At the upcoming World Expo, which will take place in Osaka, Japan, from April 13 to October 13, 2025, Austria will present domestic innovations to an international audience of millions under the motto “Composing the Future”. The selected projects range from drone-based analysis for urban climate optimization to a revolutionary technology for wastewater treatment and power generation to climate-friendly visitor guidance in tourist hotspots.
As part of the digital and interactive exhibition presentation, the Austrian pavilion will showcase innovative ideas and solutions for shaping a responsible, sustainable future – in line with the EXPO motto “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. As part of the “Call for Innovations”, Austrian companies, start-ups, universities, research institutions and other organizations were able to apply. The aim was to find innovations, products or services that have a significant positive effect on the market, environment or society.
From over 150 submissions, a total of 89 outstanding projects in 10 categories were selected for the Innovation Lab Austria in the Austria Pavilion:
- Green Tech
- Green building
- Mobility & Automotive
- Semiconductor & Smart Factory
- Healthcare
- Life Sciences
- Tourism
- AI & Technology
- Creative Industries
- Research & Education
The selected projects are just a small insight into a whole range of impressive domestic developments. Minister of Economic Affairs Martin Kocher is delighted with the increasing innovative strength of the Austrian economy: “Austria is a country of ideas and a center of innovation that actively shapes progress, both in Europe and in the world. Proof of this is Austria’s 6th place in the EU innovation ranking, a top position in patent applications and a research rate of 3.34 percent. Whether in the field of green tech and green building, semiconductor research, mobility solutions or artificial intelligence – Austria’s companies, start-ups and research institutions create solutions for global challenges and consistently pursue the goal of being competitive on the global market with their innovative strength. The ‘Innovation Lab’ in the Austrian pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka offers them the perfect stage for this.”
The Austrian business location benefits enormously from research and the resulting innovations. In this context, WKÖ President Harald Mahrer emphasizes the entrepreneurial spirit required for this: “Innovation means change through new ideas and technologies. This requires courage and openness to new things. Our companies are and will remain the key players for innovative strength in Austria. Their ability to translate research into concrete innovations that are competitive and in demand on the markets ensures progress, growth and prosperity. EXPO 2025 offers an incomparable stage to present this strength to a global audience and create new opportunities for Austrian companies.”
These are the companies and organizations of Innovation Lab Austria:
Green Tech
AEE – Institute for Sustainable Technologies, Akemi – Rethinking Light GmbH, Andritz AG, AVL List GmbH, backbone.one GmbH, Blue Planet Ecosystems GmbH, FreyZein GmbH, HydroSolid GmbH, Lignovations GmbH, plasticpreneur gmbh, RAG Austria AG, Swimsol GmbH, Takeda Manufacturing Austria AG & AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, TecSense GmbH
Green building
ECOTHERM Austria GmbH, Frick Burtscher Holz mit Technik GmbH, GREENPASS GmbH, Infrared City GmbH, Kiubo GmbH, Open Fields ZT GmbH, Organoid Technologies GmbH, Spiral Europe
Mobility & Automotive
EOOS NEXT GmbH, FlyNow Aviation GmbH, Kraken Innovations GmbH, NEXTSENSE GmbH, Rosenbauer International AG, SWAVIA Mobility Gmb, Turbulence Solutions GmbH, VELLO GmbH
Semiconductor & Smart Factory
BRAVE Analytics GmbH, Holloid GmbH, Selmo Technology GmbH
Healthcare
CAATS Service GmbH, CogVis Software und Consulting GmbH, KEEGO Technologies GmbH, Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte Gesellschaft m.b.H., Medical University of Vienna, NovoArc GmbH, RobotDreams GmbH, Saphenus Medical Technology GmbH, SCARLETRED Holding GmbH, smaXtec animal care GmbH, Sqail GmbH, Vienna University of Technology
Life sciences
Biome Diagnostics GmbH, Fermify GmbH, Vienna University of Technology, VTA Austria GmbH
Tourism
Artivive GmbH, Axess AG, Fluxguide Ausstellungssysteme GmbH/ Extraplan, LiveVoice GmbH, scan.art image recognition GmbH, SKIDATA GmbH, Tourismusverband Inneres Salzkammergut, VRVis Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung Forschungs-GmbH
AI & Technology
AC VISTA GmbH, Atlas, bionic surface technologies GmbH, Blockpit AG, Delphi Data Labs GmbH, For Sports GmbH, Fresh Labs FlexCo, HeyQQ GmbH, KEBA Group AG, Newsadoo GmbH, Parity Quantum Computing GmbH, Seven Bel GmbH, TTControl GmbH, x.news information technology gmbh
Creative industries
Aléa Pictures KG, Bytewood GmbH, CampusVäre – Creative Institute Vorarlberg GmbH, ClassiXX@NOW GmbH, EOOS NEXT GmbH, Music Traveler GmbH, Vienna University of Technology
Research & Education
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Andritz AG, bit media education solutions GmbH, M.I.T e-Solutions GmbH, Vienna University of Technology, The cool tool GmbH
Source & further information on the companies and projects: https://www.expoaustria.at/en/
