PRESIDENT (since 2025)

Priv. Doz. Dr. Michael Sauer
Head of Department Biotechnology
OMV AG

Research area: microbiology, microb. Biotechnology, synthetic biology

FEMS Member of the Board of Directors, ethics, art science, industry / academia, education

1. VICE PRESIDENT (incoming president)

Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Harald Pichler
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology,
NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz,
Graz University of Technology

Research area: lipids, biol. membranes, molec. biotechnology, cell engineering

FEBS ambassador of education, Open Science delegate, start-ups, competence center acib, Doc school

2. VICE PRESIDENT (past president)

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Viktoria Weber
Vice Rector for Research and Sustainable Development
University for Continuing Education Krems

Research area: inflammation, extracellular vesicles, biomaterials, biotechnology

Science policy & communication, life-long learning,  European Research Area, Austrian Society for Extracellular Vesicles

Kassier

Dr. Joachim Seipelt
Managing Director
Nuvonis Technologies GmbH

Research area: virology, vaccines

Start-ups, biotech, science communication, science center network

Zweigstellenleiter

Zweigstellenleiter OST

Dr. Felix Sternberg
University Assistant
Department of Nutritional Sciences,
University of Vienna

Research area: nutrition, metabolism, mitochondria

Zweigstellenleiterin WEST

Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Johanna Gostner
Institute of Medical Biochemistry,
Medical University of Innsbruck

Research area: Biochemical immunotoxicology, immunometabolism, new approach methods

Zweigstellenleiter NORD

Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Fortelny
Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology,
Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology,
University of Salzburg

Research area: computational biology,  bioinformatics, biological networks, interpretable AI/ML

Zweigstellenleiter SÜD

Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Harald Pichler
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology,
NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz,
Graz University of Technology

Research area: lipids, biol. membranes, molec. biotechnology, cell engineering

Weitere Vorstandsmitglieder

Dr. Eva Maria Binder

Head of Translational Science
dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition and Health

Research area: biotechnology , enzymology, fermentation, food and feed analysis & safety

Christian Doppler Gesellschaft, Open Science delegate

Assoc.-Prof. DI Dr. Isabella Derler

Institute of Biophysics
Johannes Kepler University Linz

Research area: biophysics, Ion channel research (CRAC channels, Ca2+ activated K+ channels, TRP channels), genetic code expansion, electrophysiology, confocal FRET microscopy

Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Tobias Eisenberg

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University Graz

Research area: Aging, Metabolism, Lipids, Autophagy

Mag. Dr. Matthias Farlik-Födinger

Principal Investigator
Medical University of Vienna

Research area: precision medicine, innate immunity, single cell and spatial technologies

Univ.Prof. Dr. Ludger Hengst

Biocenter, Institute of Medical Biochemistry
Medical University Innsbruck 

Research area: molec. medicine, cell cyclus, cell biology

FEBS ambassador of education, research funding FWF

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Lukas A. Huber

Director of the Cell Biology Division,
Medical University Innsbruck

Research area: medicine, cell biology, signal transduction, rare diseases, cancer

Ethics, location policy research and translation, science communication, ÖPPM

Dr. Tanja Kostic

Senior Research Engineer
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology &
Managing Director
MicrobiomeSupport Association

Research area: microbiome

Food System Microbiome Conference (FSM)

Prof. Dr. Thomas Rattei

Professor for In silico genomics
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science,
University of Vienna

Research area: computational life sciences

Dr. Lydia Riepler

Medical Science Liaison Immunology
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Research area: virology, immunology, science communication

Head of  ÖGMBT-YLSA

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mag. Evelyne Selberherr

Research Group Leader
Centre for Food Science and Veterinary Public Health,
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Research area: veterinary medicine, microbiome

Austrian Microbiome Initiative

Doz. DI. Dr. Angela Sessitsch

Head of Competence Unit Bioresources
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Research area: food system microbiomes, plant microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, environmental microbiomes, microbial applications

Multistakeholder interaction (policy, industry), miCROPe, Food System Microbiomes Conference, MicrobiomeSupport Association

Fachbeirat

Doz. Dr. Claudia Jonak

Senior Scientist
Center for Health and Bioresources,
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Research area: plant molecular biology, biotechnology

Science communication

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Cornelia Kasper

Head of Institute of Cell and Tissue Culture Technologies,
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

Research area: cell culture techniques, cell based therapies, human stem cells

Head of ÖGMBT WG "cell-based assays, therapies and products", Gender & diversity, mentoring ISCT, AKGL & Arge Gluna,

Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Barbara Kofler

Group Leader
Uniklinikum Salzburg

Research area: TBA

FH-Prof. Dr. Mag. Beatrix Kuen-Krismer

Head of Department Applied Life Sciences, Head of Degree Programs Molecular Biotechnology
FH Campus Wien

Research area: microbiology

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Wagner Dipl. ECVPH

Head of Center for Food Science and Public Veterinary Medicine
University of Veterinary Medicine

Research area: food safety, antibiotics

Science policy, K1 center leader

Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Zacherl