The Life Sciences thematic call programme started in 2003 and is the longest standing programme of the fund. The life sciences play an important role and are strongly represented in the research landscape of Vienna, ranging from basic research to translational research. Hence, the fund has opened calls throughout the years with thematic focuses within these different areas of research: ranging from "Molecular Mechanisms and Methods" to "Personalized Medicine", spanning over other topics such as "Imaging", "Nutritional Sciences" and "Public Health". A strong emphasis is put on interdisciplinary and collaborative work between departments and institutes to foster interactive partnerships.
Contact: Grace Liu or Benjamin Missbach
Current calls
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Precision Medicine
The “Precision Medicine” call within the WWTF Life Sciences Programme invited submissions from researchers who sought to conduct a cutting-edge research project with a major focus on precision medicine, drawing upon omics technologies and patient cohorts. Projects should be hypothesis-driven, with antipicated results leading to better diagnoses and/or prognoses of diseases, or stratified therapeutic strategies to develop novel patient-oriented approaches.
With an additional €1 million contribution from the City of Vienna, a total of €6 million was dedicated to this call. The maximum funding per project was €900,000.
For futher information, please refer to the Call Fiche below.
Funding volume: € 6,069,520
Number of applications: 82 short proposals, 24 full proposals
Evaluation procedure: Selection by international expert panel, based on written reviews
Jury meeting: 11 - 12 March 2021 (online)
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: 29 March 2021
Contact person: Grace Liu
Martina Muckenthaler (Chair) | University Hospital Heidelberg, DE
Sophie Brouard | CRTI Nantes, FR
Emmanouil Dermitzakis | University of Geneva, CH
Hermann Einsele | University Hospital Würzburg, DE
Max Gassmann | University of Zurich, CH
Caroline Heckman | FIMM, FI
Colin Watts | University of Birmingham, UK
Funded projects
- LS20-025 Lukas Wisgrill (Medical University of Vienna)
Combating Viral Susceptibility in Premature Infants
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 738,030
- LS20-030 Monika Resch (Olischar) (Medical University of Vienna - Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)
PIMIENTO PrecIsion Medicine in IntravENTricular hemorrhage for Outcome prediction
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 865,350
- LS20-034 Adelheid Woehrer (Medical University of Vienna)
Decoding cellular senescence in glioblastoma (GlioAge)
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 898,970
- LS20-042 Dietmar Herndler-Brandstetter (Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine I)
Innate immune reprogramming to overcome therapy resistance in high-risk colorectal cancer
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 800,000
- LS20-045 Eleni Marina Tomazou (CCRI - Children's Cancer Research Institute)
Validation of a liquid biopsy based molecular diagnostic toolkit for pediatric sarcomas
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 899,160
- LS20-065 Georg Langs (Medical University of Vienna)
Precision medicine for breast cancer: multi-omics towards predicting complete remission and avoiding surgery
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 899,630
- LS20-079 Manfred Hecking (Medical University of Vienna)
Closing the Loop in Hemodialysis: A Precision Medicine Approach
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 868,540
- LS20-081 Rainer Oberbauer (Medical University of Vienna)
Genomics-based immunological risk stratification in kidney transplantation
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 899,840
Multimodal Imaging
The project call “Multimodal Imaging” within the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) Life Sciences Programme invited researchers at universities and non-university research institutions in Vienna, including those moving to Vienna, who want to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 to 4 years) in the field of multimodal bioimaging. Proposals should address an important question in the life sciences and develop novel multimodal imaging approaches and data integration methods. Proposals should bring together researchers from complementary scientific disciplines such as biology/biomedical researchers, bioimaging specialists and computational scientists to foster interactive partnerships across Vienna. In total € 4 million were dedicated to this call. The funding range per project was € 200,000 to € 700,000.
For more details please refer to the Call Fiche.
