FFG

The Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency) is a key player in shaping Austria's future through the promotion, consultation, and networking of innovative companies, universities, and research institutions. Established in 2004, FFG has supported over 65,000 projects with more than 60,000 companies, universities, research institutions. The company strategically allocates approximately 1 billion euros in funding annually, guided by a mission to provide tailored instruments for diverse needs, ranging from entry-level programs to funding for cutting-edge research and centers of excellence. Beyond financial support, FFG acts as a National Contact Point for EU research programs and serves as an interface with the European Space Agency, thus enabling resource optimization and fostering collaboration between science and business. It is committed to gender equality in research and implements gender mainstreaming across all areas. FFG operates at the intersection of politics, economy, research institutions, and universities and is globally networked speaking around 35 languages. The FFG's efforts in funding research, development, and innovation aim to efficiently utilize public funds based on strict quality criteria, ensuring that the exploitation rights of the funded research results remain with the customers.

Research, Development, Innovation, Space, Technology, Energy, Mobility, Infrastructure, Climate, Digitalization, Culture, Creativity, Inclusive Society, Clean Hydrogen

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