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Lab containers Vienna – BSL-3 laboratories for life science, hospitals and pharma

Name: Planexus GmbH
Address: Am Steinbach 8, Albstadt-Laufen, Baden-Württemberg, 72459, DE
Telephone: +49 7435 7519 700
Price range: €€€

Our managing directors bring more than ten years of experience in lab-container construction. Modular, OIB-compliant, ÖNORM structural. We deliver flexible research, hospital and industrial environments for the life-science cluster, university hospitals, universities, research institutes, pharmaceutical sites and authorities such as AGES and BASG — from the Albstadt works directly to Vienna, EU single-market compliant without customs clearance via the A8 + A1 Salzburg-Walserberg.

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Planexus Engineering Team · Location ownership Vienna

Content is owned by the Planexus engineering team — civil engineers, process engineers and laboratory planners with specialised experience in modular laboratory construction. Planexus GmbH is part of Wesemann Holding GmbH and delivers BSL-2, BSL-3, GMP and ATEX containers for pharma, biotech, research and crisis units across DACH.

HQ: Albstadt, BW Plant: Am Steinbach 8, 72459 Albstadt Award: German CEO Excellence Award 2026 Last technical review: April 2026

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Planexus shows Vienna what a lab container can really do in 2026

An ordinary lab container has 2,400 mm internal height. Working upright at a fume cupboard is a struggle.

The Planexus LABtoGO has 2,750 mm internal height. 9.5 m external length. 3 m external width. A fully glazed front that brings genuine daylight into every life-science, hospital, research or pharmaceutical laboratory.

An ordinary lab container fits entirely inside a LABtoGO. We configure it for Vienna to ÖNORM B 1998-1 seismic zone Z2/Z3, OIB Guideline 6 energy stricter than the German GEG, EU single-market compliant without customs clearance from the Albstadt works via the A8 + A1 Salzburg-Walserberg, and Austrian HGV toll via GO-Box.

2,750

mm internal height

Standard: 2,400 mm

9,500

mm external length

3,000 mm width

ÖNORM Z2/Z3

Seismic agR 0.4–0.6

by district

580 km

Works → Vienna

~6.5 h via Walserberg

View the LABtoGO platform and all configurations

Planexus solves the three Vienna bottlenecks at which life-science and hospital containers regularly fail

Life-science cluster underestimated

The life-science campus on Dr.-Bohr-Gasse unites several molecular-biology research institutes and more than 2,500 scientists from more than 90 nations — one of the EU’s top life-science hubs. Containers that land here must be BSL-2/3-compliant and cluster-connectable immediately. A standard container without ÖNORM structural design and OIB energy evidence is stopped by MA 37 within 24 hours.

Planexus answer: ÖNORM- and OIB-compliant from the works, cluster-connectable.

BASG therapeutic-products path not used

BASG (Federal Office for Safety in Health Care) sits at Traisengasse 5, 1200 Vienna — the Austrian counterpart to BfArM and Swissmedic, organisationally under the AGES umbrella. For every GMP cleanroom-container project with a therapeutic-products dimension, BASG is the inspection authority. Anyone commissioning standard freight operators from Linz or Graz leaves this advantage unused and loses weeks.

Planexus answer: BASG inspection readiness documented from the works.

EU single-market advantage given away

Germany and Austria are both EU member states. There is no customs clearance, no VAT pre-financing — intra-Community supply with an ATU number is standard. Suppliers from Switzerland must present 8.1% VAT and clear through Thayngen. Suppliers outside the EU lose weeks on customs procedures. We deliver straight through.

Planexus answer: EU single-market delivery with ATU reverse charge, Salzburg-Walserberg without a stop.

Lab containers for Vienna: what life science, hospitals, research and authorities demand of the engineering

Vienna is Austria’s largest life-science cluster and one of the EU’s top locations. Here lies the life-science campus at Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 7, 1030 Vienna — with several molecular-biology research institutes for molecular pathology, molecular biotechnology, plant biology and structural biology, and more than 2,500 scientists from more than 90 nations — one of the EU’s top life-science hubs. Here lies the large university hospital at Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna — around 9,000 staff, 2,165 beds, Austria’s largest hospital. In the Klosterneuburg area, around 25 km north-west of Vienna, lies an elite research institute with around 80 professorships. In Vienna-Liesing (1120 Vienna) lies one of the country’s largest pharmaceutical sites. Added to this are the authorities AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety) at Spargelfeldstrasse 191, 1220 Vienna, and BASG (Federal Office for Safety in Health Care) at Traisengasse 5, 1200 Vienna, a molecular-medicine research centre at Lazarettgasse 14, 1090 Vienna (near the university hospital), and the city’s technical and veterinary universities.

