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Highlights 02/2016
Life Science City Vienna: Broad Expertise on Software
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Innovation made in Vienna: Ottobock’s AxonHook and Kenevo
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Investing in Vienna Octapharma is a privately-owned global human protein manufacturer that follows a well-defined strategy for improving patients’ lives. Currently, it is investing 13.5 million euros in the construction of a new lab and office building in Vienna. Octapharma employs almost 1,000 highly skilled employees in Austria and has a clear path for growth. Headquartered in Switzerland, Octapharma is dedicated to the safe and optimal use of human proteins from plasma and cell lines. The biopharmaceutical company employs some 6,400 people around the globe to support the treatment of patients in critical care or suffering from coagulation and immune disorders. In Vienna, Octapharma operates its largest manufacturing plant worldwide, including one
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of the most modern plasma fractionation facilities. The production plant meets GMP requirements and is FDA-approved. 75,000 m2 for innovation With a work force of some 1,000 people in Vienna, Octapharma is active in R&D, clinical research, manufacturing, quality control and international approval of drugs. The company’s 75,000 m2 site has been continuously extended and updated to increase production capacities and to adopt new technologies. Octapharma started the construction work for a new R&D center in Vienna, as laboratories and office spaces grew too small for the corporate plasma-based R&D located here and subject-specific universities are close-by. The initial construction costs for the barrier-free, low-energy building add up to € 13.5 million.
It will house highly attractive workplaces for some 100 people in 13 labs and 39 offices. A new subway connection close to Octapharma’s plant will open soon. Rewarding challenges In Vienna, plasma-derived products are being developed and manufactured. For example, the new Fibrinogen-concentrate is currently developed to be brought to the market, preclinical development also took place here. Octapharma is hiring in order to develop more success stories and to significantly increase production capacities. Bring in your expertise in chemistry, pharmaceutical production and quality control. Outstanding opportunities are available for people that have the desire to make a difference in this world and to gain global experience. octapharma.at
Dear readers! Vienna is Austria’s most important place for the life sciences – from research and teaching to the commercial biotech sector and the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Major investments such as those of Octapharma, which is featured in our newsletter cover, and worldrenowned innovations like the ones from Ottobock, which are presented at the back, recognize and reinforce Vienna’s outstanding position among the leading European innovation centers. In addition, our scientific community enjoys an excellent reputation and is highly successful in attracting prestigious grants. In 2015, 80% of all ERC funds granted to researchers in the life sciences in Austria went to host organizations in Vienna. We are incredibly proud of this recognition. Recent months have shown growing international interest in software in the life sciences due to the major economic potential linked to this interface. Therefore, we are including an article on page three about a few IT companies based in Vienna. On page four and five, we update you about recent R&D highlights and commercial success stories. For an exciting account on regenerative medicine in Vienna, please check out page seven. We hope you enjoy the reading and are inspired by the success stories we present. Please check out our extensive web resources at LISAvienna.at to find out more about life sciences in Vienna and do not hesitate to contact us personally. Our technology experts would welcome the opportunity to discuss support and funding opportunities in Vienna with you and can provide you with an overview on lab space available for rent, for example. Starting-up and growing your business in Vienna pays off!
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Broad Expertise on Software
Vienna is Austria’s central meeting point for talent. In fact, no other city in the German speaking countries attracts more students than Vienna. This unique setting enables an innovative crossover of approaches to solve problems, novel ideas and technologies. The multiple interfaces between the life sciences and IT provide a good example in this regard, resulting in an increasing stream of new products and services in Vienna. Biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry and the medical device sector all profit from making use of software knowhow. Indeed, the life sciences experience fundamental transformations not only on the technological level and through increasing knowledge about molecular characteristics, but also through the powers of algorithms and databases. The following companies provide you with an idea of the diversity of unmet needs successfully addressed in Vienna. Agfa HealthCare Ges.m.b.H. is a pioneer in both patient-centered imaging technologies and diagnostic image enhancement as well as in administrative and medical workflow optimization in hospitals worldwide. contextflow GmbH uses advanced machine learning to analyze big medical image and text data. Their medical image search engine RadiologyExplorer instantly finds visually similar cases
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as well as case relevant statistics, guidelines and references. CVTec Cerebrovascular Technologies GmbH develops software for neurointerventionists. The first product is an occlusion rate measurement system. Blood flow analysis and risk assessment systems will follow. Diagnosia Internetservices GmbH supports evidence-based decision making by providing medical professionals with up-to-date information on drug safety. The software suite can easily be integrated into hospital IT. Medexter Healthcare GmbH provides customized clinical decision support solutions for hospitals, research and teaching, or B2B integration. Medical content packages as well as monitoring and reporting tools for use in clinical routine are also offered. Medizinkraft Solutions GmbH provides a 3D sensor and special software for both the objective and contact-free measurement and the analysis of human mobility constraints linked to muscle and skeletal diseases. mySugr GmbH goes for app-based, all-around care for people with diabetes. mySugr’s Logbook is a registered risk class 1 medical device in the US and EU. Scanner, education and analysis tools facilitate life.
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Vienna combines talent, a good early stage start-up ecosystem and a growing health community that provides interaction and exchange of knowledge. With its central location in Europe and recent political support, it is becoming a hot spot for high-tech innovation!” © contextflow GmbH
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piur imaging GmbH provides innovative tomographic ultrasound for safe and cost-effective vascular diagnostics. 3D vascular imaging is achieved by extending ultrasound devices with a tomography feature. Platomics GmbH provides innovative software solutions for personalized medicine. A marketplace of > 5,000 certified apps each representing a specific gene test will revolutionize genetic testing.
