IBG Innovatives Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement

What IBG Innovatives Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement does

IBG Innovatives Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement GmbH is a Vienna-headquartered, privately held Austrian consulting firm founded in 1995 by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Karazman, specializing in occupational health management (Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement, BGM) for corporate clients. With 200+ employees across five locations and seven sites in Austria, IBG operates as the country's leading provider in this regulated niche, serving enterprises including Austrian Airlines, Wiener Linien, UniCredit Bank Austria, OeNB, Sandoz, Takeda, Renault, and Paysafecard. Its service portfolio is structured around a proprietary five-level BGM Standard covering occupational medicine, occupational psychology, safety engineering, ergonomics, corporate health promotion, surveys and analysis, generational balance, healthy working hours, consulting and coaching, seminars/workshops, and health days, complemented by on-site company clinics (Betriebsambulanzen).

The company's core intellectual property centers on three proprietary methodologies: the Psychosoziales Belastungs-Modul2 (PBM2), a psychological stress assessment questionnaire compliant with ISO 10075-3 and validated across 25+ companies; the Human Work Index® for work capacity measurement; and Human Quality Management (HQM), a human-centered management framework published by Springer. IBG holds ISO 9001:2015 (quality), ISO 45001:2018 (occupational H&S), and ISO 27001 (IT security) certifications, plus the AUVA Gütesiegel and BGF-Gütesiegel. The firm monetizes exclusively through B2B professional services engagements — direct consulting, recurring BGM programs, assessments, training, and on-site clinics — distributed via a direct sales motion supported by an extensive thought-leadership content ecosystem (Human Works newspaper twice yearly, ~10 newsletters annually, blog, YouTube series, podcast appearances, and Austrian media presence). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is independent, with no parent or external funding, and operates solely within Austria despite minor international signals such as the Renault partnership for the CLIO YOUR MIND in-car meditation product.

Name

IBG Innovatives Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement

Legal name

IBG Innovatives Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement GmbH

Website

https://ibg.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IBG Innovatives Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement GmbH is Austria's leading corporate health management (BGM) consulting firm, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Vienna. With 200+ employees across five locations, it delivers occupational medicine, psychology, ergonomics, and proprietary assessment-based BGM programs to enterprise clients across multiple industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health Management (BGM) Consulting

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAJAD

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

Keywords

• Occupational health management
• Workplace wellness consulting
• Corporate health promotion
• Occupational psychology services
• Ergonomics consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. BGM Consulting Services: IBG generates revenue through consulting engagements with corporate clients for occupational health management services. Services include occupational medicine, work psychology, safety technology, ergonomics, health promotion, surveys and analysis, generational balance consulting, healthy working hours consulting, coaching, seminars, workshops, and health days.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IBG delivers corporate occupational health management (BGM) services to Austrian businesses through a structured five-level BGM Standard process that spans occupational medicine, occupational psychology, safety engineering, ergonomics and movement, corporate health promotion, surveys and analysis (including the proprietary PBM2 instrument), generational balance, healthy working hours, consulting and coaching, seminars and workshops, and health days. It also operates on-site company clinics (Betriebsambulanzen) and provides a digital Gesundheitscockpit & Gesundheitsportal for health monitoring and analysis.

Product overview

IBG offers a comprehensive occupational health management (BGM) system following the IBG Standard, structured across five levels. The portfolio includes core consulting services in employee protection (Arbeitnehmer:innenschutz) covering occupational medicine, occupational psychology, safety engineering, ergonomics and movement, and health monitoring. The consulting division provides health cockpit and portal, corporate health promotion, surveys and analysis, health days, generational balance, consulting and coaching, and seminars/workshops. IBG also operates company clinics (Betriebsambulanzen) and employs proprietary methodologies including Human Work Index® (HWI) and Human Quality Management (HQM). The company publishes the 'Human Works' newspaper (2x/year), offers a monthly newsletter, and provides digital content through YouTube videos and podcast appearances. Additionally, IBG developed 'CLIO YOUR MIND' - an in-car meditation training program for Renault.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Human Works: A newspaper/publication by IBG focused on sustainable work capacity, published twice yearly.

