We conduct research where technology meets societal relevance. Our projects take Extended Reality out of the lab and into real-world application – for better education, safer systems and more resilient organisations. Our goal has always been to develop immersive solutions that create real value across education, healthcare and industry. Our portfolio demonstrates that research is not an end in itself – it generates impact through interdisciplinary collaboration, practical results and measurable outcomes. In recent years, we’ve contributed to a range of national and European funding programmes – from security-focused research to educational XR innovation.
With a total budget of around €80 billion, Horizon 2020 is one of the world’s largest innovation programmes. Within the Med1stMR project, we are developing an XR-based training system in collaboration with international partners, designed for medical professionals and incorporating stress response mechanisms – ensuring better preparedness in high-pressure emergency scenarios.
Horizon Europe, the successor to Horizon 2020, provides over €95 billion in funding for forward-looking research. In the XR2Resilience project, we are designing immersive learning scenarios that promote psychosocial resilience – particularly among healthcare workers in high-stress environments. The project combines interdisciplinary research with cutting-edge XR technology.
Erasmus+ provides more than €26 billion in funding for European education and cooperation initiatives. Our project GreenH2VR uses immersive learning formats to teach knowledge about hydrogen technologies – promoting sustainability through practice-oriented, multilingual and cross-border collaboration.
Austria’s KIRAS programme for civil security research provides funding totalling €120 million. In the projects MRrespond, Skilldrill, NIKEMED and EnviPeace, we are developing immersive training solutions for rescue services, medical communication and psychological stress situations – each tailored to real-life deployment conditions and developed in close cooperation with the target groups.
This funding programme provides several million euros for innovations in acute care. In the HMR SanTrain project, we are creating immersive simulations to support nursing staff in high-pressure clinical situations such as trauma rooms and emergency departments – focusing on action confidence, team communication and realistic stressors.
With several million euros per year, the Projektfonds 4.0 supports the digital transformation of the world of work. In our projects StaTrainXR, XRTrain and immtaCARE, we design XR-based learning environments for nursing, social work and counselling – helping learners develop complex practical skills in an experience-based way.
The SFG supports creative and technology-oriented project ideas through targeted individual grants. With the help of this funding stream, we were able to advance several early XR prototypes – from experimental learning simulations to methodological support during funding proposal development.
Creative Impact funds innovative solutions with a strong social and creative dimension. In the RINPD project, we develop a mobile-optimised XR application for realistic emergency training. Using detailed avatars and advanced wound simulation, the training system enhances clinical decision-making and response capabilities – through immersive, highly visual learning experiences.