The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (www.ait.ac.at) is Austria's largest non-university research institute. Comprising five departments, the AIT is a highly specialised research and development partner to industry. Its researchers are focused on the key infrastructure issues of the future: Health & Environment, Safety & Security, Energy, Mobility, as well as Foresight & Policy Development.

In Austria, there are around 1,000 researchers - largely based at the main facilities Vienna Tech Gate, Vienna TECHbase, Seibersdorf, Wr. Neustadt, Ranshofen and Leoben - working on the development of those tools, technologies and solutions for Austrian industry considered to be of future relevance and which comply with the institute's motto "Tomorrow Today".