Students from the Wels-based FH Oberösterreich have developed what they claim is the world’s first pizza vending machine. In 2007 the school founded its transfer centre for business creation under the leadership of Dr. Gerold Weisz. Under his leadership in the next two years eight successful businesses were grounded as well as exciting initiatives such […]
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The Association of Austrian Taxpayers has spoken out against the creation of a list of tax dodgers. The organisation said yesterday (Weds) that a decision like that would mean a “step backwards” in modern civil society. It stressed that not everyone accused of tax evasion was a criminal. “Many people whose names may be found […]
A foundation established by Hollywood legend Michael J. Fox has decided to support an Austrian firm in developing a vaccine against Parkinsons disease.Vienna-based Affiris AG announced today (Thurs) that it had received a donation of more than 355,000 Euros from the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) which was set up by the 49-year-old “Back to […]
Kevin Spacey attended an exclusive sneak preview event focusing on the latest creation by an up and coming Japanese designer in London on Sunday.The Hollywood star, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 1995 hit “The Usual Suspects”, came to see the “Stellar” installation by Tokujin Yoshioka which is […]
The Austrian government has come under fire for allegedly spending more than half a million Euros on a website documenting the history of the Habsburg family.Austrian newspapers report today (Thurs) that the coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and Peoples Party (ÖVP) invested 600,000 Euros in the creation of the homepage www.habsburger.net which does not feature […]