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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | VBC PhD Award | Vienna BioCenter | Mitter Michael | Gerlich |
| 2021 | Prize of the City of Vienna | City of Vienna | Knoblich Jürgen | Knoblich |
| 2020 | Member of the Board of Directors | ISSCR | Knoblich Jürgen | Knoblich |
| 2020 | Appointed Member | Pontifical Academy of Sciences | Knoblich Jürgen | Knoblich |
| 2020 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | European Commission | Vertesy Ábel | Knoblich |
| 2020 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | European Commission | Trepte Philipp | Knoblich |
| 2020 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | European Commission | Hohmann Ulrich | Brennecke |
| 2020 | ERC Consolidator Grant | European Research Council | Rivron Nicolas | Rivron |
| 2019 | ERC Starting Grant | European Research Council | Burga Alejandro | Burga |
| 2019 | ERC Consolidator Grant | European Research Council | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2019 | Special Research Programmes (SFBs) | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Knoblich Jürgen | Knoblich |
| 2019 | Special Research Programmes (SFBs) | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Urbán Noelia | Urbán |
| 2019 | Special Research Programmes (SFBs) | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2019 | Elisabeth Lutz Prize | OeAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences | Wimmer Reiner | Penninger |
| 2019 | Kirsten Peter Rabitsch Award | IMP - IMBA | Batki Julia | Brennecke |
| 2019 | Women in Science | L'Oreal Austria | Gassler Johanna | Tachibana |
| 2018 | HFSP young investigator grant | International Human Frontier Science Program Organization | Koo Bonkyoung | Koo |
| 2018 | Project lead of a prestigious HFSP program grant | International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSP) | Tachibana Kikue | Tachibana |
| 2018 | ERC Proof of Concept Grant | European Research Council | Ameres Stefan | Ameres |
| 2018 | Elected Member | EMBO | Tachibana Kikue | Tachibana |