Salzburg Research is starting its anniversary spring with a pleasing personnel decision: Siegfried Reich, managing director of the institute since 2003, has been reappointed for another five years in April 2025. At the same time, Salzburg Research is celebrating its 25th anniversary – a quarter of a century of applied research for a sustainable and innovative future.

Siegfried Reich, who was born in Pongau and holds a doctorate in business informatics, has played a key role in shaping Salzburg Research for more than two decades. After holding a number of international positions, including a research fellowship at the University of Southampton, Reich returned to Salzburg in 2000 and became head of the state-owned institute three years later. Since then, he has consistently pursued the goal of establishing Salzburg as a strong location for research and innovation.

“Over the past decades, we have become a highly networked and fundamental building block in Salzburg’s innovation ecosystem. For many years now, we have been active in the entire spectrum of application-oriented research.

– Siegfried Reich, Managing Director, Salzburg Research

Unter seiner Leitung initiierte Salzburg Research wegweisende Kompetenzzentren im Bereich Digitalisierung im Tourismus (2005–2011) und Digitalisierung im Sport (2018–2028), in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Verwaltung.

25 years of applied research with impact

Salzburg Research looks back on impressive figures on the occasion of its 25th anniversary:

• 593 Research & Development projects
• 1.080 partner organizations within the network
• 55 awards
• 434 knowledge transfer events
• 1.385 publications
• 8.070 media reports – this corresponds to an average of one media mention per day.

Salzburg Research would like to thank all its partners and invites to continue working together on solutions for the great challenges of our time – for a networked, sustainable and innovative world.

More information:

• Figures, data, facts on the 25th anniversary, success stories from the last 25 years and alumni feedback: https://www.salzburgresearch.at/en/25-years-of-salzburg-research/
• Reappointment of Siegfried Reich (press release): Wiederbestellung: Siegfried Reich als Geschäftsführer von Salzburg Research bestätigt