Austrian Scientists & Scholars
in North America

ASciNA Awards
Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America (ASciNA) schreiben mit großzügiger Unterstützung des Bundesministeriums für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung (BMFWF) drei hochdotierte Preise für hervorragende wissenschaftliche Arbeiten von österreichischen Forschenden in Nordamerika (USA, Kanada, Mexiko) aus.
Die Preisträger:innen 2025 sind Caroline Moosmüller, Alexander Lercher und Gabriele Wadlig.
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ASciNA Tech Innovation Award 2026
The ASciNA Tech Innovation Award supports innovators who are transforming cutting-edge research into tangible technological solutions with real market and societal impact.

Launched by ASciNA and powered by TU Wien, this award is designed for researchers, founders, and builders ready to take their ideas beyond the lab and into the world.

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ASciNA Mentoring Program
Supported by the Alumni Club of MedUni Vienna, TU Vienna, TU Graz, MedUni Innsbruck, the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz.
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ASciNA Awards

ASciNA, in cooperation with the BMFWF recognizes young Austrian scientists in North America, for their scientific work with the ASciNA Award. The 2025 recipients are Caroline MOOSMÜLLER, Alexander LERCHER, Gabriele WADLIG 

Mentoring Program

The AMP is supported by the Alumni Club of the Medical University of Vienna, the Technical University of Vienna, the Technical University of Graz, the Medical University of Innsbruck, the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz.

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ASciNA Memebers at the 2026 Conference

About ASciNA

We are a network of Austrian scientists and scholars in the USA, Canada, Mexico. Our objective is to support Austrian scientists and scholars in North America and to facilitate interactions between Austrian scientists and scholars and international research institutions.

ASciNA News & Publications

Peter Sagmeister erhält ersten ASciNA Tech Innovation Award

Der österreichische Wissenschafter, Erfinder und Unternehmer Dr. Peter Sagmeister erhält den erstmals vergebenen ASciNA Tech Innovation Award – powered by TU Wien, für eine am MIT entwickelte Technologie, die genetische Arzneimittel schneller und effizienter zur Anwendung bringen soll. Die mit 7.000 Euro dotierte Auszeichnung wird im Rahmen der Technology Talks Austria im Wiener MuseumsQuartier verliehen.

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