Type Public Administrative staff 670 Phone +43 1 250770 Founded 1767 | Established 1767 Location Vienna, Austria Number of students 2,800 | |
Address Veterinärpl. 1, 1210 Wien, Austria Similar Medical University of Vienna, University of Natural Resource, University of Vienna, Vienna University of Econo, University of Applied Arts Vienna Profiles | ||
University of veterinary medicine vienna
The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (German: Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien - in short: VUW) was founded in 1767 as the world's third school for veterinary medicine (after Lyon and Alfort) by Milan's Ludovico Scotti, originally named k. k. Pferde-Curen- und Operationsschule (literally, "Imperial-Royal School for the Cure and Surgery of Horses"). Today, it has c. 2,800 students and c. 600 employees.
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Spin-offs
Since 2002, universities in Austria can found spin-off companies. The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna has expedited this opportunies. 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
Notable alumni
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