AGES Management
As a company of the Republic of Austria, we have been committed to the health of people, animals and plants for over 20 years. We have been pursuing the One Health approach since our foundation. Our two managing directors and our employees in 6 business areas, 3 specialist areas and 9 staff units and support areas fulfil the tasks defined in the Austrian Health and Food Safety Act (G ESG) in the areas of public health, animal health, food safety, drug safety, food safety, radiation protection, risk assessment, risk communication and research .
In addition, we provide 3 federal offices(Federal Office for Food Safety - BAES, Federal Office for Safety in Health Care - BASG and Federal Office of Consumer Health - BAVG, which are active in the areas of agriculture, drug safety and consumer health, with all the necessary resources to fulfil their tasks. Our Supervisory Board ensures that we carry out our activities in the best possible way and in the interests of the Austrian people.
The health of humans, animals, plants and the environment is closely interlinked. This One Health approach is at the centre of everything we do.
Our knowledge and daily commitment make AGES an indispensable partner organisation for health and food safety in the European Union
Management
Dr Anton Reinl
, Priv.-Doz. Dr Johannes Pleiner-Duxneuner
Areas of Activity
Food Security, Head: Mag. Bernhard Föger
Radiation Protection, Head: DI Dr Christian Katzlberger
Animal Health, Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr Friedrich Schmoll
Public Health, Head: Priv.-Doz. Dr Johannes Pleiner-Duxneuner
Food Safety, Head: Mag. Dr Friedrich Sövegjarto
Medical Market Supervision, Head: DI Dr Günter Waxenecker
Specialist Areas
Data, Statistics and Integrative Risk Assessment, Head: Univ.-Doz. DI Dr Klemens Fuchs
Communication and Knowledge Transfer, Head: Univ.-Doz. Mag.a Dr Ingrid Kiefer
Knowledge Management and Research, Head: Mag. DI DDr Alois Leidwein
AGES Business Services – Support Units
Internal Audit, Head: Gabriele Jell-Wiesinger, MMSc, MBA
Legal and Insurance Affairs, Head: MMag. Dr. Gerald Benesch
Office for Tobacco Coordination, Head: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Johannes Pleiner-Duxneuner
Integrated Management System, Head: Ing. Markus Hoffmann, BSc MA
Strategy, Innovation and Project Coordination, Head: Mag.a (FH) Mag.a Dr.in Elisabeth Lummerstorfer
IT Services, Head: Ing. Gottfried Scheck, BSc, MSc
in Finance, Head: Georg Schönberger, MBA
in Human Resources, Head: Mag. Dr. Sabine Hauer
, Facility Management and Purchasing, Head: Robert Huber, MSc
Our company in figures (2024)
Founded
1 June 2002 as a limited liability company. Wholly owned by the Republic of Austria, represented by the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management.
Locations
10 locations in 6 Austrian cities
8 test centres
Staff
1,762 employees in total (62% women)
448 experts represented on 796 national and international committees
Management
11 members of the Supervisory Board
2 managing directors
17 people at management level 1
53 people at management level 2
Key financial figures
Revenue: EUR 105.0 million
Basic federal grant: EUR 90.4 million
AGES research
Research
141 Ongoing R&D projects
46 Completed R&D projects
Knowledge transfer
134 Education & training events
11.688 participants:inside
728 Lectures & presentations Presentations
62 Popular science publications
89 Scientific publications
EU knowledge transfer projects
EU-FORA: European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme
EU Support to acquis alignment and capacity building of veterinary sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
AGES analyses
615,388 samples
1,706.747 analyses
888 accredited methods
74 National Reference Laboratories (NRL)
19 National Reference Centres (NRC)
12 State Laboratories with Special Tasks (STL)
1 Official Medicines Control Laboratory (OMCL)
1 European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL)
3 High Security Laboratories (2 L3 laboratories, 1 L3+ laboratory)
AGES evaluates
43.871 expert opinions
74 risk assessments and scientific opinions for food, drinking water, cosmetics, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), tobacco and medical devices
AGES communicates
1,614,214 visits to the AGES website
4,319 media mentions
64 product recalls/product warnings
80 news articles
48 videos produced in-house
1,110 social media postings
Sustainability
Total consumption of fossil energy: 8,368 MWh
Total consumption of renewable energy: 13,912 MWh
Scope 1 gross greenhouse gas emissions: 353 tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 gross greenhouse gas emissions: 359 tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Last updated: 30.06.2026
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