The LIT OIC is a knowledge transfer center, home to the JKU's research alliance, industrial companies, interest groups, and businesses. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary working groups conduct technological research but at the same time, the LIT OIC provides small and medium-sized companies with low-threshold access to university expertise. The LIT OIC has created structures designed to bridge the gap between the worlds of business, academia, and science.

The open office environment gives the community creative space to collaborate. The LIT OIC is home to research labs and academic institutes at the JKU, as well as corporate companies, SMEs, start-up companies, and spin-off companies that include such as Dynatrace, voestalpine, and K-Business.com, as well as interest groups, such as the Economic Chamber. In addition, professional management and a visionary series of events. such as the LIT Lecture Series, community mornings, and Transfer Days, ensure an inspiring exchange of information