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.

University of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
TypePublic
Established1767
Administrative staff
670
Students2800
Location,
Websitehttp://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/

Spin-offs

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University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Since 2002, universities in Austria can found spin-off companies. 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

The university also operates the Teaching and Research Farms outside of Vienna.[1]

See also

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Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "About the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna". Retrieved 16 January 2019 – via www.EurekAlert.org.
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