We know this market in detail. We know that Magistratsabteilung 37 – Baupolizei (MA 37, Municipal Department 37 – Building Control) at Dresdner Strasse 73-75, 1200 Vienna, decides under the Building Code for Vienna (BO Wien) and OIB Guidelines 1–6 of the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering. We know that ÖNORM B 1998-1 (EC8 seismic) defines zone Z2 to Z3 for Vienna with agR 0.4–0.6 m/s² depending on district — moderate, but importance category II for hospital, life-science and research sites is mandatory. We know that containers for translational research at the life-science campus must practically always be cluster-connectable (shared institute infrastructure) and BSL-2/3-compliant at the same time. We know Vienna’s decisive advantage: BASG case officers are reachable by underground in 20 minutes, AGES sits in the same district — on-site inspections for GTG notifications (BSL-3) and GMP (therapeutic products) can be scheduled at short notice, and written queries are answered in 5 to 10 working days. From Linz or Graz those are always travel days — from Vienna underground rides. These details are not in our quotation — they are the engineering and authority foundation of every container that leaves our Albstadt works.

Made in Albstadt, EU single-market compliant without customs, turnkey in Vienna. Final assembly and interior fit-out are carried out with Wesemann furniture in our own works — factory visits can be arranged from either side. North-east on the A81 to Stuttgart, then east on the A8 via Munich → Salzburg, Walserberg border crossing (DE/AT EU single market, no stop since Schengen), then east on the A1 via Linz → Vienna, the heavy-haulage distance is around 580 kilometres (~6.5 h). Standard delivery points: the life-science campus on Dr.-Bohr-Gasse, the hospital and university site on Währinger Gürtel, Klosterneuburg-Süd for research institutes in the surrounding area, Liesing-Süd for pharmaceutical sites, Donaustadt for AGES, Brigittenau for BASG, Floridsdorf for veterinary sites.

Whether you need a mobile laboratory in Vienna for a time-limited hospital refurbishment, a modular lab container in Vienna for expansion of the life-science cluster, or a container laboratory in Vienna with BSL-3 containment and BASG-ready GMP for Viennese pharmaceutical spin-offs — we deliver all three answers from the same platform: the LABtoGO from our Albstadt works, with ÖNORM structural design, OIB energy evidence, GTG notification and BASG authority path documented from the factory.

Six engineering disciplines for Austria’s federal capital

Planexus builds lab containers for Vienna that are aligned in every discipline with Austrian realities and EU top life-science-hub requirements — not generic, but standard- and site-specific.

ÖNORM B 1998-1 EC8

Z2/Z3 + importance cat. II

Vienna Z2/Z3 by district with agR 0.4–0.6 m/s². Structural design with ÖNORM B 1991 anchoring concept, importance category II for hospital, life-science and research sites — not DIN alone.

BASG and AGES path

Therapeutic products + food, direct

BASG inspection (Traisengasse 5, Brigittenau) and AGES assessment (Spargelfeldstrasse 191, Donaustadt) — both an underground ride away. Accelerated authority path.

EU single-market delivery

No customs, ATU reverse charge

Intra-Community supply with ATU number (Austrian VAT ID) from the Albstadt works — tax-free in DE, reverse charge in AT. Advantage versus CH deliveries: no 8.1% VAT.

Cluster connection

Life-science cluster connection

Life-science containers need cluster-connectable infrastructure (shared utilities, data networks, BSL connection). Tailored configuration from the works.

OIB Guideline 6 energy

HWB ≤ 25 + HR ≥ 75%

OIB Guideline 6 (energy saving and thermal insulation) requires strict heating-demand values for new build — tending to be stricter than the German GEG. Sandwich envelope and triple glazing sized at the works.

OIB Guideline 2 fire protection

Austrian fire-protection standard

Fire protection to OIB Guideline 2 (instead of German MBO/LBO or Swiss VKF). Fire-protection concept procedure-ready from the works for MA 37 Vienna-Brigittenau.

Vienna – life-science metropolis with research and a university hospital

Vienna unites a life-science cluster, a large university hospital and federal authorities such as BASG and AGES in one metropolitan region — ideal for pharmaceutical, diagnostics and research containers. Via Salzburg-Walserberg we reach Vienna in around 6.5 hours of heavy haulage (580 km) as an EU single-market delivery without a customs stop. Planexus plans ÖNORM structural design and GTG notifications for Donaustadt, Klosterneuburg and the hospital campus.

Planexus for Vienna: EU Award 2026, ÖNORM-compliant, Wesemann ecosystem

Three pillars that no competitor in the DACH region combines in this way.

