The Innovation Park is a successful symbiosis of urban proximity, dedicated industrial space and highly functional transport links.
Johann Puch conquered the world market for bicycles and commercial vehicles from this site 120 years ago.
Today, as then, innovation was the engine of success. While at Puch it was newly developed gear ratios, transmissions and drives, today it is digitalisation and electronics that make new products, services and paths to the energy revolution possible.
Accordingly, almost all companies in the innovation park are involved in the research, development and implementation of products and methods that are successful in the fields of environmental technologies, resource conservation and alternative energy utilisation. The mix of fast-growing start-ups, internationally active SMEs and global corporations creates the climate at Planet Innovation Park.
A high level of education, a smart focus on solutions and an omnipresent internationality are the common denominators of the Inhabitants of Innovationspark
Success is attractive. This guarantees growth and a further influx of companies.
Growth for which the Innovation Park can offer appropriate spaces and projects and for which the city of Graz creates the appropriate framework conditions.
So that in 120 years it will still be called:
Both the city of Graz with its seven universities (+ Montanuniversität in Leoben) and the metropolitan area with its automotive industry, electronics and manufacturing technology in the high-quality sector offer HUMAN RESOURCES in all age groups and training options. In addition, Graz has been proven to offer a high quality of life for international skilled workers.
- 8 Universities
- Technical university with a global reputation
- 50.000 students
- 70.000 Skilled labour industry
- 300.000 Inhabitants
The operating company of IP-Graz consists of successful entrepreneurs from Graz. The aim of all those involved is to bring attractive companies to Graz and to support the development of companies with innovative, future-oriented products.
The company’s focus is therefore on offering these companies perfect conditions – the arrival of companies such as Varta Innovation or Mides and the development of start-up companies such as Arivo impressively confirm the path taken.
Managing Director and Spokesman of the GmbH is Franz Salomon, former founder and CEO of Salomon Automation and member of the Executive Board of the SSI Schäfer Group for several years. As a company founder and board member of a global corporation, he knows the needs of companies of all sizes and speaks their language.
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