Provincial Councillor for Economic Affairs Markus Achleitner: "Linz-born Lukas Keplinger starts at the end of July - startup incubator tech2b strengthens Upper Austria as an innovation hotspot"With Lukas Keplinger, tech2b Inkubator GmbH will have a new managing director at the end of July. Born in Linz, he studied business administration at the University of Vienna, specializing in technology and innovation management. Before joining the advisory board of an AI start-up in the field of risk intelligence, he worked for the international group Thales in Vienna. Most recently, he was a member of the management board at PLATH AG in Bern, where he was responsible for finance, human resources and purchasing."Lukas Keplinger already dealt intensively with technology and innovation management during his studies as a student assistant and, in addition to his international management experience, he also brings in-depth knowledge of start-ups and public administration. With this bundle of know-how, he will continue tech2b's successful course"For more than 20 years, tech2b has been supporting founders with its programs to structure their business ideas, develop them further in a targeted manner and implement them on the market. From the early-stage incubation programme "Ideate" to founding with "Activate" and "Incubate" to Business 2 Excellence and networking with leading companies with "PIER 4" or internationalization, tech2b offers all-round support on the way to becoming a successful Upper Austrian company."The diverse range of support offered by tech2b with its different focuses on HighTech, MedTech and GreenTech has proven to be a recipe for success. Every year, over 100 qualified applications are received for the various start-up programs. To date, tech2b has supported 557 projects. 350 companies have been founded, forming the spearhead of tomorrow's successful leading companies in Upper Austria. This also underlines the innovative potential and the optimal framework conditions for founders in our province"emphasizes Provincial Councillor Achleitner.
"Thinking outside the box, distinguishing the important from the unimportant and working together as a team to solve problems and achieve goals - that's in my DNA," says Lukas Keplinger, describing his approach. "I am looking forward to my new role and am convinced that we will strengthen the innovative power of tech2b and further promote Upper Austria as a business location," emphasizes the designated Managing Director.
Photo: Province of Upper Austria / Denise Stinglmayr
