One often thinks that the early embryo is fragile and needs support. However, at the earliest stages of development, it has the power to feed the future placenta and instructs the uterus so that it can nest. Using ‘blastoids’, in vitro embryo models…

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences Invites IMBA Director Jürgen Knoblich and IMP Scientist Elly Tanaka to the Vatican for a Meeting on Stem Cell Research

The Future of Biology on View at the Austrian Academy of Sciences

IMBA Group Leader Nicolas Rivron was awarded a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his research on human blastoids. With this funding, his team will investigate possible clinical applications of their human blastoid…

IMBA’s Scientific Director Honored for his Contributions to Brain Research

A stomach adult stem cell population can fulfill two distinct functions: either help with digestion under normal conditions or take the lead on injury response. Scientists from the Koo lab at IMBA demonstrate that these functions are two sides of a…

IMBA backs the support program of the Austrian Academy of Sciences for Ukrainian researchers in Austria and reminds of IMBA’s values of inclusion, mutual respect, and support.

Inaugurating the #ScienceChatIMBA series: Group Leader Julius Brennecke, graduate student Veselin (Ves) Andreev and postdoctoral fellow Changwei Yu talk about their exciting new findings on transposon silencing. In this first edition of…

IMBA expresses its gratitude to all its scientists, especially the women among them, and those who identify with the female gender!