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

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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
2018Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of AustriaPenninger JosefPenninger
2018ERC Proof of Concept GrantEuropean Research CouncilAmeres StefanAmeres
2018ERC Consolidator GrantEuropean Research CouncilTachibana KikueTachibana
2018VBC PhD AwardVienna BioCenterTaubenschmid JasminPenninger
2017Best Paper AwardOeAW - Austrian Academy of SciencesLadstätter SabrinaTachibana-Konwalski
2017Walther Flemming MedalGerman Society for Cell BiologyTachibana-Konwalski KikueTachibana-Konwalski
2017CEE Innovation AwardAtosPenninger JosefPenninger
2017Elected MemberEMBOGerlich DanielGerlich
2017DOC fellowshipOeAW - Austrian Academy of SciencesManzenreither RaphaelAmeres
2017DOC fellowshipOeAW - Austrian Academy of SciencesElmaghraby MostafaBrennecke
2017Life Science PhD AwardAustrian Association of Molecular Science and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT)Mierzwa BeataGerlich
2017Life Science Research AwardAustrian Association of Molecular Science and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT)Ladstätter SabrinaTachibana-Konwalski
2017Herzfelder Family FoundationAustrian Science Fund (FWF)Tachibana-Konwalski KikueTachibana-Konwalski
2017Life Science Call 2017 - Chemical BiologyVienna Science, Research and Technology Fund (WWTF)Ameres StefanAmeres
2017Life Science Call 2017 - Chemical BiologyVienna Science, Research and Technology Fund (WWTF)Gerlich DanielGerlich
2016Selected for the Young Investigator Program (YIP)EMBOAmeres StefanAmeres
2016ERC Consolidator GrantEuropean Research CouncilBrennecke JuliusBrennecke
2016VBC PhD AwardVienna BiocenterLadstätter SabrinaTachibana-Konwalski
2016Kirsten Peter Rabitsch AwardIMP - IMBAMierzwa BeataGerlich
2016Selected for the Young Investigator Program (YIP)EMBOTachibana-Konwalski KikueTachibana-Konwalski

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