Dr. Nina Sallacz Technology & Innovation EBI SME Forum Workshop, Vienna 03./

Welcome … to Vienna … to austria wirtschaftsservice (aws)

austria wirtschaftsservice  Austria’s national promotional bank  100% owned by the Austrian Republic  Financial support and services for companies, from the pre-seed phase up to the expansion stage  Grants, loans, guarantees, consulting  Promotion of highly innovative and technology driven start-ups (Technology and Innovation team)

 International business plan competition for life sciences (biotechnology, medical technology, bioinformatics, …)  Target Group: students, post-docs, scientists of academic & non-academic institutions and creative individuals  Phase 1: Business idea – win 3x 1.500€ Phase 2: Business plan – win €, € or 5.000€  Workshops and coaching sessions  Start of next competition: February 2010  Info:

PreSeed  Pre-foundation phase of promising high-tech projects in Austria  Target Group: scientists of academic & non-academic institutions, individual entrepreneurs  Financing of “proof of principle”, e.g. verification of scientific results in animal models or construction of prototype  De minimis grant, up to €  Continuous submission  Info and application form:

Seed-financing  Seed or start-up phase of high-tech companies in Austria  Bridging of equity gap between early stage and venture capital investment  Grant up to € , Mezzanine Capital  Payback when company is sold or brings a profit  Continuous submission  Info and application form:

Instruments along the life cycle financial requirements technical risk Double Equity ProTrans i 2 Business Angels guarantees erp-loans Development proliferation - market basic research R&D LISA – Life Sciences Austria loans, guarantees grants PreSeed Seed- financin g Temporary Management (MaZ) Impulse Program creative economy market- and technology-investigations

tel. (1) fax. (1) Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH A-1030 Wien, Ungargasse 37 Dr. Nina Sallacz (Life Sciences) Dr. Michaela Fritz (Life Sciences) aws – Department of Technology & Innovation Contact