CeMM PI Georg Winter will become the Scientific Director Life Sciences of AITHYRA
Congratulations to CeMM PI Georg Winter for becoming the Scientific Director Life Sciences of AITHYRA, the new Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. His work in targeted protein degradation is not only advancing fundamental research but also paving the way for practical applications. Together with Michael Bronstein, Scientific Director AI and Anita Ender, Managing Director, the leadership…
New treatment option for psoriasis discovered
Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases, affecting around 250,000 people in Austria. While previous treatment approaches have mainly focused on inhibiting pro-inflammatory immune cells, a study led by CeMM Adjunct PI and Professor for Dermatology at the MedUni Vienna Georg Stary shows that it is possible to restore the function of certain anti-inflammatory immune cells in a targeted manner. The results, which have…
Inaugural Lectures of Georg Stary and Kaan Boztug at MedUni Vienna
We extend our warmest congratulations to Professors and CeMM Adjunct PI's Georg Stary and Kaan Boztug on the occasion of their inaugural lectures at the Medical University of Vienna. Their remarkable contributions to medical research and their dedication to bridging fundamental science with clinical applications continue to inspire the scientific and medical communities. During the event, CeMM Scientific Director Giulio Superti-Furga and…
Women In Science Day
The United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Every floor, every group, every profession at CeMM is represented by women. Strong individuals. Combined with a passion for science. #WomenInScience
EU-LIFE welcomes The Francis Crick Institute and the Ruđer Bošković Institute into the alliance
The Francis Crick Institute in London (the Crick, UK) and the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb (RBI, Croatia) officially joined EU-LIFE in January 2025. This new membership is part of a process of expansion that broadens the representativeness of EU-LIFE and builds on the open and collaborative spirit that drives the alliance. EU-LIFE is the alliance of independent research institutes in the life sciences across Europe. The Crick and RBI are…
Vienna Science Ball 2025
CeMM members had a great time at the Vienna Science Ball 2025 - Wiener Ball der Wissenschaften! Congratulations to Oliver Lehmann and the ball organizing team for a successful #SciBall25 and a wonderful 10th Anniversary! The Vienna Science Ball is an exceptional opportunity to mingle with our colleagues and friends from the research community, and to celebrate the importance of science. Every professional group, every association organizes its…
CeMM Faculty Retreat 2025
From 22-23 January 2025 the annual CeMM Faculty Retreat took place at Weingut Nigl in Senftenberg, Wachau. CeMM PIs and Adjunct PIs discussed how to foster greater social and scientific cohesion among faculty. In five sessions they talked about strategic collaborative programs, translational projects and institutional partnerships, postdoc program and career developments, publication output, and budget, grants and investment plans.CeMM and its…
Applied Precision Medicine: High-Tech Microscopy Enables Tailored Rheumatology Therapies
Researchers at CeMM and the Medical University of Vienna have developed an innovative microscopy-based approach that could predict the best approved drug to treat individual rheumatoid arthritis patients using samples of their blood. Published in the Lancet group journal EBioMedicine, the study demonstrates the feasibility of precision medicine to significantly enhance treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and likely other autoimmune…
Season Greetings 2024/2025
We thank all the CeMM members and Alumnae/Alumni, as well as our stakeholders, collaboration partners and friends for making 2024 a successful year. We deeply appreciate their commitment to continuous improvement and their openness to embracing new endeavors. We congratulate CeMM Adjunct PI Nuno Maulide for an ERC Advanced Grant, Georg Winter for an ERC Consolidator Grant and being part of a global Cancer Grand Challenges team, and Stefan…
Obituary Hannes Androsch
CeMM would like to show respect and gratitude to Hannes Androsch who passed away on 11 December 2024. He will be remembered as an Austrian business man and politician, being Austrian Finance Minister from 1970 to 1981 and Vice Chancellor from 1976 to 1981. Austria lost a person of broad interests and community work. For CeMM and the scientific community his constant support of research and development activities and tireless public advocacy to…
ERC Consolidator Grant Propels Georg Winter’s Groundbreaking Work
Tailored small molecules that bind to cancer-causing proteins and neutralize tumor cells—this is the specialty of Georg Winter, Principal Investigator at CeMM, who has established himself as a global leader in the field. His latest ERC CoG project proposal, GE|NEomorph, will take his research to a new level. Instead of marking cancer proteins for cellular degradation, as in previous approaches, Winter’s designer molecules now target transcription…
The Social and Economic Impact of Basic Research
A study on "The Contribution of Basic Research Projects Funded by the Austrian Science Fund to Economic and Societal Impacts” has been published by WIFO, Joanneum Research and IHS. Proxygen, a CeMM OeAW spin-off company founded in 2020 is a great example for basic research & innovation. Link to Study: https://www.wifo.ac.at/publication/274018/Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Institute for Advanced Studies, Joanneum Research…
Genetic Defect in Secondary Immune Organs Causes Life-Threatening Infections in Children
Secondary lymphoid organs are specialized regions in the body where immune cells multiply and develop to respond to new pathogens like viruses and bacteria. An international team led by Kaan Boztug, CeMM Adjunct PI, Scientific Director of the CCRI and Professor at the Medical University of Vienna, has identified a completely new form of a rare disease that affects these organs, shedding light on the significance of these structures for the human…
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EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting, Copenhagen
From 21-22 November 2024, the directors and main representatives of the 15 EU-LIFE member institutes came together to reflect on the activities, challenges and achievements of 2024, and to talk about the action plan and priorities for 2025. EU-LIFE Chair Giulio Superti-Furga, CeMM, and EU-LIFE Vice-Chair Marta Miączyńska, IIMCB, will now follow up on the decisions made with the help of the EU-LIFE office under the leadership of Marta Agostinho,…
Search for CeMM Scientific Director and Co-CEO (F/M/X)
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) supported by an international hiring committee of top scientists and entrepreneurs is seeking an outstanding scientist and visionary leader to serve as the SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR (F/M/X) of CeMM, the Research Center for Molecular Medicine. The candidate will follow the founding Director Giulio Superti-Furga, a renowned molecular biologist who will become Director of the Biomedical Research and Biotechnology…