Award 2026

EU Business News – German CEO Excellence Awards 2026: Planexus recognised as “Leading provider of innovative laboratory spaces”. Internationally awarded immediately after the LABtoGO world premiere.

Made in Albstadt

Final assembly, interior fit-out and QC at the Albstadt works. ÖNORM structural design, OIB energy evidence and EU single-market delivery pre-configured at the factory. Factory visits available.

Wesemann ecosystem

Part of Wesemann Holding, with more than 60 years of experience in laboratory fit-out. Containers, furniture, cleanroom technology — from a single source. EU single-market delivery without customs included.

Comparison for Vienna: LABtoGO, standard containers and conventional construction

An honest comparison matrix. So you can make an informed decision before we talk.

Criterion	Conventional build, Vienna	Standard container	LABtoGO
Lead time	24–36 months	16–22 weeks	8–14 weeks
ÖNORM B 1998-1 structural	Standard	Rarely from the factory	Standard from the factory
BASG/AGES path	Case by case	Rarely local	Co-ordinated on site
EU single-market delivery	Case by case	Rarely optimised	ATU reverse charge incl.
Mobility	None	Limited	Fully mobile
Life-science cluster connection	Case by case	Rare	Pre-configured at the factory

Investment models

Rent, buy or hire-purchase — we build the model around your Vienna project

Container specification, biosafety level, BASG/AGES requirement, ÖNORM structural design and duration determine the calculation. Instead of a dummy price range, you receive a project-specific written indication in EUR within 24 hours.

For the calculation we need: Vienna site (e.g. Dr.-Bohr-Gasse, Währinger Gürtel, Klosterneuburg, Liesing, Donaustadt, Brigittenau, Floridsdorf), biosafety level (S1/S2/S3, GMP, BSL-3), desired duration and ATU number.

Rental

Flexible, monthly EUR rate

For hospital-refurbishment containers, time-limited FWF/FFG third-party-funded research, pandemic-preparedness containers for AGES. EU single-market reverse charge with ATU number.

Purchase

Asset, permanent siting

For permanent expansion at the life-science campus, at research institutes in the surrounding area or at pharmaceutical sites. Intra-Community supply, reverse charge, no VAT pre-financing.

Hire-purchase

Transition from rental to ownership

When a study interim becomes a permanent site — rental payments later credited against the purchase, ATU reverse charge remains throughout the term.

Logistics evidence

Albstadt works → Vienna: 580 km via A81 + A8 + Salzburg-Walserberg + A1

From the Albstadt works the heavy-haulage route runs north-east on the A81 to Stuttgart, then east on the A8 via Munich → Salzburg, Walserberg border crossing (DE/AT EU single market, no stop since Schengen), then east on the A1 via Linz → Vienna. Driving time is about 6.5 hours; with a driving-time rest break one full transport day for heavy haulage.

Standard containers under 4 m width and 18 t do not require an abnormal-load permit — next-day installation is possible. Oversized plants are co-ordinated with a 60–200 t mobile crane and escort vehicles. Austrian HGV toll (GO-Box, ASFINAG) and a 10-day/annual vignette for escort vehicles are obligatory. Junctions: Vienna-West Auhof interchange for hospital and university sites, Vienna-Süd Inzersdorf interchange for pharmaceutical sites in Liesing, Vienna-Donaustadt for AGES, Klosterneuburg-Süd for research institutes in the surrounding area.

From order to operational handover in Vienna takes 8 to 14 weeks.

580

km from works

~6.5 h

Heavy haulage

A81/A8/A1

via Walserberg

Motorway junctions

Vienna-West Auhof interchange for hospital, university and life-science sites; Vienna-Süd Inzersdorf interchange for pharmaceutical sites in Liesing; Vienna-Donaustadt for AGES on Spargelfeldstrasse; Klosterneuburg-Süd for research institutes in the surrounding area. Mobile-crane installation the following day after EU single-market delivery via Salzburg-Walserberg.

Vienna permits

We prepare everything for MA 37 Vienna, BMSGPK, BASG and AGES

Vienna has a clearly structured authority path — BMSGPK (Stubenring), BASG (Brigittenau) and AGES (Donaustadt) all sit in the city. We use that.

BO Wien + OIB Guidelines 1–6

In Vienna the Building Code for Vienna (BO Wien) applies as Viennese state law, supplemented by OIB Guidelines 1 to 6. The competent authority is Magistratsabteilung 37 – Baupolizei (MA 37) at Dresdner Strasse 73-75, 1200 Vienna. We classify your site and submit examinable building documents.

