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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Elected Member of the "Young Academy" | Austrian Academy of Sciences | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2018 | Houska-Award | B&C Private Foundation | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2018 | ERC Proof of Concept Grant | European Research Council | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2013 | START Prize | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2019 | Special Research Programmes (SFBs) | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2013 | ERC Starting Grant | European Research Council | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2017 | Life Science Call 2017 - Chemical Biology | Vienna Science, Research and Technology Fund (WWTF) | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2016 | Selected for the Young Investigator Program (YIP) | EMBO | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2019 | ERC Consolidator Grant | European Research Council | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2009 | Third Prize in FameLab finals | FameLab UK, Cheltenham, GB | Aronica Lucia | Mochizuki |
| 2009 | FameLab Austria Award | FameLab Austria | Aronica Lucia | Mochizuki |
| 2011 | VBC Summer School Prize (Sponsor: BD Biosciences) | Vienna Biocenter | Barisic Darko | Martinez |
| 2019 | Kirsten Peter Rabitsch Award | IMP - IMBA | Batki Julia | Brennecke |
| 2022 | 1st Prize PhD Workshop | Microsymposium | Baumgartner Lisa | Brennecke |
| 2022 | EMBO Reports Speaker Prize | EMBO Reports | Baumgartner Lisa | Brennecke |
| 2013 | OeAW Impulse Program Award | New Frontiers Group | Bell Oliver | Bell |
| 2014 | Career Development Award | International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSP) | Bell Oliver | Bell |
| 2005 | VBC PhD Award | Vienna Biocenter | Betschinger Jörg | Knoblich |
| 2004 | PhD Thesis Award | Austrian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Betschinger Jörg | Knoblich |
| 2007 | VBC PhD Award | Vienna Biocenter | Bowman Sarah | Knoblich |