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AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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AITHYRA is a new dynamic research institute for biomedical AI in Vienna. AITHYRA seeks to build Europe’s premier institute for AI-driven biological and medical research, uniting computer scientists, engineers, and biologists in a collaborative environment.
AITHYRA had a great evening at the Science Ball. We thank the organizers and the City of Vienna for creating such a nice event in the beautiful festive hall of the Rathaus. It was a pleasure!

Congratulations @olivercyril84.bsky.social Oliver Lehmann and organizing team! #SciBall26

aithyra.at/news
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
REMINDER: Apply for the AITHYRA-CeMM Joint International PhD Call in Molecular Medicine and Artificial Intelligence, Deadline: 30 January 2026

15-20 fully funded PhD positions (m/f/d): apply.cemm.at

#AITHYRA #CeMM #PhDProgram
January 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM
2025 was an exciting year for AITHYRA, time to THANK our employees, stakeholders and the scientific community, who helped #AITHYRA, the new Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences to thrive and become visible. aithyra.at/news/
December 31, 2025 at 7:50 AM
AITHYRA Global Adjunct Principal Investigator Program:
Advancing AI-Driven Life Science Through Global Collaborations

Learn more about the Program: aithyra.at/fileadmin/do...
Application Deadline, 30 January 2026: application@aithyra.at

#AITHYRA #GlobalAdjunctPI
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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🔮Introducing OXtal – a new all-atom diffusion model for crystal structure prediction!

We tackle a grand challenge in computational chemistry: predicting the structure of crystalline solids directly from their chemical composition.

Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2512.06987
Blog Post: oxtal.github.io

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December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
AITHYRA is seeking a SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATOR to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in our mission.
aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/job/6vqx92se
Application deadline: 11.1.2026
#AITHYRA #ScientificIllustrator
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
AITHYRA is seeking a PROCUREMENT MANAGER to establish and oversee our procurement processes, ensuring seamless support for our scientific teams.
aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/job/5kc6uod5...
Application deadline: 11.1.2026
#AITHYRA #ProcurementManager
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
At the General Assembly of the Austrian Academy of Sciences #AITHYRA Directors Georg Winter and Michael Bronstein shed light on the rapid integration of AI into biomedical research. The discussion moderated by ÖAW President Heinz Faßmann was open to members of the Academy and the interested public.
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
New Study published in Nature by the group of @georgwinter.bsky.social, From Inhibition to Destruction - Kinase Drugs Found to Trigger Protein Degradation aithyra.at/news/ #AITHYRA #CeMM #TPD
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Spannende Einblicke: Michael Bronstein @aithyra.bsky.social von der #ÖAW hat letzte Woche bei der #BuchWien über seine Forschung gesprochen. www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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EU-Kommissarin Ekaterina Zaharieva besuchte gestern das AITHYRA-Institut für KI in der Biomedizin der #ÖAW und zeigte sich beeindruckt: KI, Life Sciences & unternehmerisches Denken werden hier vereint - ein Modell für andere EU-Mitgliedsstaaten, sagt Zaharieva. www.oeaw.ac.at/news/eu-komm...
EU-Kommissarin Zaharieva zu Gast an der ÖAW
Die Forschungskommissarin zeigte sich beim Besuch des AITHYRA-Instituts für KI in der Biomedizin von den Kooperationen am Vienna BioCenter beeindruckt: „Modell für andere EU-Staaten“
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November 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
EPFL AI Center and AITHYRA Initiate New Research Collaboration. Bruno Correia, Associate Prof at EPFL’s School of Engineering, has been appointed Global Adjunct Principal Investigator at AITHYRA. He will coordinate two joint projects to advance AI-driven research. #AITHYRA #EPFLAICenter #AdjunctPI
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Starting Principal Investigators at #AITHYRA the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the OeAW in Vienna invite outstanding candidates to apply for postdoctoral positions in the field of AI/ML & Life Sciences.
www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/post...
Please apply by 20 Nov 2025!
October 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Today we celebrate the 1st Anniversary of AITHYRA, founded as Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the OeAW with generous support of the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation. Happy Birthday, #AITHYRA, the institute we love, cherish and pamper. www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/about
September 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Last week the AITHYRA - @univie.ac.at AI for Science School for Ukrainian Students took place in Vienna. Thank you to Michael Eichmair, Maths+ coordinator Dmytro Rzhemovskyi and Michael Bronstein for involving #AITHYRA in such a meaningful activity of training talent. More info: tinyurl.com/3bze8zyt
AITHYRA-University of Vienna AI for Science School for Ukrainian Students
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September 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you to Maria Cristina Russo, Director for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, for visiting AITHYRA and to discuss talent attraction and societal impact in Europe. Our Faculty had the chance to present their vision and research plans, right after their first retreat in Vienna.
September 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Everything comes to an end, but we have the feeling that the first AITHYRA #AIinLifeScience Symposium in Vienna can only be the beginning of a conference series. Thanks to all participants for a successful event! www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/about
September 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“We can do science in a different way: generate very big datasets, train models with them, and then use that to predict and engineer biology”, says @benlehner.bsky.social from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social at the #AITHYRA #AIForLifeScience Symposium
September 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“We need to start all over again and reinvent small molecule drug discovery in a way that is native to AI”, Greg Verdine, Co-Founder, President and CEO of LifeMine Therapeutics, is convinced. #AIForLifeScience #AITHYRA
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The current grand challenge in AI, that @marinkazitnik.bsky.social from @harvard.edu is especially excited about, is developing systems that serve as collaborative partners, working alongside human scientists. #AIForLifeScience #AITHYRA
September 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The next big thing in AI for his field will be “modelling protein dynamics, not just static structures”, @moalquraishi.bsky.social from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social emphasises at #AITHYRA ‘s #AIForLifeScience Symposium
September 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Machine learning will have the capability to find patterns where we can’t see them with our own brains or our own eyes”, says @deboramarks.bsky.social from @harvard.edu at the #AIForLifeScience symposium of #AITHYRA
September 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
We are honored that Nobel laureate @francesarnold.bsky.social of @caltech.edu is giving the keynote lecture tonight at the #AIforLifeScience Symposium!
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The first AITHYRA Symposium #AIinLifeScience at the House of Industry Vienna started with a very engaging and motivating video message from @eviholz.bsky.social Austrian Minister for Women, Science and Research.

Link to video: tinyurl.com/2je333cu

#AITHYRA is grateful for the trust placed in us!
September 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
With great pleasure we announce that @alextong.bsky.social joined AITHYRA as Starting PI. He was mentored by Turing Award Laureate @yoshuabengio.bsky.social. Alex develops next-gen ML methods to model and engineer biological systems.

More info: www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/rese...
#AITHYRA #StartingPI
September 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM