Karl Landsteiner Gesellschaft

Founded in 2004, Karl Landsteiner Gesellschaft is a non-profit association based in St. Pölten, Austria working on medical research, health.

The Karl Landsteiner Gesellschaft is a non-profit association in Austria that promotes medical and scientific research. It operates a network of independent research institutes spanning nearly the full range of medicine, linking basic research with clinical application. The society aims to create new knowledge, foster scientific exchange and contribute to improving healthcare. It also organises interdisciplinary events such as the Landsteiner Tagung and the Gesundheitspolitische Forum, and engages with policymakers. Donations to the society and its institutes are tax-deductible under Austrian tax law. The society was founded in 2004 and is named after Nobel laureate Karl Landsteiner, discoverer of the ABO blood groups.