University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna


The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna was founded in 1767 as the world's third school for veterinary medicine by Milan's Ludovico Scotti, originally named k. k. Pferde-Curen- und Operationsschule. Today, it has c. 2,800 students and c. 600 employees.

Spin-offs

Since 2002, universities in Austria can found spin-off companies. Most of the spin-off companies are still located on the university's grounds: Animal Health IT, Biomodels Austria, Innovaphyt, Marinomed, Mycosafe, Novelix, VetWIDI, VirBiomed, ViruSure
The university also operates the Teaching and Research Farms outside of Vienna.

Notable alumni