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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1st Prize PhD Workshop | Microsymposium | Baumgartner Lisa | Brennecke |
| 2023 | Alfred Hauptmann Prize, category Basic Research | German, Austrian, and Swiss Societies for Epilepsy Research | Jürgen Knoblich, Nina Corsini & Oliver Eichmüller | Knoblich |
| 2006 | Annual Award | Austrian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Hutterer Andrea | Knoblich |
| 2020 | Appointed Member | Pontifical Academy of Sciences | Knoblich Jürgen | Knoblich |
| 2009 | ASMR Medal | Australian Society for Medical Research | Penninger Josef | Penninger |
| 2004 | Austria'04 Award | Penninger Josef | Penninger | |
| 2014 | Award in the field of Medicine | City of Vienna | Penninger Josef | Penninger |
| 2014 | Best Paper Award | Jubilee Fund of the City of Vienna for the Austrian Academy of Sciences | Lancaster Madeline | Knoblich |
| 2017 | Best Paper Award | OeAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences | Ladstätter Sabrina | Tachibana-Konwalski |
| 2013 | Best Paper Award | Jubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien for the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) | Donertas Derya | Brennecke |
| 2013 | Best Paper Award | Jubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien for the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) | Sienski Grzegorz | Brennecke |
| 2011 | Best Poster Prize | 3rd Annual Eurosystem Consortium Meeting, Prague | Rolland Vivien | Knoblich |
| 2010 | Best Poster Prize at "Analysis and Engineering of Biomolecular Systems | FEBS | Rodriguez Jesus Fernandez | Marlovits |
| 2010 | Best Poster Prize at the International meeting "Actin Dynamics" | German society for cell biology | Vinzenz Marlene | Small |
| 2010 | Best Selected Talk at "Analysis and Engineering of Biomolecular Systems" | FEBS | Rodriguez Jesus Fernandez | Marlovits |
| 2008 | Best Supervising Tutor | GEN-AU SummerSchool | Schramek Daniel | Penninger |
| 2008 | Best Supervising Tutor Award | GEN-AU SummerSchool | Pospisilik Andrew | Penninger |
| 2008 | Best Supervising Tutor Award | GEN-AU SummerSchool | Meixner Arabella | Penninger |
| 2007 | BioRad European RNAi Research Award | Weitzer Stefan | Martinez | |
| 2007 | BioRad European RNAi Research Award | Martinez Javier | Martinez |