ÖNORM structural from the works

We supply ÖNORM B 1998-1 (EC8 seismic Z2/Z3) with an anchoring concept and ÖNORM B 1991 load assumptions, importance category II for hospital, life-science and research sites — procedure-ready for MA 37 Vienna-Brigittenau.

GTG at BMSGPK Stubenring

BSL-2/3 in Austria requires notification under the Genetic Engineering Act (GTG) to the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Stubenring 1, 1010 Vienna, and an opinion from the scientific commission. We supply a risk assessment and safety concept — personal filing is possible.

BASG — underground from the life-science campus

GMP and therapeutic-product inspections are carried out by BASG (Federal Office for Safety in Health Care, Traisengasse 5, 1200 Vienna Brigittenau) — an underground ride from the life-science campus and the university hospital. We supply IQ/OQ/PQ documentation and cleanroom validation that is BASG-ready, and co-ordinate inspection dates directly.

How Planexus builds your container laboratory in Vienna

Five steps, one point of contact — from the first sketch to EU single-market handover.

We listen

Requirements workshop on site in Vienna or by video. Which biosafety level, which site (e.g. Dr.-Bohr-Gasse, Währinger Gürtel, Klosterneuburg, Liesing, Donaustadt AGES, Brigittenau BASG, Floridsdorf), which ÖNORM, which date, ATU number.

We plan

CAD layout, building services, structural design to ÖNORM B 1998-1 + B 1991, energy to OIB Guideline 6. BO Wien-compliant building documents for MA 37, GTG application directly to BMSGPK Stubenring on site.

We build

Module prefabrication at our certified Polish partner, final assembly and interior fit-out at the Albstadt works with Wesemann furniture. OIB Guideline 6 insulation, GO-Box preparation and QC before dispatch.

We deliver and install

Intra-Community supply with ATU reverse charge from the Albstadt works. Heavy haulage A81 → A8 → Walserberg → A1 (580 km, one transport day). Installation by mobile crane. Connection of all utilities, function and leak tests.

We hand over

IQ/OQ/PQ documentation, BASG-ready — agreed in person in advance at Traisengasse. Training for your operators. Maintenance options up to 24 months — extendable on request.

FAQ — Lab containers for Vienna

Seven questions, seven answers. Direct, without marketing speak.

How long does it take to deliver a lab container from the Albstadt works to Vienna?

The heavy-haulage route from the Albstadt works to Vienna runs north-east on the A81 to Stuttgart, then east on the A8 via Munich → Salzburg, Walserberg border crossing (DE/AT EU single market, no customs clearance), then east on the A1 via Linz → Vienna. Driving time is around 6.5 hours over approximately 580 kilometres — within driving-time regulations one transport day with a mandatory rest break. Standard delivery points: the life-science campus on Dr.-Bohr-Gasse, the hospital and university site on Währinger Gürtel, Klosterneuburg-Süd for research institutes in the surrounding area, Liesing-Süd for pharmaceutical sites, Donaustadt for AGES on Spargelfeldstrasse, Brigittenau for BASG on Traisengasse, and Floridsdorf for veterinary sites. From order to operational handover in Vienna takes 8 to 14 weeks.

Which permits do I need for a lab container in Vienna?

In Vienna the Bauordnung für Wien (BO Wien, Building Code for Vienna) applies as Viennese state law, supplemented by OIB Guidelines 1 to 6 of the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering (instead of the German MBO/LBO or Swiss SIA standards). The competent authority is Magistratsabteilung 37 – Baupolizei (MA 37, Municipal Department 37 – Building Control) at Dresdner Straße 73-75, 1200 Vienna. Containers are treated as buildings under § 60 BO Wien; a building notification or building permit is required in most cases. Temporary siting of under six months may, depending on the site, be possible under a simplified notification procedure. We review your site in advance and file procedure-ready building documents directly with MA 37 — including ÖNORM structural design, OIB energy evidence and a fire-protection concept to OIB Guideline 2.

What does proximity to BASG and AGES mean for GMP and BSL-3 containers in Vienna?

Every genetically modified containment in Austria requires notification under the Gentechnikgesetz (GTG, Genetic Engineering Act, Federal Law Gazette 510/1994 as amended) to the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (BMSGPK) — Vienna Stubenring 1 — and an opinion from the scientific commission. For every GMP cleanroom-container project with a therapeutic-products dimension, BASG (Federal Office for Safety in Health Care) at Traisengasse 5, 1200 Vienna, is the competent inspection authority — organisationally under the AGES umbrella. If your site is in Vienna, all three authorities (BMSGPK, BASG, AGES) are within the city boundary — on-site inspections can be scheduled at short notice, and written queries are generally answered in 5 to 10 working days. From Graz or Linz those are travel days — from Vienna appointments in the same district.

