EARTO Members
AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology
Country: Austria
Founded in: 1956
EARTO Membership: Individual
www.ait.ac.at
Key Figures 2019
€141,1M Income
1,276 Employees
43 Patent Applications
N/A Industrial Partners
1 Spin-off Created
N/A H2020 Projects (eCorda March 2018)
Mission & Vision
Mission: The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology takes a leading position in the Austrian innovation system and a key role in Europe as the RTO focusing on the key infrastructure topics of the future. AIT provides research and technological development to realize basic innovations for the next generation of infrastructure related technologies in the fields of Energy, Mobility Systems, Low-Emission Transport, Health & Bioresources, Digital Safety & Security, Vision, Automation & Control and Technology Experience. These technological research areas are supplemented by the competence in the area of Innovation Systems & Policy. As a national and international network node at the interface of science and industry AIT enables innovation through its scientific-technological expertise, market experience, tight customer relationships and high quality research infrastructure.
Vision: The Success of an industrial location and the quality of life highly depend on the availability of an efficient and powerful infrastructure. The systemic changes taking currently place demand new technological solutions and create new business opportunities for innovative companies in the next decades. AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in this context enables the realization of innovative, infrastructure related solutions by providing today those technologies, methods and tools for the infrastructure of tomorrow.
Technology Expertise
- Natural Sciences: Computer and information sciences ; Earth and related environmental sciences ; Physical sciences ; Chemical sciences ; Earth and related environmental sciences ; Biological sciences ; Other natural sciences
- Engineering & Technology: Civil engineering ; Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ; Mechanical engineering ; Chemical engineering ; Materials engineering ; Medical engineering ; Environmental engineering ; Environmental biotechnology ; Industrial biotechnology ; Nano-technology ; Other engineering and technologies
- Medical & Health Sciences: Health sciences ; Health biotechnology ; Other medical sciences
- Agricultural Sciences: Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ; Agricultural biotechnology ; Other agricultural sciences
- Social Sciences: Psychology and cognitive science ; Economics & business ; Sociology ; Law ; Political science ; Social & economic geography ; Media & communications ; Other social sciences
- Humanities: Philosophy, ethics & religion