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Hidden Champion: Translational Research for Trauma Patients The Austrian Workers’ Compensation Board, AUVA, is the Austrian Social Insurance for occupational risks for more than 3.3 million employees and 1.4 million school and college students. It is financed mainly by contributions paid by employers. Its legal duties are the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases, occupational medical care, first aid for occupational accidents, post traumatic treatment, rehabilitation, financial compensation and research.
Translational research that saves lives In 1980, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology (LBI-Trauma) was founded and became the core of AUVA’s trauma research center. The Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG) has played a central role in establishing trauma research in Vienna. LBG is an independent research institution in Austria with 18 research institutes that address relevant questions in the field of health sciences and the humanities. LBG promotes translational topics and open innovation in science in Austria.
Strong network on tissue regeneration Tissue regeneration is one of the trauma center’s core research areas when it comes to the codevelopment of new drugs and medical products. Strong ties have, for example, been established with Baxter in the course of the joint development of its fibrin sealant and related tools and while codeveloping Hemopatch for bleeding control. To allow for an improved exchange of knowledge, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology has founded the Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration in 2006 together with major Viennese universities like BOKU, MedUni Vienna and TU Wien as well as with various commercial partners. The non-profit spin-off company Trauma Care Consult GmbH supports research a LBI-Trauma and facilitates cooperation with industry since 1998. Strong experience in
Repuls Lichtmedizintechnik GmbH applies the most modern LED technology with cold red light for reduction of inflammation and pain and improving quality of life. SCARLETRED Holding GmbH supplies GCP compliant medical mobile Apps for objective realtime monitoring and analysis of skin disorders and drug effects.
collaborative research in large consortia has also been gathered in the context of >10 EU-funded endeavors including in the European Institute of Excellence for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine “Expertissues” or the current “Biodesign” and “Arrest Blindness” projects.
TAmiRNA GmbH discovers and validates microRNA biomarkers to provide diagnostic solutions to patients with serious aging-related illnesses. To connect to this extensive expertise in intensive care and tissue regeneration from cartilage & ligament, neuroregeneration, wound healing and bone regeneration, please contact Heinz Redl at office@trauma.lbg.ac.at or via phone at +43-(0)59393-41961.
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LBI-Trauma’s ever-growing network of research institutes, companies and hospitals also includes several small and medium-sized companies based in Vienna. The following examples show the broad spectrum of topics addressed by these commercial partners: Aposcience AG is developing drugs for regenerative medicine based on the secretomes of white blood cells isolated from peripheral blood. Bio-Products & Bio-Engineering AG specializes in R&D for biologics. Braincon Handels-GmbH has developed expertise in digital radiology including tools and software for bone microarchitecture assessment. Evercyte GmbH has set out to provide human cell lines and iPS cells for cell-based assays, as production hosts or as predictive in-vitro models. Lithoz GmbH specializes in the development and production of ceramic materials and additive manufacturing systems (3D printing).
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Over the past 40 years, the Center for Traumatology Research in AUVA’s Lorenz Boehler Hospital in Vienna has become an outstanding unit for up-to-date medical research. It focuses on improving diagnostic and therapeutic measures in emergency medicine and trauma surgery. Its main projects are in the fields of intensive care, tissue regeneration and center on special scientific approaches including imaging and the development of biomaterials. Today, a total of >90 highly-skilled people gather at Lorenz Boehler Hospital and at additional locations every day to conduct research for the benefit of patients suffering the consequences of severe accidents.
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Innovation made in Vienna: Ottobock’s AxonHook & Kenevo Knee Joint
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Ottobock generated more than 1 billion euros in sales last year by enhancing people’s mobility. The group’s 7,600 employees successfully combine the latest technological advances with know-how about the users’ capabilities and design preferences to provide optimal solutions for each patient. Ottobock is also highly respected for its broader engagement in society, ranging from its partnership at the Paralympic Games to its Science Center in Berlin. Furthermore, Ottobock together with Össur, has established a Research Trust Fund at the University of Iceland that awards international grants for scientific research and innovative projects in the field of advanced neural control of prosthetic limbs.
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In Vienna, Ottobock has also recently developed a new flagship for its line of upper limb prosthetics: the AxonHook. Enthusiastic cooks, gardeners, and do-it-yourselfers who enjoy a variety of technical tasks will all profit from this perfect companion to the Michelangelo Hand. The innovative AxonBus system allows an easy switch to AxonHook whenever users need more versatility, precision and power. This allows talented craftspeople to continue along their life’s path.
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Extensive research on the special requirements of elderly people who use leg prosthetics led to the development of a new knee joint at Ottobock in Vienna. Kenevo offers the world’s first solution using the latest technology for the needs of people with reduced mobility. It sets a new global standard in leg prosthetics by providing security in typical everyday situations that include sitting down, standing up and walking in small and slow steps. Kenevo is able to adapt to its users’ skills, either during rehabilitation, or in cases in which mobility is decreasing. The knee joint helps to avoid stumbling and also includes a special wheelchair mode.
Ottobock recently won over the jury of the Vienna Business Agency’s R&D funding scheme “Users in Focus”. Its “Myonic” project took first place among the proposals selected for funding. New algorithms for pattern recognition combined with individual app-based training and fine-tuning are expected to further improve the steering of hand prostheses in the future.
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Ottobock is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of prosthetic limbs, orthotic supports and wheelchairs that facilitate independence. In Vienna, the company’s 600 employees operate a growing R&D and manufacturing facility. A clear focus on patients’ needs guides the development of new solutions.
Ottobock’s Austrian subsidiary, Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH, is one of the group’s most important research and development centers, and is continuously in the process of expansion. In 2015, some 26 million euros have been invested in R&D in Vienna. Two of Ottobock’s most recent Vienna-based innovations are introduced below.
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