The Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) is one of the leading biomedical research institutes in Europe focusing on stem cell technologies, functional genomics, and RNA biology. https://www.oeaw.ac.at/imba

The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) is the only international centre for basic plant research in Austria and one of the few throughout the world. Research focuses on epigenetics, cell biology, plant-pathogen interactions, developmental biology, and population genetics. https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi

Both research institutes are subsidiaries of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and located at the Vienna BioCenter, a cluster that allows for fruitful collaboration of universities, research institutes and biotech companies.