Grants, Awards and honors are important parameters for measuring scientific excellence. At IMBA scientists are empowered to perform at their best and have demonstrated extraordinary achievements in research.
ERC
The European Research Council (ERC) was founded by the EU in 2007 to fund outstanding science. 10 years later, ERC grants stand out as the most prestigious award for high quality research in Europe. The sole selection criterion for an ERC grant is scientific excellence. The process is so competitive that only 11% of applications are funded, however, at IMBA and the Vienna BioCenter the success rate is higher than 60%.
At IMBA several groups are funded by an ERC grant.
The Vienna BioCenter celebrates ERC's 10-year anniversary
EMBO
Election to EMBO Membership is recognition of research excellence and the outstanding achievements made by a life scientist. 85 EMBO Members and Associate Members have been awarded Nobel Prizes. The annual nominations and elections ensure that the membership remains at the forefront of life science research. The EMBO Membership currently comprises more than 1700 life scientists.
At IMBA, several Group leaders are elected EMBO members or were appointed EMBO Young Investigators.
Awards
| Year | Award | Institution | Person | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | BioRad European RNAi Research Award | Martinez Javier | Martinez | |
| 2018 | Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | Penninger Josef | Penninger | |
| 2004 | Elected Austrian Scientist of the Year 2003 | Penninger Josef | Penninger | |
| 2008 | Included in the list of the 100 most important Austrian immigrant/emigrants in politics, arts, sports, philosophy, business, or music, from 1900-2008 | Penninger Josef | Penninger | |
| 2004 | Kennedy Visiting Professor, London | Penninger Josef | Penninger | |
| 2007 | BioRad European RNAi Research Award | Weitzer Stefan | Martinez | |
| 2004 | Austria'04 Award | Penninger Josef | Penninger | |
| 2008 | Poster Award for the poster "RANKL/RANK controls the central fever response" | 2nd International Conference on Osteoimmunology, Rhodes, Greece | Hanada Reiko | Penninger |
| 2011 | Best Poster Prize | 3rd Annual Eurosystem Consortium Meeting, Prague | Rolland Vivien | Knoblich |
| 2008 | Outstanding ABRF Poster Award | ABRF Conference at Salt Lake City, USA | Mechtler Karl | |
| 2022 | Elected to Academia Europaea | Academia Europaea | Gerlich Daniel | Gerlich |
| 2013 | Elected Member | Academia Europaea | Knoblich Jürgen | Knoblich |
| 2009 | Elected to the Academia Europea | Academy of Europe, UK | Penninger Josef | Penninger |
| 2012 | Honorary Membership | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | Penninger Josef | Penninger |
| 2010 | Outstanding Scientist Technology Award | Association of Bimolecular Resource Facilities | Mechtler Karl | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Scientist Techology Award | Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities | Mechtler Karl | |
| 2017 | CEE Innovation Award | Atos | Penninger Josef | Penninger |
| 2011 | Monash Lecture | Australian Academy of Sciences | Marlovits Thomas | Marlovits |
| 2009 | ASMR Medal | Australian Society for Medical Research | Penninger Josef | Penninger |
| 2024 | ÖAW Innovation Fund Award | Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW) | Emmanouella Chatzidak | IMBA |