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Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG
Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG is Austria’s national funding institution for industry-related research, development and innovation. Its exact legal entity is Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH, registered FN252263a at the Vienna Commercial Court, headquartered at Sensengasse1,1090Vienna. Its official legal notice states it was established September1,2004 under the FFG Act and is wholly owned by the Republic of Austria. Shareholder rights are exercised by the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure and the Federal Ministry for Economy, Energy and Tourism. FFG is retained as an institutional organization, distinct from Austria Wirtschaftsservice, Austrian Science Fund FWF, EU grant agencies and unrelated companies using the FFG abbreviation. FFG funds, advises and connects innovative companies, universities and research institutions, evaluates research projects, and represents Austria in national and international bodies. Its published remit spans general company R&D, thematic and structural programmes, European and international programmes, and aeronautics and space. It acts as Austria’s national contact point for EU research programmes and interface to the European Space Agency. Support instruments differ by programme; research-result exploitation rights remain with recipients. Its relevance includes AI, deep technology, life sciences and neuroscience research commercialization, without implying that every project is an equity investment or an approved clinical product. The current German governance and leadership page identifies Henrietta Egerth and Karin Tausz as managing directors and Klaus Pseiner as supervisory chairman. The public governance and senior-management roster comprises31named people and32roles, including supervisory members, staff-council representatives, statutory consultative members, department heads and central-service heads. The English page retains outdated supervisory appointments and department roles; it is not used as the current-role authority. The wider staff directory is distinct from this published leadership/governance scope. Agency annual disbursements, appropriations, programme budgets and cumulative project support describe public research funding rather than private-LP fund closes or manager AUM. No closed venture fund is inferred. Brightmind’s own undated fundraising page reports cumulative EUR3.3million raised, including EUR2.4million non-dilutive support from FFG and aws together; it does not allocate an individual FFG ticket, award date or programme. Only a qualified non-dilutive support relationship is supported, not an additional EUR2.4million FFG-only cash award. The issuer’s legal-status/funding chronology remains subject to its separate company audit.
Founded 2004
Team
 Alexander KoszStaff-council delegate, Supervisory Board |
Andreas GeislerHead of Aeronautics and Space Agency |
 Andreas WildbergerHead of Operations Management |
 Birgit TauberHead of General Programmes |
Christian GrabnerMember, Supervisory Board |
Christian HoppHead of Legal, Compliance and Internal Audits |
 Christoph MandlHead of Corporate Communications |
 Claudia Hofmann-TurekHead of Project Controlling and Audit · Head of Research and Development Allowance |
Emmanuel GlenckHead of Thematic Programmes |
Erich StarkHead of Finance |
Gertrude Tumpel-GugerellMember, Supervisory Board |
Günter RübigMember, Supervisory Board |
Hannes BardachMember, Supervisory Board |
 Heidrun SchöfnagelHead of Human Resources and Organisation |
Heinz W. EnglConsultative member, Supervisory Board |
 Henrietta EgerthManaging Director |
Henriette SpyraMember, Supervisory Board |
Johann MarihartDeputy Chairman, Supervisory Board |
 Karin TauszManaging Director |
Klaus PseinerChairman, Supervisory Board |
Linda KeizerMember, Supervisory Board |
Margit NollHead of European and International Programmes |
 Maria Bürgermeister-MährStaff-council delegate, Supervisory Board |
Markus HinterwallnerStaff-council delegate, Supervisory Board |
Michael BinderHead of Strategy, Data Analysis and Business Development |
Michael SoderMember, Supervisory Board |
Monika Egger-FuchsStaff-council delegate, Supervisory Board |
 Sarah GanssStaff-council delegate, Supervisory Board |
 Silvia LaimgruberHead of Structural Programmes |
Thomas A. HenzingerConsultative member, Supervisory Board |
Ulrike Domany-FuntanMember, Supervisory Board |
Investments
| €1M2024-07-22 |  Syntropic Medical | Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG |
| $—Unknown date |  Brightmind.AI | Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG |
| $—Unknown date |  Solgate | Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG |
| $—Unknown date | Solgate | Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG |