Austrian Research and Technology Report 2020

2. Key Players in Research Funding and in Non-university Research 
111
important hub for international exchange between scientific academies and opens up opportunities for 
jointly addressing specific transnational challenges faced in research and research funding. In 2019, five 
academies were hosted as guests: from Slovenia, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.
The Joint Academy Days are complemented by engagement in multilateral academy alliances (e.g. All 
European Academies – ALLEA, European Academies Science Advisory Council – EASAC) and other relevant 
organisations (e.g. International Science Council – ISC).
Memberships of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) in international research alliances and in-
frastructures on behalf of the Republic of Austria are open to the entire domestic scientific community and 
stand alongside a variety of autonomously initiated research cooperations with key international players. 
Examples include: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), European Organisation for Nuclear 
Research (CERN), Japan Proton Accelerator Complex (J-PARC), European Southern Observatory (ESO), 
Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH).
 
Indicator 6: Knowledge and technology transfer
IPR: Patent and exploitation activities as at 31 Dec.
2018
2019
Number of patent applications
46
68
of which national
0
0
of which EU/EPC
11
16
of which non-EU states
35
52
Issued patents
12
9
of which national
0
0
of which EU/EPC
3
4
of which non-EU states
9
5
Current patents
42
53
Exploitation spin-offs
2
3
Licensing agreements
3
4