Products and services

• Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM) nach IBG Standard — Occupational Health Management Program A comprehensive, structured corporate occupational health management (BGM) program following the proprietary IBG Standard, designed for Austrian companies seeking to safeguard employee work capacity, comply with occupational health regulations, and improve organizational productivity across the full five-level process.
• Arbeitnehmer:innenschutz (Employee Protection Services) Comprehensive employee protection consulting across occupational medicine, occupational psychology, safety engineering, ergonomics/movement, and health monitoring, helping Austrian employers meet ASchG legal requirements.
• Arbeitsmedizin (Occupational Medicine) Occupational medical services for workplaces, ensuring employee health and safety compliance and providing medical evaluations, health checks, and surveillance as required by Austrian law.
• Arbeitspsychologie (Occupational Psychology) Psychological consulting and services for workplaces addressing mental health, stress management, and psychological workload evaluation, delivered by IBG's team of occupational psychologists.
• Sicherheitstechnik (Safety Engineering) Technical safety consulting for workplace hazard prevention and compliance under Austrian occupational safety legislation.
• Ergonomie und Bewegung (Ergonomics and Movement) Ergonomic assessments and movement programs designed to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and improve physical workplace health for employees.
• Gesundheitsüberwachung (Health Monitoring) Health monitoring and surveillance services for employees under Austrian occupational health law (Arbeitnehmer:innenschutzgesetz).
• Gesundheitscockpit & Gesundheitsportal (Health Cockpit & Health Portal) Online portal/dashboard for BGM health monitoring, analysis, and management, enabling corporate clients to view workforce health metrics and outcomes.
• Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung (BGF) — Corporate Health Promotion Corporate health promotion programs and initiatives following the Austrian BGF-Leitfaden, delivered to organizations to improve employee well-being and organizational health.
• Befragung und Analyse (Surveys and Analysis) — including PBM2 Employee survey and analysis services that include the proprietary PBM2 psychological workload questionnaire (ISO 10075-3 compliant) and Human Work Index® for evidence-based workplace health assessment and intervention design.
• Gesundheitstage (Health Days) Event-based health promotion activities and on-site health awareness days delivered to corporate clients to engage employees in wellness initiatives.
• Generationenbalance (Generation Balance) Consulting on age-appropriate workplace design and intergenerational workforce balance, helping employers adapt to demographic change and aging workforces.
• Gesunde Arbeitszeiten (Healthy Working Hours) Consulting on healthy working schedules and work-life balance, advising employers on sustainable work-time design.
• Beratung und Coaching (Consulting and Coaching) Individual and organizational consulting and coaching services supporting leaders and teams on healthy leadership, generational balance, and workplace well-being.
• Seminare und Workshops (Seminars and Workshops) Training seminars and workshops on occupational health topics for managers and employees, including a university-level certificate program on psychosocial competence.
• Betriebsambulanzen (Company Clinics / On-site Occupational Health Clinics) On-site company clinics and ambulatory occupational health services operated by IBG at client premises, providing continuous medical and health-management support for employees.
• Human Works Newspaper (Zeitung für nachhaltiges Arbeitsvermögen) Semi-annual subscription newspaper ("Human Works") published by IBG covering occupational health topics, sustainable work capacity, and modern working environments; available in print and digital formats.
• IBG Newsletter Monthly email newsletter (approximately 10 issues per year) offering workplace health tips, articles, and IBG offers to subscribed readers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Psychological strain reduced by 7% across four dimensions (organizational climate +7%, work processes +2%, activities +6%, work environment +11%) through structured PBM2 assessment and process changes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• arbeitundalter.atminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBG is a partner of the 'Arbeit und Alter' (Work and Age) platform, which provides information on age-appropriate workplace design with references to public funding and consulting offers. This is a publicly funded informational platform rather than a commercial co-development partnership.
• RenaultminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBG occupational psychologist Dr. Tobias Glück developed 'CLIO YOUR MIND', the world's first in-car meditation training for Renault, in partnership with the creative agency Vice Virtue. The five-episode podcast is tailored to different traffic situations to help drivers reduce mental load and improve focus.
• Fitness Goes OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFitness Goes Office is an IBG partner offering free online workplace exercise videos. During COVID-19 lockdowns, IBG customers could access daily exercise sessions (morning show, active lunch, functional fit, mobility) via a dedicated link. More than 500 participants used this service.
• AUVA (Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAUVA is the Austrian Workers' Compensation Board. IBG was audited for the AUVA Gütesiegel 'sicher und gesund arbeiten' at three of seven IBG sites. AUVA is a key regulatory and certification partner for occupational safety and health in Austria.
• Springer VerlagminorOthersIBG author Rudolf Karazman's book 'Human Quality Management – Menschengerechte Unternehmensführung' is published by Springer.
• Hitzeaktionstag ÖsterreichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBG is a partner of the Austrian Heat Action Day (Hitzeaktionstag), a nationwide initiative under the patronage of the Austrian Federal Ministry. The second action day takes place on June 9, 2026, promoting heat protection measures at workplaces.
• Ärzte ohne Grenzen / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)minorOthersIBG donates annually to Médecins Sans Frontières in lieu of Christmas cards and gifts, supporting their humanitarian medical work.
• BOKU UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBOKU University is a scientific cooperation partner featured in Human Works 2026 for joint projects on occupational mobility management.
• TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTU Wien is a scientific cooperation partner featured in Human Works 2026 for noise prevention research from an occupational psychology perspective.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• B·A·D Gesundheitsvorsorge und Sicherheitstechnik GmbH: Germany's leading occupational health and safety service provider, offering arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitspsychologie, and Sicherheitstechnik to corporate clients — a near-perfect functional analog of IBG's five-level BGM stack, scaled to the German market.
• ias Aktiengesellschaft (ias health & safety): Major German BGM/BETRIEBSÄRZTLICHE consulting firm delivering occupational medicine, occupational psychology and corporate health programs to enterprise clients, directly comparable to IBG's full-service B2B health management offering.
• KHS Gesundheitsservice GmbH: German corporate health service provider offering arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitssicherheit and Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung to companies — a regional peer operating the same five-pillar BGM model as IBG.

