Facts & Figures

Founded in
1997

Type of business
Standortagentur Tirol GmbH

Chief executive officer
Dr. Marcus Hofer

Funding body
Lebensraum Tirol Holding GmbH

Annual budget
approx. EUR 7 million (EUR 3 million there of to be used as direct funding for the Tyrolean economy and science)

Employees
39,5 full time equivalent

Advisory board
Mag. Rainer Seyrling
LR Anton Mattle
Mag. (FH) Markus Dax
Dipl. Ing. Anton Mederle

Company shares
Gründungszentrum Start Up Tirol GmbH (previously CAST - Center for Academic Spin-offs Tyrol)
Alpine Technologien Tirol - ATT GmbH (previously Standortagentur Tirol Management GmbH)

Objective
Our goal is to strengthen Tyrol’s position as business location by supporting companies to develop, start-up and locate their business in Tyrol, thereby aiming at securing existing jobs and creating new job opportunities. We also market Tyrol as business and science location here and abroad. 

Main principle

• intensified networking within the Tyrolean economy
• increased transfer of knowledge and technology
• consultation and support for Tyrolean companies as well as research institutions to participate in science and technology programs of the province of Tyrol, the federal state Austria and the European Union
• start and further development of programs in education and continuing training regarding future oriented technologies
• technology marketing and business location marketing