Funding volume: € 4,089,910
Number of applications: 55 short proposals, 20 full proposals
Awarding procedure:Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: 25th and 26th of November 2019
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: 18th of December 2019
Contact person: Grace Liu
- Markus Sauer (Chair) | University of Würzburg, DE
- Lucy Collinson | The Francis Crick Institute, UK
- Theo Lasser | EPFL, CH
- Elisa May | Universität Konstanz, DE
- Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux | University of Nantes, FR
- Alexander Schulz | University of Copenhagen, DK
- Andrea Varrone | Karolinska Institute
Funded projects
- LS19-001 Daniel Gerlich (IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology)
Elucidating the mechanics of mitotic chromosome assembly by light-, electron-, and atomic force microscopy
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 700,000
- LS19-013 Guillaume Théroux-Rancourt (BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
Water's gateway to heaven: 3D imaging and modeling of transient stomatal responses in plant leaves under dynamic environments
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 699,940
- LS19-018 Katja Pinker-Domenig (Medical University of Vienna)
Deciphering breast cancer heterogeneity and tumor microenvironment with correlative imaging
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 698,870
- LS19-029 Jan-Michael Peters (IMP - Research Institute of Molecular Pathology)
Imaging of DNA folding by cohesin through time resolved single molecule light, atomic force and cryo-electron microscopy
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 700,000
- LS19-035 Orestis Andriotis (TU Wien)
Combined optical single molecule and atomic force microscopy to elucidate enzyme-induced collagen degradation kinetics
Duration: 49 months, Funding volume: € 591,120
- LS19-046 Martin Krssak (Medical University of Vienna)
Tracking Nutrient Metabolism and Cellular Partitioning by Multimodal Molecular Imaging
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 699,980
Linking Research and Patients' Needs
The project call “Linking Research and Patients’ Needs” within the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) Life Sciences Programme invites researchers and clinical scientists at universities and non-university research institutions in Vienna, including those moving to Vienna, who want to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 to 4 years) at the interface between basic and clinical research, building on a clear hypothesis. Proposals should bring together researchers from different scientific disciplines such as biology, medicine and related biomedical sciences to foster interactive partnerships across Vienna. In total € 6 million are dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 200,000 to € 800,000. For more details please refer to the Call Fiche.
Funding volume: 6,261,480 €
Number of applications: 114 Short proposals, 25 Full proposals
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: September 3-4, 2018
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: September 18, 2018
Contact person: Grace Liu
Members of the call jury:
- Paul Matthews (Chair) | Imperial College London, UK
- Francesca Barone | University of Birmingham, UK
- Søren Brunak | University of Copenhagen, DK
- Caroline Heckman | FIMM University of Helsinki, FI
- Richard Mellanby | University of Edinburgh, UK
- Lars Poulsen | University of Copenhagen, DK
- Christoph Schindler | Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, DE
- Gudrun Rappold | Heidelberg University, DE
Funded projects
- LS18-013 Wolfgang Weninger (Medical University of Vienna)
A novel macrophage precursor in adult bone marrow
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 798,940
- LS18-031 Thomas Wekerle (Medical University of Vienna)
Combination cell therapy for immunomodulation in kidney transplantation
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 799,610
- LS18-049 Eleni Marina Tomazou (St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI))
Characterizing and targeting the Ewing sarcoma microenvironment to overcome resistance to therapy
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 799,510
- LS18-053 Markus Muttenthaler (University of Vienna)
Targeting mucosal biofilms in patients with gastrointestinal disorders
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 799,300
- LS18-058 Georg Stary (Medical University of Vienna, Department of Dermatology)
Systems medicine analysis of sarcoidosis by targeting mTOR in a co-clinical trial in patients and mice
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 799,570
- LS18-059 Veronika Somoza (University of Vienna)
Improvement of taste perception by homoeriodictyol in cancer patients after chemotherapy
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 362,540
- LS18-080 Klaudia Schossleitner (Medical University of Vienna)
Protecting vascular barrier function across discipline and disease boundaries
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 366,000
- LS18-090 Irene Lang (Medical University of Vienna)
Beyond lipid lowering - defining residual risk of cardiovascular events
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 736,660
- LS18-111 Sabine Taschner-Mandl (St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI))
Ultra-high-risk pediatric cancer - combinatorial drivers and therapeutic targets for precision medicine
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 799,350
Chemical Biology
This call targets cutting-edge research projects at the interface of chemistry and life sciences which employ innovative tools and/or techniques from the chemical sciences to address biological/medical research questions. Novel and promising combinations of expertise, which blend chemistry and biology in new ways, should be a major feature of the proposed projects.
