Joint Research Clusters

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Translational Cancer Therapy Research

Medical University of Vienna & University Vienna / Department of Inorganic Chemistry

Heads: Bernhard Keppler (University of Vienna), Walter Berger (Medical University of Vienna)

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This project was established at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry in cooperation with the Department for Cancer Research of the Medical University of Vienna and started on 1 January 2017. Herewith, the "Translational Cancer Therapy Research" research platform, which run until the end of 2016, was transferred to an interdisciplinary cluster between the University and the Medical University for a duration of three years.

Clusters of Excellence

Clusters of Excellence are inter-university collaboration projects as part of the excellence initiative excellent=austria of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research which aims at promoting cutting-edge research and strengthening Austria as an academic location. The University of Vienna is involved in all seven Clusters of Excellence and is responsible for coordinating the Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health Cluster. 

Clusters of Excellence are characterised by the successful combination of cutting-edge research on topics of the future, research-led education, the promotion of early stage researchers as well as the exchange of knowledge at the national and international level. Equal opportunities and diversity as well as knowledge and technology transfer in form of collaboration projects with business and society are key concerns.

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"Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health"

Aim: Understanding the importance of microbiomes for planetary health

Board of Directors and participating research institutions: Michael Wagner (Director of Research, University of Vienna), Andreas Bergthaler (Austrian Academy of Sciences, CeMM), Christina Kaiser (University of Vienna), Bernhard Lendl (Vienna University of Technology), Christine Moissl-Eichinger (Medical University of Graz), Alexander Moschen (University of Linz), Leonid Sazanov (Institute of Science and Technology Austria), Angela Sessitsch (Austrian Institute of Technology)

Austrian Science Fund (FWF) funding amount: 21 million euros

More info: "Understanding the importance of microbiomes for planetary health"

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"Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage"

Aim: Discovering new materials for a zero-emission future

Board of Directors and participating research institutions: Günther Rupprechter (Director of Research, Vienna University of Technology), Ulrike Diebold (Vienna University of Technology), Stefan Freunberger (Institute of Science and Technology Austria), Leticia González (University of Vienna), Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser (University of Innsbruck)

Austrian Science Fund (FWF) funding amount: 20.6 million euros

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More info: "New materials for climate neutrality"

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"Circular Bioengineering"

Aim: Conversion from petroleum-based to bio-based materials for a circular bioeconomy

Board of Directors and participating research institutions: Roland Ludwig (Director of Research, BOKU University), Gunda Köllensperger (University of Vienna), Wolfgang Kroutil (University Graz), Marko Mihovilovic (Vienna University of Technology), Bernd Nidetzky (Graz University of Technology), Chris Oostenbrink (BOKU University), Antje Potthast (BOKU University)