Connecting Life Sciences
VIENNA Highlights
Life Science City Vienna: 30 SMEs you must know page 6-7
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Innovation made in Vienna: Hookipa Biotech is supercharging immunotherapies with $60 million
Spring & Summer 2018
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Celebrating Innovation in Biotech & Medtech
bestofbiotech.at
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aws BOB - Best of Biotech is an international two-stage life science business plan competition organized by the Austria Wirtschaftsservice on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs. Three out of four winners chose Vienna as the city in which to set up their life sciences business. Congratulations to all the outstanding awardees!
Macro Array Diagnostics (Vienna), 2nd prize sponsored by Roche Diagnostics and Roche Austria Macro Array Diagnostics is creating the first allergy test allowing a simultaneous measurement of total IgE and specific IgE covering close to 100% of globally relevant allergens. | macroarraydx.com
ImageBiopsy Lab (Vienna), 3rd prize sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim IB Lab uses state-of-theart computer-vision and artificial intelligence technology to change the way in which bone diseases are being assessed and diagnosed, including knee osteoarthritis. | imagebiopsylab.com
MorphoMed (Vienna), LISAvienna Medtech Award MorphoMed focuses on tissue engineering based on its proprietary medical-silk technology. The lead product is a regenerative anterior cruciate ligament, which will fully restore the endogenous ligament. | morphomed.at
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BHS Technologies (Völs), 1st prize sponsored by Shire BHS is developing a disruptive medical device that will enhance the performance of microsurgical procedures for all participants - patient, surgeon and hospital. | bhs-technologies.com
Marlis Baurecht, Business area Entrepreneurship, Property Rights, Seedfinancing, aws aws.at
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As a clear result of Austria’s current movement to promote innovation and growth, I am delighted to see a steady stream of innovative biotech and medical device start-ups opening up their doors here. Most of them have chosen Vienna as their home base.”