For more information to the Call please refer to the LS17 Call fiche.
Funding volume: 4,686,000 €
Number of applications: 77 Short proposals, 25 invited to submit a full proposal
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: December 6-7, 2017
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: December 12, 2017
Contact person: Grace Liu
Mitglieder der Call-Jury:
- Markus Sauer (Chair) | University of Würzburg, DE
- Bissan Al-Lazikani | Institute of Cancer Research, UK
- Lise-Lotte Gundersen | University of Olso, NO
- Christian Hackenberger | FMP Berlin, DE
- Frank Hollmann | TU Delft, NL
- Adrianna Ianora | Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, IT
- Kathrin Lang | TU München, DE
- Thomas U. Mayer | University of Konstanz, DE
- Krister Wennerberg | FIMM, FI
Funded projects
- LS17-003 Daniel Gerlich (Institute of Molecular Biotechnology)
Elucidating sister chromatid structure by chemical DNA labeling and conformation capture
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 700,000
- LS17-008 Christian Becker (University of Vienna)
Structure Zoom, Zooming in on protein functional sites with atomic resolution - an integrated chemistry approach for structural biology
Duration: 46 months, Funding volume: € 400,000
- LS17-026 Michael Freissmuth (Medical University of Vienna)
Interrogating the fate of dopamine transporter mutants by pharmacochaperones
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 676,350
- LS17-029 Tim Clausen (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP))
bac-PROTAC: Developing proteolysis-targeting small molecules for the selective elimination of bacterial proteins
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 700,000
- LS17-037 Elly Margaret Tanaka (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP))
Photochemical control of biohybrid matrices to reconstitute nervous system organization from three-dimensional neural organoids
Duration: 54 months, Funding volume: € 500,000
- LS17-047 Yasin Dagdas (Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI))
Manipulation of Plant Innate Immune Responses by Small Molecules Probes
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 649,600
- LS17-051 Giulio Superti-Furga (CeMM - Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences)
3C - Cellular Color Chart
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 515,900
- LS17-069 Roland Ludwig (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
Diaziridine-FAD: A stable cofactor for biocatalysts and a molecular probe
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 544,440
Precision Medicine
This call was open for cutting-edge research projects proposals on precision medicine to improve diagnoses and/or prognoses of diseases as well as stratified therapeutic strategies in humans. High quality Omics data (e.g. genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, metabolomics, microbiomics), disease- or therapeutic-oriented functional data and/or imaging data had to be integrated to answer relevant clinical questions. All projects had to be complemented by a research concept considering system medicine approaches for a better understanding of disease and therapeutic response.
Funding volume: 4,678,000 €
Number of applications: 64 Short proposals, 21 invited to submit a full proposal
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: September 15-16, 2016
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: September 26, 2016
Contact person: Grace Liu
For more information see the Call Fiche
Members of the call jury:
- Søren BRUNAK (Jury Chair) |Technical University of Denmark, DK
- Francesca Barone | University of Birmingham, UK
- Andrea Brand | Cambridge University, UK
- Martina Muckenthaler | University of Heidelberg, DE
- Christian Ottensmeier | University of Southampton, UK
- Torben Orntoft | Aarhus University, DK
- Matthias Schwab | Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, DE
Funded projects
- LS16-019 Rainer Oberbauer (Medical University of Vienna)
Prolongation of kidney transplant survival through risk stratification of omics-wide incompatibilities using systems biology - a personalized medicine approach
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 879,500
- LS16-025 Maria Sibilia (Medical University of Vienna)
Therapeutic targeting of EGFR in colorectal cancer as a novel approach to predict and enhance tumor antigenicity and response to checkpoint inhibitors
Duration: 54 months, Funding volume: € 999,500
- LS16-034 Giulio Superti-Furga (CeMM - Research Center for Molecular Medicine GmbH of the Austrian Academy of Sciences)
PHARMACOSCOPY: Breaking resistance of refractory blood cancers through ex vivo automated image-based analysis of drug action
Duration: 46 months, Funding volume: € 904,000
- LS16-060 Kaan Boztug (Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft)
Systems precision medicine of inborn errors of the immune system (PrecisePID)
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 923,200
- LS16-063 Anna Obenauf (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP))
Deciphering genomic aberrations in rare skin cancers to find mechanism-based treatment strategies
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 972,100
Innovative biological and biomedical applications of novel imaging technologies
This call was open for cutting-edge research projects proposals that supported the development of novel approaches in biological and biomedical imaging methodologies with the potential to substantially move forward the Life Sciences. Please note that while the addressed question had to be biologically or biomedically driven, the Principal Investigator did not have to come from these fields.
