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
2013Kirsten Peter Rabitsch AwardIMP - IMBADick AmalieGerlich
2013ERC Starting GrantEuropean Research CouncilIkeda FumiyoIkeda
2013Elected Full MemberAustrian Academy of SciencesKnoblich JürgenKnoblich
2013Elected MemberAcademia EuropaeaKnoblich JürgenKnoblich
2013VBC PhD AwardVienna BiocenterOlivieri DanielBrennecke
2013ERC Advanced Investigator GrantEuropean Research CouncilPenninger JosefPenninger
2013Research PrizeAustrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT)Perlot ThomasPenninger
2013Best Paper AwardJubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien for the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW)Sienski GrzegorzBrennecke
2013Best Paper AwardJubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien for the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW)Donertas DeryaBrennecke
2013ERC Starting GrantEuropean Research CouncilTachibana-Konwalski KikueTachibana-Konwalski
2012Erwin Schrödinger PrizeAustrian Academy of SciencesKnoblich JürgenKnoblich
2012Innovator AwardCongressionally Directed Medical Research Program (USA)Penninger JosefPenninger
2012Honorary MembershipAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Penninger JosefPenninger
2012Kirsten Peter Rabitsch AwardIMP - IMBAPopov JohannesMartinez
2011VBC Summer School Prize (Sponsor: BD Biosciences)Vienna BiocenterBarisic DarkoMartinez
2011Elected member of the Young AcademyAustrian Academy of SciencesBrennecke JuliusBrennecke
2011ERC Starting GrantEuropean Research CouncilGerlich DanielGerlich
2011VBC Summer School Prize (Sponsor: Canon Austria)Vienna BiocenterGrimm FionaBrennecke
2011Elected as Corresponding MemberAustrian Academy of SciencesKnoblich JürgenKnoblich
2011Summer School AwardGEN-AULoidolt PetraPenninger

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