Industry and technology location

IN THE MIDDLE OF EUROPE. The eastern expansion of the EU, the focus on future technologies and the first class quality of life – three turbo factors that have turned Vienna into the most important economic area in central Europe and a top EU region over the past few years.

45 percent of the Austrian economic performance is produced in the Vienna region.

HUB AND LOCATION HEADQUARTERS. The Vienna region has successfully operated as a hub for central and eastern European countries for a long time, but this function increased with the eastern expansion of the EU in 2004. The over 300 international businesses that have their headquarters in the Vienna region – from Siemens to Lumitech and Borealis - are a testament to this. The geographic as well as the mental proximity of these countries and their people is proving to be a priceless advantage. The fact that Vienna's airport is flown to by 50 destinations in central and eastern Europe - more than any other airport in the world - speaks for itself

INNOVATION HAS PRIORITY. High-tech with emphasis on Life Science, information and communication technologies, automotives, renewable energy and environmental techniques are part of the dynamic landscape of the Vienna region. Testament to that is the boom in the founding of technology-oriented businesses, the construction of new support centres as well as international branches of renowned top-players such as Baxter, Sony or Magna. Financial incentives, networks and highly modern technology centres in which global players, start-ups, research and training meet, ensure that the knowledge transfer between industry and science functions effectively, as well as creating a vital environment for new developments.

NUMBER 1 IN QUALITY OF LIFE. Unique cultural pleasures, a multiplicity of free-time possibilities, breathtaking natural beauty and people with a natural inclination for mixing work and play: It surely cannot be a coincidence that no other EU metropolis can outdo Vienna, a city with over a million inhabitants, and the Vienna region when it comes to quality of life. Businesses can depend on highly motivated and optimally trained employees and can offer an excellent working environment for specialists from all over the world - according to the maxim:  Enjoy Business!

The Vienna Region Marketing GmbH

The VIENNA REGION Marketing GmbH is publicly owned by the Vienna Business Agency. A fund of the city of Vienna, ecoplus. Lower Austria’s Wirtschaftssagentur GmbH, as well as the Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland AG (WiBAG), was founded in 2008.  The objective of the company is the international positioning and marketing of the industry and technology location. The supra-regional platform of the VIENNA REGION serves as an instrument with which to build a common regional identity based on common location advantages, the coordination of supra-regional cooperation, as well as to work through solutions to joint economic-political questions and to reinforce knowledge transfer between the federal states.  The VIENNA REGION Marketing GmbH produces advertising materials for the region, sets up joint marketing activities, ascertains industry and sector data and organises overseas meetings such as trade fair attendance.  Investors and business founders can be advised and guided in collaboration with the regional business agencies, Vienna Business Agency, ecoplus and WiBAG.