Sponsors 2012
BOB Platin Sponsor: Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH
As the BOB Platin Sponsor Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH is sponsoring the 1st price of the competition.
Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) is the Austrian federal funding bank. The organisation focuses on funding for SMEs as well as funding for young companies. aws creates new growth and development where there is a gap in the free market by providing grants, loans with low interests, guarantees, equity as well as consulting.
BOB Gold Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
As the BOB Gold Sponsor the Boehringer Ingelheim group is sponsoring the 2nd price of the competition.
The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 138 affiliates in 47 countries and 41,300 employees.
By offering the entire production technology chain at its biopharmaceutical facilities in Biberach (Germany) and in Vienna (Austria), Boehringer Ingelheim is also one of the leading companies for development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals derived from mammalian cell culture, bacteria or yeast. Products manufactured for its international clients include antibodies, proteins, plasmid DNA, fragments and protein scaffolds.
BOB Silver Sponsor: AFFiRiS AG
As the BOB Silver Sponsor AFFiRiS AG is sponsoring the 3rd price of the competition.
AFFiRiS, an innovative, Vienna-based biotechnology company, was founded by Dr. Walter Schmidt (CEO) and Dr. Frank Mattner (CSO) in late 2003.
Based on proprietary patent positions, AFFiRiS has developed tailored peptide vaccines against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and four other diseases characterized by urgent medical requirement and attractive market volumes. Alzheimer’s is the current lead indication and clinical Phase I trials have just been completed on two product candidates. AFFiRiS succeeded in attracting GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals as its licensing partner in October 2008. The contract contains provisions for (milestone-dependent) payments of up to EUR 430 million. Based on the successful completion of two clinical Phase I trials, a payment of EUR 10 million was made in October 2009. AFFiRiS currently employs 80 highly-qualified staff at its premises on the St. Marx Campus in Vienna, Austria.
BOB Medtech Award Sponsor: LISAvienna
LISA Vienna Region sponsors the LISAvienna Medtech Award.
The Vienna Region is Austria’s largest life sciences location. The Austrian government and the City of Vienna set up Life Science Austria Vienna (LISAvienna) in 2002 as a central clearing house to provide support and advice, especially to business start-ups and high-tech companies. The LISAvienna initiative is supported by Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) and the Centre for Innovation Technology (ZIT). LISAvienna is positioned at the interface between these two funding institutions and maintains close ties with other players in the national and international life sciences scene.
LISAvienna is your professional partner of choice in Vienna when it comes to biotechnology, medical technology and pharmaceuticals. Whether as a researcher, a company or an investor, whether located in Austria or abroad, this is where you will find all of the important services and contacts under one roof.
- One-on-one consulting for businesses on all spects of starting up, relocating, funding, potential partners and infrastructure
- International marketing of the Vienna Region as a dynamic focus for the life sciences through participation in selected international trade fairs
- Networking events for researchers and businesses to improve exchange of ideas
- Training courses focused on business and legal aspects, with special reference to business executives but also for students
All our activities are dedicated to making an active contribution to the continuing successful development of life sciences in Vienna. If you would like to participate or make use of our services, please get in touch!
BOB Sponsor: Standortagentur Tirol
As location agency of Tirol, the Standortagentur Tirol develops, promotes and markets the Tirolean economy and science. Thereto it encourages the transfer of new technologies from Tirolean research institutions into the economy and connects Tirolean companies with research establishments. It supports the development of important economic fields in clusters and directly promotes projects in cooperative research and technology.
Furthermore, the Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung initiates and finances programs for education and advanced training, tailored to the needs of companies in sunrise industries. It also encourages the development as well as the settlement and the start of companies and research institutions in the business location through professional consultation and support. The Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung connects economy, science and politics. The Tirolean companies are the main beneficiaries of its work.
BOB Sponsor: Baxter Bioscience
Baxter International Inc. with it’s headquarter in Deerfield near Chicago has got about 48.000 employees worldwide in more than 100 different countries and more than 200 plants worldwide.
Baxter’s BioScience business is a leader in recombinant and plasma-based protein replacement therapies to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders; plasma-based therapies to treat immune deficiencies, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, burns and shock, and other chronic and acute blood-related conditions; products for regenerative medicine, such as biosurgery products and technology used in adult stem-cell therapies; and vaccines.
About 20 percent of Baxter’s annual research and development budget is invested into research in Austria.
Since 2008 all activities in Austria regarding research and development as well as the affiliated businesses have been taken over by Baxter Innovations Gmbh, manufacturing and production of Baxter BioScience have been taken over by Baxter AG, all activities regarding distribution of Baxter products in Austria are performed by Baxter Vertriebs GmbH.
