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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BIF PhD Fellowship | Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) | Joseph Neos Cruz | Gerlich |
| 2024 | ERC Advanced Grant | European Research Council (ERC) | Julius Brennecke | Brennecke |
| 2024 | Doctoral Network - IMPLANTEU | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action | Nicolas Rivron | Rivron |
| 2024 | ÖAW Innovation Fund Award | Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW) | Emmanouella Chatzidak | IMBA |
| 2024 | Houska Prize | B&C Private Foundation | Jürgen Knoblich | Knoblich |
| 2024 | HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship | Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) | Takuya Hidaka | Gerlich |
| 2024 | Doctoral Network - DANIO-ReCODE | HORIZON-Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action | Elly Tanaka | Tanaka |
| 2024 | Elected as Members | German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina | Elly Tanaka and Jürgen Knoblich | Tanaka, Knoblich |
| 2024 | BIF PhD Fellowship | Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds | Ralf Jansen | Brennecke |
| 2024 | Early Career Seed Money Funding | Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) | Laura Kracht | Knoblich |
| 2024 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship | European Commission | Michael Zabolocki | Knoblich |
| 2024 | Emerging Fields Grant | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Jürgen Knoblich and Daniela Pollak | Knoblich and Pollak |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Special Research Program Consortium Funding | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Jürgen Knoblich | Knoblich |
| 2023 | EMBO Young Investigator | European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) | Alejandro Burga | Burga |
| 2023 | PhD Award | Vienna BioCenter PhD Symposium | Catarina Martins Costa | Knoblich |
| 2023 | Gilbert Family Foundation Grant | The Gilbert Family Foundation | Jürgen Knoblich | Knoblich |
| 2023 | ÖGMBT Life Science Research Award | Austrian Society for Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT) | Johanna Gassler | Tachibana |
| 2023 | ESPRIT Research Grant | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Julia Bubis and Karl Mechtler | Proteomics Tech Hub |