Funding volume: 4,407,000 €
Number of applications: 126 short proposals, 28 invited to submit a full proposal
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: November 27-28, 2014
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: December 9, 2014
Contact person: Grace Liu
For more information see the Call Fiche
Members of the call jury:
- Paul MATTHEWS (Chair) | Imperial College London, UK
- Markus SAUER (Vice Chair) | University of Würzburg, DE
- Daniel CHOQUET | Pasteur Institute, FR
- Karla MILLER | FMRIB, UK
- Alison NOBLE | University of Oxford, UK
- Xavier PENNEC | INRIA, FR
- Maximilian REISER | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, DE
- Janet THORNTON | EMBL-EBI, UK
- Paul WISEMAN | McGill University, CA
Funded projects
- LS14-001 Dea Slade (University of Vienna)
Imaging recruitment of chromatin remodelling proteins to the sites of DNA damage induced by laser microirradiation
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 517,000
- LS14-009 Daniel Gerlich (IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology)
Elucidating mitotic spindle assembly mechanisms by super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 582,000
- LS14-031 Johannes Huppa (Medical University of Vienna)
High-Resolution Imaging to Unravel the Molecular Etiology of Disturbed T-Cell Antigen Recognition
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 582,000
- LS14-067 René Werkmeister (Medical University of Vienna)
In vivo optophysiology in humans using a novel laser interferometric approach
Duration: 57 months, Funding volume: € 417,000
- LS14-069 Klaus Markstaller (Medical University of Vienna)
Novel approach to individualized mechanical ventilation of critically ill patients through Computed Tomography-enhanced bedside Electrical Impedance Tomography Imaging
Duration: 54 months, Funding volume: € 575,000
- LS14-084 Manuel Zimmer (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP))
Whole brain imaging of decision-making in freely moving C. elegans
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 582,000
- LS14-095 Thomas Klausberger (Medical University Vienna)
Imaging neuronal circuits of the preforntal cortex during a gambling task
Duration: 66 months, Funding volume: € 582,000
- LS14-096 Siegfried Trattnig (Medical University of Vienna)
Improved Monitoring of Tumor Response to Breast Cancer Therapy by Sodium Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Ultra-high Field
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 570,000
This project call was open for innovative, frontier research that had the potential for scientific breakthroughs but at the same time may be high-risk. Novel and promising combinations of expertise had to be a major feature of the proposed projects. This was the first call with this specific focus.
Funding volume: 5,100,000 €
Number of applications: 123 Short proposals, 30 invited to submit a full proposal
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: October 14-15, 2013
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: October 22, 2013
Contact person: Grace Liu
For more information please see the Call Fiche
Members of the call jury:
- Anna Tramontano (Panel Chair) | Sapienza University, IT
- Martin Reddington (Vice Chair) |Former scientific director HFSP, DE
- Marco Bianchi | San Raffaele University, IT
- Alicia El Haj | Keele University, UK
- Nuria Galles | University of Barcelona, ES
- Ute Krämer | University of Bochum, DE
- Paul Lasko | McGill University, CA
- Fred MacKintosh Vrije |Universiteit Amsterdam, NL
- Cathie Martin | John Innes Centre, UK
- Philippe Sansonetti | Institut Pasteur, FR
Funded projects
- LS13-017 Christian Gruber (Medical University of Vienna)
Individual function and social role of oxytocin-like neuropeptides in ants
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 788,200
- LS13-029 Christian Schmeiser (University of Vienna)
Modeling of Polarization and Motility of Leukocytes in Three-Dimensional Environments
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 682,300
- LS13-030 Gerhard J. Schütz (Vienna University of Technology)
Mechanical Forces in T-Cell Antigen Recognition
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 797,900
- LS13-048 Irina Druzhinina (Vienna University of Technology)
Voluntary Self-Sacrifice in Exploding Ants: a mechanism to defend co-evolved microbiomes?
