Joanneum Research

JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
Type	Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Industry	Applied research, R&D, consulting
Founded	1960s 1986 (as GmbH)
Headquarters	Graz, Austria
Key people	Dr. Wolfgang Pribyl (CEO)
Owner	Province of Styria and BABEG - Kärntner Betriebsansiedlungs- & Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Number of employees	450 (July 2015)
Website	http://www.joanneum.at/en

JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH is one of the largest non-academic research institutes in Austria. Besides its headquarters in Graz it is also based in Weiz, Hartberg, Niklasdorf, Klagenfurt and Vienna. 85 percent of the company are owned by the province of Styria, the remaining 15 percent are held by the province of Carinthia.

Research Areas and Institutes

Research is performed in six institutes and one center, each comprising one to six research groups.

Institute for Surface Technology and Photonics (MATERIALS)

Micro- and nanostructuring
Light and optical technologies
Laser processing
Sensor systems
Functional surfaces

Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences (HEALTH)

Biomedical technology and monitoring
Bioanalytics and metabolomics
Health sciences

Institute for Information and Communication Technologies (DIGITAL)

Remote sensing and geoinformation
Machine vision applications
Space and communication technologies
Audiovisual media
Intelligent information systems
Intelligent acoustic solutions

Institute for Water, Energy and Sustainability (RESOURCES)

Water resources and environmental analytics

Institute for Economic and Innovation Research (POLICIES)

Technology, innovation and policy consulting
Statistical applications
Regional economics and structural policy

Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics (ROBOTICS)

Robot safety
Colloborative robotics

Center for Climate, Energy and Society (LIFE)

Weather and climate risk management
Future energy systems and lifestyle
International climate policy and economics

Trivia

The name JOANNEUM RESEARCH is derived from Archduke John (1782-1859), who was very interested in natural sciences. The slogan of the company is „The Innovation Company“.

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