ÖGMBT thanks all speakers, attendees, sponsors, helpers and the organizing comitee for their contributions and support!
300 participants - 5 plenary speakers - 22 invited Speakers - 48 short talks - 11 science flashes - 2 PhD award talks - 3 rising star lectures - 65 poster presentations - 27 exhibitors
The 16 th ÖGMBT Annua Meeting with the motto “Life Sciences - Tackling the Challenges of the 21st Century” at the University of Graz
Our annual meeting took place at the University of Graz at the ReSoWi center and UB. It was kindly supported by Federal Ministery for Labor and Economics, the Province of Styria, the City of Graz and the Tourism Region Graz. We would like to thank the organizing comitee Helmut Bergler, Tobias Eisenberg, Harald Pichler for their dedicated effort putting this great scientific program together. The invited speakers were renowned experts in their respective fields giving insights in their top-notch research. The program was organized in two tracks:
- Track 1 with a focus on Technologies, which are transferable between Life Science disciplines.
- Track 2 that covered diverse Life Sciences disciplines, demonstrating the insights gained by technological advances.
The list of the sessions of both tracks, invited speakers, the detailed program and further details of the meeting can be found within the program book:
Download the Programbook PDF
Traditionally the ceremony of the Life Sciences Awards Austria 2024 was conducted on the first day of the annual meeting.
Five of the brightest early-stage researchers in Austria received the prestigious awards for their excellent research.
PhD Awards, sponsored by THP Medical Products and Polymun Scientific:
Michael Baumschabl - @Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department for Biotechnology, Universit of Natural Resources, Vienna (BOKU)
Francis Belén Pacheco Fiallos - Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna
Research Awards, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of LAbor and Economics:
Elma Dervic - Medical Universsity Vienna, Center for Medical Data Science Institute of the Science of Complex Systems & Complexity Science Hub.
Cathrine Hellerschmied - Institut für Umweltbiotechnologie, IFA-Tulln, University of NAtural Resources and Life Science, Vienna (BOKU).
Chiara Maria Herzog - European Translation Oncology Prevention & Screening Institute, Universität Innsbruck.
Awardees from the left to the right: Belén Pacheco Fiallos, Elma Dervic, Kathrin Hellerschmid, Chiara M. Herzog, Michael Baumschabl. © ÖGMBT 2024
Best Talk & Best Poster Presentation
Moreover, young professionals and early-stage researchers got the opportunity to present their research results in different formats, such as short talks, science flashes and poster presentations at the Annual Meetings. Thanks to this year’s sponsors, Microsynth & The FEBs Openbio Journal, monetary prices were awarded to the best talk and the best poster presentation.
Best Poster Presentation: Sophie Schmid. Best Talk: Michael Ebner. © ÖGMBT 2024
All participants were invited to visit the industry exhibition with 27 companies and institutions and take part in the exhibitor quiz. It was sponsored by the exhibitors funding prizes for a total value of over 7000€. The popular Wine & Science evening offered a chance to introduce the companies' products and get to know them as a potential future employer. Hereby, we would like to thank all our sponsors for their long-standing support of the Annual Meeting.
A guided city walk, a ride on the highest indoor slide and the roof top reception in one of Graz' hotspots - "FREIBLICK" - created unforgettable memories.
We are happy to share the best moments of the Annual Meeting 2024
See you at the 17th Annual ÖGMBT Meeting in Innsbruck in September 2025 – mark your calendar!
