A good hit rate brought the last Research Studio Austria Call for the HE Department: it is involved in 2 projects, leading one of them.
As part of the "Research Studios Austria" funding program of the Ministry of Science, the federal government will invest a total of 15.8 million euros in 17 new studios. Each studio gets over 4 years up to 1.3 million euros from the program. The objective is to prepare acquired knowledge in research and based on collaboration with industry to develop marketable innovations.
RSA Projects:
"Entwicklung von Hochleistungs-Biomaterialien für die Medizintechnik mit reproduzierbaren Eigenschaftsprofilen" (AIT leading)
"From waste to fertilizer - phosphorus and carbon waste mining as nutrient recycling strategy for the future" (AIT as partner with Boku - Universität für Bodenkultur)
Read here more about the bioimplants project:
http://diepresse.com/home/science/1598857/Massgeschneiderte-Implantate-und-Prothesen?from=suche.intern.portal