Joanneum Research

Infobox Company
company_name = JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
company_type = Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
location_city = Graz
location_country = Austria
key_people = Managing directors:
* Mag. Edmund Müller
* Hon.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pelzl
num_employees = 385 "(June 2007)"
foundation = 1960s
owner = Province of Styria and TNO
industry = Applied research, R&D, consulting
slogan = "A tradition of innovation"
homepage = http://www.joanneum.at/en/jr.html

JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH is one of the largest non-academic research institutes in Austria. Besides its headquarters in Graz it is also based in Weiz, Hartberg, Frohnleiten, Leoben, Niklasdorf and Vienna. 90 percent of the company are owned by the province of Styria, since 2004 10 percent are held by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO).

Research Divisions and Institutes

Research is performed in six divisions comprising a total of 14 institutes.

Sustainability and Environment

* Institute of Sustainable Techniques and Systems
* Institute of Energy Research
* Institute of Water Resources Management

Computer Science

* Institute of Information Systems & Information Management
* Institute for Networked Media

Electronics and Sensor Technology

* Institute of Applied Systems Technology
* Institute of Digital Image Processing
* Institute of Chemical Process Development and Control

Materials and Processing

* Leoben Laser Centre
* Institute of Nanostructured Materials and Photonics

Economy and Technology

* Institute of Applied Statistics and Systems Analysis
* Institute of Technology and Regional Policy

Medical Technology

* Institute of Medical Technologies and Health Management
* Institute of Non-Invasive Diagnosis

Trivia

The name JOANNEUM RESEARCH is derived from Archduke John (1782-1859), who was very interested in natural sciences. The slogan of the company is "„A tradition of innovation“".

External links

* [http://www.joanneum.at/en/jr.html Homepage of JOANNEUM RESEARCH]
* [http://www.joanneum.at/fileadmin/user_upload/presse/JR_GB_2007_E_www.pdf Annual Report 2006/2007]
* [http://www.hs-art.com/diamant.html DIAMANT digital film restoration software] (jointly developed with HS-ART Digital Service)