First Prize - Houska Award 2011
Houska Award 2011, B & C Privatstiftung, Vienna. The winning team - Medical University Innsbruck (MUI), OROBOROS INSTRUMENTS, WGT-Elektronik. - From left to right: Philipp Gradl (WGT), Mag. Katharina Stelzl (ORO), Dr. Andrea Eigentler (MUI), Mona Fontana-Ayoub (ORO), Mag. Barbara Meissner (ORO), Dr. Mario Fasching (ORO), Mag. Lydia Staudacher (MUI), Mag. Katrin Stecher (ORO), Prof. Dr. Erwin Hochmair (Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik der Universität Innsbruck; third prize - Dr. Erwin Hochmair brought us originally in contact with WGT-Elektronik), A.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erich Gnaiger (MUI and ORO), Mag. Andrea Gnaiger (ORO) and Doz.Dr. David Harrison (ORO).
Light in the Powerhouse of the Cells
- Erich Gnaiger (Medical University of Innsbruck, D. Swarovski Research Laboratory) and his O2k-Team (OROBOROS INSTRUMENTS, Innsbruck) in collaboration with Philipp Gradl (WGT-Elektronik, Kolsass) received in April 2012 the Houska Award 2011
- the largest endowed research award in Austria (120,000 €).
- The winning project: Licht in die Kraftwerke der Zellen
- Medical University of Innsbruck Aktuell
- http://www.houskapreis.at
- Houska news articles (Der Standard): 2012-04-27; 2012-05-16; (econova): Mai 2012 ; (Freizeit Kurier): 2012-06-02
- The O2k-Team together with Philipp Gradl (WGT) celebrated a successful cooperation (Vienna; 2012 April 26).
- K-Regio project MitoCom Tyrol: The O2k-Fluorometer and Mitochondrial Physiology.