Broad incumbents

• TÜV Rheinland: Global testing, inspection and certification giant with substantial occupational health and safety service lines; competes with IBG on enterprise compliance and ASchG-equivalent mandates across multiple geographies.
• Willis Towers Watson: Global advisory, broking and solutions firm with corporate health and wellbeing consulting practices; competes for enterprise BGM and employee wellbeing budgets that IBG targets, especially with multinational Austrian employers.
• Mercer: Global HR and health consultancy (part of Marsh McLennan) that provides corporate health, wellbeing, and workforce strategy services — overlapping with IBG's enterprise clients and consulting deliverables.
• BARMER (corporate health services): Major German statutory health insurer with a corporate customer division offering workplace health promotion and BGM programs; a payer-side incumbent whose employer offerings overlap with IBG's BGF/consulting portfolio.
• DEKRA: Global TIC incumbent offering occupational safety and health services alongside a much broader testing portfolio; overlaps with IBG in safety engineering, ergonomics and employer-side health compliance work.

Emerging players

• Healex Group: European digital health/clinical trial platform company; while not a direct occupational health consultant, it represents the emerging class of digital, platform-based players encroaching on traditional BGM and corporate health workflows.

Regional players

• Arbeitsmedizinischer Dienst der Suva / Suva (Switzerland): Swiss accident insurer and major provider of occupational medicine and workplace health services — adjacent to IBG's model, operating in a similar regulatory environment but under Swiss rather than Austrian law.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IBGhealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/IBGonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibg-innovatives-betriebliches-gesundheitsmanagement-gmbh
• Xx.com/ibghealth

Compliance9 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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