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Science Park Graz — Austria's leading publicly funded high-tech incubator with 700+ alumni companies

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Graz's publicly funded high-tech incubator has supported 700+ startups since 2002, generating 35+ new companies per year with a ~90% survival rate, through an 18-month AplusB programme backed by TU Graz, ESA, and local financial institutions.

700+
Startups supported since inception
90 %
Reported active-company survival rate
Science Park Graz — Austria's leading publicly funded high-tech incubator with 700+ alumni companies

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Science Park Graz GmbH
Period
2002–present
Region (NUTS)
AT22
Keywords
Public-Academic-Private Partnership

Context

Science Park Graz (SPG), founded in 2002, is Austria's AplusB-network high-tech incubator anchored to TU Graz, running an 18-month structured incubation programme with interest-free R&D loans.

Results

SPG has supported 700+ start-ups since inception, generating 35+ new companies per year, with a publicly reported ~90% active-company survival rate. The AplusB model has been deployed across six other Austrian university cities.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
incubation advisors/coaches, R&D loan administrators

Conditions for success

  • anchor university (TU Graz) for pipeline
  • co-financing from a regional bank for interest-free R&D loans
  • national AplusB programme funding

Commonly funded by

National / regional programmes ERDF — European Regional Development Fund

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