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 785,200
- LS13-057 Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid (Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI))
Quantitative live imaging to determine the regulatory impact of chromatin dynamics
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 682,700
- LS13-086 Susanne Zeilinger (Vienna University of Technology)
From organismic to biomolecular interactions: Visualizing signaling complexes in the fungal membrane during phytopathogenic attack
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 635,700
- LS13-092 Hans-Peter Kiener (Medical University of Vienna)
Organ-on-a-Chip
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 771,800
Proposals had to address substantial scientific research questions with the aim to advance a rigorous understanding of nutrition and its implications on humans and animals. Proposals addressing scientific research questions with clear implications on food and feed safety, security and quality were also eligible. The impact on public health and practical implications for human and animal patients and individuals at risk were an important rationale for the call.
Funding volume: 3,036,000 €
Number of applications: 60 full proposals
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: October 22-23, 2012
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: November 6, 2012
Contact: Grace Liu
Members of the call jury:
- Hannelore Daniel (Jury Chair) | Munich Technical University, DE
- Thomas Beck | Head of Nestlé Research Lausanne, CH
- Regina Brigelius-Flohé | University of Potsdam, DE
- Luca Cocolin |Università degli Studi di Torino, IT
- Chris-Carolin Schön |Munich Technical University, DE
- Matthias Wüst | University of Bonn, DE
- Geert Janssens |Ghent University, BE
- Lars K. Poulsen | University of Copenhagen, DK
- Ann Prentice | MRC Human Nutrition Research, UK
- Wim Saris | Maastricht University, NL
- Joachim Spranger | Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, DE
Funded projects
- LS12-001 Alexander Loy (University of Vienna)
Nutrition and the intestinal microbiota-host symbiosis: A holistic stable isotope-labeling approach to decipher key microbial players and quantitatively link single cell activity to system function
Duration: 45 months, Funding volume: € 335,700
- LS12-008 Michael Trauner (Medical University of Vienna)
Unravelling the pathogenetic mechanisms of fructose consumption as multiple hit in the pathogenesis and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Duration: 58 months, Funding volume: € 400,000
- LS12-010 Qendrim Zebeli (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
d-i.INFLACOW: Characterization and prevention of diet- induced inflammation and related immune and metabolic disorders in dairy cows
Duration: 45 months, Funding volume: € 400,000
- LS12-021 Gerhard Adam (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
Deoxynivalenol-glucoside and acetylated derivatives: relevant masked mycotoxins?
Duration: 41 months, Funding volume: € 400,000
- LS12-039 Thomas E. Dorner (Medical University of Vienna)
Nutrition intervention and physical training in malnourished frail community-dwelling elderly subjects carried out by trained lay buddies
Duration: 50 months, Funding volume: € 309,000
- LS12-047 Enikö Kallay (Medical University of Vienna)
Dietary vitamin D, a powerful weapon in the war against colorectal cancer
Duration: 63 months, Funding volume: € 300,000
- LS12-059 Florian Kiefer (Medical University of Vienna)
Vitamin A metabolism in the regulation of energy balance
Duration: 52 months, Funding volume: € 469,000
With this call we wanted to encourage scientific projects linking research and patients' needs. This means that the funding focus of WWTF concentrated on strengthening links between outstanding lab research and medical/clinical research. Fostering cooperation between basic scientists and clinicians was a tremendous opportunity to strengthen Vienna's life sciences cluster and to open up new avenues to develop novel patient oriented approaches.