Which seismic and energy requirements apply to lab containers in Vienna under ÖNORM and OIB?

Under ÖNORM B 1998-1 (EC8 seismic), Vienna lies, depending on the district, in seismic zone Z2 to Z3 with a horizontal design ground acceleration of agR = 0.4 to 0.6 m/s² — moderate, but not to be neglected. Structurally the requirement is comparable with Swiss Z1a (Bern, Zurich), lower than Basel Z2. Containers for hospitals or research institutes must be classified in importance category II under ÖNORM. OIB Guideline 6 (energy saving and thermal insulation) requires strict heating-demand (HWB) values — typically HWB ≤ 25 kWh/m²a for new build. We supply Vienna with structural design to ÖNORM B 1998-1 with the Z2/Z3 factor and ÖNORM B 1991-1-3 snow load (Vienna Zone 1, sk ≈ 1.1 kN/m²) and energetically to OIB Guideline 6 with U ≤ 0.20 W/m²K and heat recovery ≥ 75% — procedure-ready for MA 37.

How does delivery to Austria work? EU single market and tolls?

Germany and Austria are both EU member states and part of the single market — there is no customs clearance. We deliver from the Albstadt works as an intra-Community supply with an Austrian VAT identification number (ATU number) — tax-free in Germany, reverse charge in Austria. The price advantage versus Swiss locations is up to 8.1% (Swiss VAT falls away entirely). For heavy haulage the Austrian HGV toll (GO-Box, ASFINAG) and a 10-day or annual vignette for escort vehicles are obligatory. Standard route via Salzburg-Walserberg (DE/AT border) — no stop since Schengen. From the Albstadt works to Vienna: ~580 km, ~6.5 h driving time + mandatory rest break.

Which applications are particularly in demand in Vienna?

Vienna is by some distance Austria’s largest life-science cluster and one of the EU’s top locations. Typical uses for lab containers arise around the life-science campus on Dr.-Bohr-Gasse with several molecular-biology research institutes and more than 2,500 scientists from more than 90 nations (BSL-2/3 research containers and pilot cleanrooms); the large university hospital on Währinger Gürtel, Austria’s largest hospital (study containers during refurbishments and IRB research); an elite research institute in the Klosterneuburg area (expansion containers); the pharmaceutical industry in Liesing (GMP pilot plants); the AGES authority on Spargelfeldstrasse (food-safety and veterinary containers); a molecular-medicine research centre near the university hospital (translational BSL-2 containers); and the city’s technical and veterinary universities.

Can you supply BSL-3 containers for research and hospitals?

Yes. We build BSL-3 containers for clinical research, infectious-disease diagnostics and translational pharmaceutical piloting at the Albstadt works — HEPA H14 dual filtration, autoclaved airlock, negative pressure with a three-stage cascade, emergency power and data loggers. Notification under the Genetic Engineering Act (GTG) to BMSGPK Vienna, opinion of the scientific commission. Structural design to ÖNORM B 1998-1 (Z2/Z3) and ÖNORM B 1991, energy to OIB Guideline 6, fire protection to OIB Guideline 2. For containers at a life-science campus, co-ordination with the site’s building department would be required; for hospital study containers, with the relevant building directorate. IQ/OQ/PQ BASG-ready — BASG proximity in Vienna-Brigittenau can favour an accelerated inspection.

Complimentary site audit

Send us your Vienna site and your laboratory profile

Within 48 hours we deliver: a site assessment (e.g. Dr.-Bohr-Gasse, Währinger Gürtel, Klosterneuburg, Liesing, Donaustadt AGES, Brigittenau BASG), a container configuration with dimensions and specifications, the permit path under BO Wien + OIB Guidelines, the BASG/AGES authority path, a delivery and installation date, and an indicative investment bracket in EUR.

Direct contact

Phone

+49 7435 7519 700

info@planexus.de

Works & headquarters (580 km via A8 + Walserberg + A1)

Emil-Mayer-Straße 1
72461 Albstadt (DE)

Factory visit

We show you your container during manufacture — including ÖNORM structural design and OIB Guideline 6 insulation before dispatch. By appointment.

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Lab containers Vienna — Albstadt factory visit and site audit

We manufacture LABtoGO to order at the Albstadt works — ÖNORM structural design, OIB Guideline 6 insulation and EU single-market delivery with ATU reverse charge pre-configured at the factory. Factory visits available at any time; complimentary site audit including Salzburg-Walserberg delivery strategy and BASG/AGES authority path.

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