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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Otto Loewi Award | Austrian Neuroscience Association | Noelia Urbán | Urbán |
| 2023 | Alfred Hauptmann Prize, category Basic Research | German, Austrian, and Swiss Societies for Epilepsy Research | Jürgen Knoblich, Nina Corsini & Oliver Eichmüller | Knoblich |
| 2022 | Elected to Academia Europaea | Academia Europaea | Gerlich Daniel | Gerlich |
| 2022 | 1st Prize PhD Workshop | Microsymposium | Baumgartner Lisa | Brennecke |
| 2022 | EMBO Reports Speaker Prize | EMBO Reports | Baumgartner Lisa | Brennecke |
| 2022 | ÖGMBT Basic Science PhD Prize | ÖGMBT | Schneider Maximilian | Gerlich |
| 2022 | ERC Starting Grant | European Research Council | Jachowicz Joanna | Jachowicz |
| 2022 | ÖAW Seal of Excellence Fellowship | Austrian Academy of Sciences | De Santis Martina | Rivron |
| 2022 | VBC PhD Award | Vienna BioCenter | Schneider Maximilian | Gerlich |
| 2022 | VBC PhD Award | Vienna BioCenter | Wald Jiri | Marlovits |
| 2022 | ERC Proof of Concept Grant | European Research Council | Rivron Nicolas | Rivron |
| 2022 | VBC Out of the Box Award | Vienna BioCenter | Krogull Daniel | Burga |
| 2021 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | European Commission | Heidari Khoei Heidar | Rivron |
| 2021 | ERC Advanced Investigator Grant | European Research Council | Gerlich Daniel | Gerlich |
| 2021 | VBC PhD Award | Vienna BioCenter | Hofbauer Pablo | Mendjan |
| 2021 | Prize of the City of Vienna | City of Vienna | Knoblich Jürgen | Knoblich |
| 2021 | Lise Meitner Fellowship | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Heidari Khoei Heidar | Rivron |
| 2021 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | European Commission | Corsi Flavia | Goloborodko |
| 2021 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | European Commission | Gomez Fernandez Laura | Tachibana |
| 2021 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | European Commission | Teloni Federico | Gerlich |