Funding volume: 4,930,000 €
Number of applications: 83 full proposals
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: June 16-17, 2011
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: June 22, 2012
For more information see the Call Fiche
Members of the call jury:
- Andrew JT George (jury chair) | Imperial College London, UK
- Karen Chapman | Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
- Cosimo De Bari | University of Aberdeen, UK
- Liz Glass | University of Edinburgh, UK
- Elizabeth Henske | Harvard Medical School, US
- Regina Hodits | Wellington Partners, Munich, DE
- Bruce Y Lee | University of Pittsburgh, US
- Basil Lewis |Technion Israel Institute of Technology, IL
- Harry Van Lenthe | KU Leuven, BE/ ETH Zürich, CH
- Paul Matthews | Imperial College London / GSK, UK
- Daniel Peeper | Netherlands Cancer Institute, NL
Funded projects
- LS11-006 Reinhard Kirnbauer (Medical University Vienna)
Second generation human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for broad-spectrum protection against HPV-induced skin and mucosal neoplasia
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 800,000
- LS11-008 Peter Petzelbauer (Medical University Vienna)
A new treatment concept for lung injury
Duration: 57 months, Funding volume: € 492,800
- LS11-018 Stephan E.R. Domayer (Medical University of Vienna)
Quantitative MRI assessment of cartilage glyco-saminoglyacan content in the ankle
Duration: 54 months, Funding volume: € 508,800
- LS11-026 Andreas Weinhaeusel (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH)
Serum-Autoantibody testing for early diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 579,300
- LS11-036 Claudia Kuntner (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH)
Enhanced Therapy for Liver Malignancies based on Optimised Secondary Particle Radiotherapy and Bio-pharmacokinetic Modelling
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 806,600
- LS11-045 Stephan N. Wagner (Medical University of Vienna)
Tumor-infiltrating CD20+ B cells: Promoters of human melanoma?
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 767,400
- LS11-046 Clemens Vass (Medical University of Vienna)
The relation between retinal and optic nerve head parameters and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer profile
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 265,500
- LS11-057 Winfried Mayr (Medical University of Vienna)
Augmentation of residual neural control by non-invasive spinal cord stimulation to modify spasticity in spinal cord injured people
Duration: 51 months, Funding volume: € 710,000
The call was open for universities and research institutions as well as individual scientists from the research fields of biology, chemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary medicine, bioprocess engineering and related areas that strive to understand molecular mechanisms and/or develop related methods.
Funding volume: 5,500,000 €
Number of applications: 75 full proposals
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: July 6-7, 2009
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: July 15, 2009
For more information see the Call Fiche
Members of the call jury:
Kay Huebner (Jury Chair) | Ohio State University, US
Adriano Aguzzi | Universität Zürich, CH
Christian Betzel | Universität Hamburg, DE
Marie Ann Bogoyevitch | The University of Melbourne, AU
Alan Colman | Singapore Stem Cell Consortium
Andrew George | Imperial College London, UK
Regina Hodits | Atlas Venture, DE
Rob Kay | Cambridge University, UK
Cathie R. Martin | John Innes Centre, UK
Monika Schäfer-Korting | Freie Universität Berlin, DE
Willy Verstraete | Ghent University, BE
Funded projects
- LS09-002 Krystyna Keleman (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP))
Molecular mechanisms of memory formation: targets of Drosophila Orb2
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 530,000
- LS09-009 Sebastian Nijman (CeMM - Research Center for Molecular Medicine GmbH of the Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Searching for Cancer Achilles' Heels
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 550,000
- LS09-013 Jan-Michael Peters (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP))
Molecular function of CTCF and cohesins in regulating nuclear organization and gene activity
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 575,000
- LS09-031 Wilfried Ellmeier (Medical University of Vienna)
Epigenetic Regulation of T Cell Development and Function
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 552,000
- LS09-032 Walter Rossmanith (Medical University of Vienna)
A tRNA methyltransferase and 5' endonuclease: molecular mechanisms of a multifunctional mitochondrial enzyme
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 400,000
- LS09-036 Susanne Zeilinger (Vienna University of Technology)
BIOGEN: From genes to biocontrol
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 410,000
- LS09-040 Holger Daims (University of Vienna)
Multiphasic comparative analysis of key nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in wastewater treatment plants
Duration: 57 months, Funding volume: € 630,000
- LS09-042 Joseph Strauss (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
TOXI-GENOME: Understanding and exploiting epigenetic chromatin regulation mechanisms to mine fungal genomes for novel secondary metabolites
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 390,000
- LS09-044 Silke Dorner (Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) / University of Vienna)
The dynamics of the miRNA effector complex
Duration: 60 months, Funding volume: € 343,200
- LS09-055 Tobias Sieberer (Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL))
Towards sustainable food and bioenergy security for society: Establishing an academic compound screening platform in Vienna to characterize and modulate Strigolactone synthesis in plants.
