institutes and some 100 companies working in this field. Together they employ more than 10,000 people. Vienna in particular, but also Tyrol and the area around Graz have all been able to establish themselves as attractive locations for life sciences. Multi-national corporations such as Baxter, Novartis and Boehringer Ingelheim are reaping the benefits of prolific research activity in Vienna. Numerous new businesses have sprung up around the Medical University of Innsbruck (Tyrol) and the Sandoz development centre. Graz is emerging as a centre of bio-informatics and diagnostics, with the involvement of Graz University of Technology and the Roche Centre of Excellence. In particular, Austrian life sciences research is set to play an important international role in developing new treatments, preventing disease, and improving the quality of foodstuffs.

URL :
http://www.lifescienceaustria.at/

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