HGF Office

Salzburg

Rudolfskai 48,
5020 Salzburg,
Austria

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HGF is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service both across Austria and internationally. Contact us to find out how we can work with your business.

Tel. +43 (0)662 844 289

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Located by the historical Salzach River, HGF Salzburg launched following the merger of HGF and Patronus IP in 2019 to provide IP services to the city’s growing technology business base.

The team in Salzburg possess particular expertise in physics and electrical engineering, machine construction, materials science and metallurgy, chemistry and biology, and provide a full range of IP services for academic institutions, SMEs and multinationals.

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