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 640,000
- LS09-075 Renate Kain (Medical University of Vienna)
Analysis of the consequences of autoimmunity to anti-lysosomal Membran Protein-2 (hLAMP-2) in focal necrotizing Glomerlulonephritis (FNGN): towards novel therapeutic and monitoring strategies
Duration: 43 months, Funding volume: € 480,000
This call addressed Vienna-based research institutions that intend to hire an excellent researcher from abroad for the set-up and management of a research group in the field of quantitative methods in life sciences.
Funding volume: 1,500,000 €
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: 1 December 2008
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: 16 December 2008
For further information see Call Fiche
Members of the call jury:
- Sebastian Bonhoeffer | ETH Zurich, CH
- Vincenzo Capasso | University of Milano, IT
- Michael Doebeli | University of British Columbia, CA
- Manfred Milinski | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, DE
- Wolfgang W.Weisser | University of Jena, DE
With this call we wanted to encourage scientific projects linking research and patients' needs. This means that the funding focus of WWTF concentrated on strengthening links between outstanding lab research and medical/clinical research. Fostering cooperation between basic scientists and clinicians was a tremendous opportunity to strengthen Vienna's life sciences cluster and to open up new avenues to develop novel patient oriented approaches.
Funding volume: 4,300,000 €
Number of applications: 77 proposals
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: November 26-27, 2007
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: December 11, 2007
Members of the call jury:
- Fritz Bach (chairman) | Harvard Medical School, US
- Guido Adler | University of Ulm, DE
- Adriano Aguzzi |University Hospital of Zurich, CH
- Alan Colman | ES Cell International Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Simon Day | Roche Products Limited
- Andrew J T George | Imperial College London, UK
- Henrike Hartmann | Volkswagen Foundation
- Regina Hodits | Atlas Venture, Munich, DE
- Regina Hofmann-Lehmann | University of Zurich, CH
- Giorgio Parmiani | San Raffaele Foundation Scientific Institute, IT
- Jeffrey L. Platt | Mayo Clinic, US
- Andrew Todd-Prokropek | University College London, UK
- Harald zur Hausen | German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, DE
Funded projects
- LS07-019 Sabine Zöchbauer-Müller (Medical University of Vienna)
Mapping of CpG island methylation and its prognostic relevance in lung cancer
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 502,011
- LS07-031 Michael Wolzt (Medical University of Vienna)
Therapy of Ischemia-Reperfusion-Injury by Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction in Skeletal Muscle and Ischemic Kidney
Duration: 58 months, Funding volume: € 791,800
- LS07-037 Michael Dworzak (St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung)
Flow cytometric signal typing for therapy response prediction in pediatric myeloid leukemia
Duration: 66 months, Funding volume: € 654,500
- LS07-040 Jürgen Sandkühler (Medical University of Vienna)
A novel role for opioids - Reversal of established hyperalgesia and chronic pain
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 780,925
- LS07-058 Andrew Pospisilik (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
From Flies to Humans - Novel Approaches for Obesity and Diabetes
Duration: 40 months, Funding volume: € 799,100
- LS07-065 Marcin F. Osuchowski (Ludwig Boltzmann Society)
Age & gender related septic complications in trauma patients: individually tailored treatment during posttraumatic phase
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 775,500
The call was open for universities and research institutions as well as individual scientists from the research fields of biology, chemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary medicine, bioprocess engineering and related areas that strive to understand molecular mechanisms and/or develop related methods.
