Intellectual Capital Report 2025/26
Salzburg Research looks back on a strong year of research in 2025: 79 research and development projects, 60 publications, 246 partner organizations, and a further increase in market success demonstrate the growing impact of data-driven research on business, science, and society.
Turning data into value
Salzburg Research has published its 2025 Intellectual Capital Report. With the theme of “From Data to Value”, the report illustrates how Salzburg Research transforms data into actionable insights, digital prototypes, studies, tools and applications. It focuses on the organisation’s research and innovation achievements in the fields of mobility, sports and health, energy, industry, and infrastructure.
As a non-university research institute, Salzburg Research works with companies, public institutions, and academic partner organizations to develop data-driven solutions for digital and sustainable transformation. Its core competencies include smart connectivity, mobility and transportation data analysis, and movement data analysis, as well as innovation methodologies.
Consistent research performance and increasing market focus
In 2025, Salzburg Research was involved in 79 research and development projects. Operating revenue remained stable at approximately 7.1 million euros. Market revenue increased to 5.02 million euros, and the self-financing ratio rose to 70.6 percent. Contract research also performed well: Thirty-eight directly commissioned projects generated revenue of around 1.63 million euros.
“The year 2025 once again demonstrates what Salzburg Research stands for: strong research, an increasing market orientation, and consistent impact,” says Managing Director Siegfried Reich in the intellectual capital report.
Impact on mobility, health, energy and innovation
The Intellectual Capital Report showcases impactful research projects. At the real-world laboratory on Nußdorferstraße in Salzburg, the research institute studied the passing distances between motor vehicles and cyclists, developed data-driven tools for traffic control and planning, worked on sensor-based assistance systems for people with mobility impairments, and developed smart protective clothing for emergency responders. Other key areas of focus included open innovation processes involving citizens and data-driven forecasts for power grids.
Salzburg Research combines scientific methods with practical testing in this way. These methods support informed decision-making, accelerate technology transfer, and lay the groundwork for new digital applications.
Academic visibility and a strong network
In 2025, Salzburg Research also made progress in the academic sphere: a total of 60 publications were released, including 19 journal articles and 34 papers in international conference proceedings. The academic quality of the work was recognized with three international awards.
The network remained stable with 246 partner organizations. Partners from the business sector were particularly well represented, including 80 small and medium-sized enterprises. Meanwhile, Salzburg Research continued to expand its national and international membership.
Team, diversity, and knowledge transfer
By 2025, the team had grown to 80 employees, 65 of whom were researchers. The proportion of women increased to 41.9 percent overall and 33.8 percent among academic staff. The team also became more diverse, with 30.8 percent of employees coming from outside of Austria.
Salzburg Research also enhanced knowledge transfer. The institute organized or co-organized 42 events, supervised 10 doctoral candidates and 21 master’s and bachelor’s students, and generated 489 media reports.
Read the Intellectual Capital Report online
The complete 2025/26 Intellectual Capital Report provides figures, trends, project examples, and insights into the impact of Salzburg Researcher’s research.
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