Funding volume: 5,000,000 €
Number of applications: 47 proposals
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: November 25-26, 2005
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: December 16, 2005
Members of the call jury:
Adriano Aguzzi | University of Zurich, CH
Fritz Bach | Harvard Medical School, US
Alan Colman | ES Cell International Pte Ltd (ESI), SG
Uwe Hartmann | University of Saarbrücken, DE
Regina Hodits | Atlas Venture Munich, DE
Dirk Inzé | Ghent University, BE
Michal Linial | Hebrew University Jerusalem, IS
Matthias Mann | Max Planck Institute für Biochemie, DE
Hans Wigzell | Karolinska Institute, SW
Funded projects
- LS05-003 Andrea Pichler (Max F. Perutz Laboratories)
Crosstalk between SUMO and ubiquitin
Duration: 52 months, Funding volume: € 618,400
- LS05-009 Verena Jantsch (University of Vienna)
Faithful meiotic chromosome segregation in Caenorhabditis elegans
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 531,300
- LS05-018 Tim Clausen (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP))
Function of Clp-mediated proteolysis in bacterial pathogenesis
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 585,100
- LS05-021 Rudolf J. Schweyen (Max F. Perutz Laboratories)
Mg2 channel proteins: Structure/function analysis and potential drug targets
Duration: 30 months, Funding volume: € 571,100
- LS05-035 David P. Kreil (University of Natural Resources and Life Science Vienna)
Molecular determinants of ageing - quantitative response of Drosophila to adult-specific RNAi
Duration: 74 months, Funding volume: € 582,400
- LS05-036 Joseph Strauss (University of Natural Resources and Life Science Vienna)
NITRO-GENOM: Increasing Nitrogen Efficacy in Agricultural Systems by Understanding and Manipulating the Biotic 'Black-Box'
Duration: 46 months, Funding volume: € 806,000
- LS05-039 Joachim Seipelt (Medical University of Vienna)
Molecular Mechanisms of Antivirals
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 670,100
- LS05-040 Jürgen Knoblich (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Proliferation control in tumor stem cells
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 635,600
The objective pursued by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) with the VIENNA SCIENCE CHAIRS was to bring in and set up additional research groups that would significantly strengthen Vienna as a research location within a narrowly circumscribed field. This first call was issued under the WWTF priority heading of “Life Sciences”. The theme of the first WWTF Vienna Science Chair was bioinformatics, an area in which action was required.
Funding volume: 3.000.000 €
Awarding procedure: Selection by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: 1 December 2004
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: 16 December 2004
Members of the call jury:
- Geoffrey Barton | University of Dundee, UK
- Antoine de Daruvar | Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, FR
- Liisa Holm | University of Helsinki, FI
- Michal Linial | Hebrew University Jerusalem, IS
- Thomas Oliva | Federation of Austrian Industry, AT
- Anna Tramontano | University of Rome "La Sapienza", IT
- Georg Wick | Austrian Science Fund, AT
The first call WWTF thematic call was open for universities and research institutions as well as individual scientists from the research fields of biology, chemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary medicine, bioprocess engineering and related areas that strive to understand molecular mechanisms and/or develop related methods.
Funding volume: 5,670,000 €
Number of applications: 57 proposals
Awarding procedure: Selection by expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: September 29, 2003
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: November 11, 2003
Funded projects
- LS03-123 Andrea Barta (University of Vienna)
Analysis of stress reaction mechanisms in plants
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 750,000
- LS03-133 Karl Kuchler (University of Vienna)
Molecular analysis of interactions between pathogens and host organisms
Duration: 39 months, Funding volume: € 610,000
- LS03-139 Stefan Thurner (University of Vienna)
Identification of relevant gene product interactions associated with capillary changes due to diabetes, using molecular networks
Duration: 49 months, Funding volume: € 350,000
- LS03-149 Joseph Strauss (University of Natural Resources and Life Science Vienna)
Genome research for a clean environment
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 750,000
- LS03-154 Herta Steinkellner (University of Natural Resources and Life Science Vienna)
Glycodesign in plants
Duration: 56 months, Funding volume: € 540,000
- LS03-157 Johannes Berger (University of Vienna)
Developing the foundation for tests for the early diagnosis of cALD
Duration: 56 months, Funding volume: € 400,000
- LS03-162 Robert Konrat (University of Vienna)
Structural and functional genomics by means of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 520,000
- LS03-200 Johannes Stöckl (University of Vienna)
Oxidised phospholipids and the function of dendritic cells
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 750,000
- LS03-216 Holger Daims (University of Vienna)
Characterisation of new nitrite-oxidising bacteria
Duration: 49 months, Funding volume: € 460,000
- LS03-231 Martin Wagner (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
High-throughput quantification of salmonella and listeria
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 540,000
