AITHYRA Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

🧬 Molecular glue discovery at scale

CeMM, @aithyra.bsky.social & @scripps.edu have developed a scalable method for molecular glue discovery. Their approach identified a selective degrader of ENL, a key driver of aggressive #leukemia.

➡️ More: bit.ly/4re95Wu
📄 Paper: bit.ly/4r404iy

AITHYRA members, photo credit: Giulio Superti-Furga, CeMM loge

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

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

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/

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

🔮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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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

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

ÖAW President Heinz Faßmann, AITHYRA Directors Georg Winter and Michael Bronstein at General Assembly in the Festive Hall of the ÖAW (c) Giulio Superti-Furga

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.

Georg Winter and first author Natalie Scholes (c) Barbara Bachmann/CeMM

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

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/

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“

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...

@epfl-ai-center.bsky.social

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

AITHYRA Starting PIs Ariane Mora, Jason Nomburg, Alex Tong, Xinyi Zhang offer several postdoc positions in Vienna.

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!

AITHYRA Directors Michael Bronstein, Anita Ender, Georg Winter

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

AITHYRA-University of Vienna AI for Science School for Ukrainian Students

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

Maria Cristina Russo, Director for Global Approach and International Cooperation in Research and Innovation of the European Commission, visited AITHYRA on Friday, 12 September 2025 (c) Bubu Dujmic

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.

AITHYRA #AIinLifeScience Symposium Participants (c) Bubu Dujmic

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

“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

“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

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

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

“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

We are honored that Nobel laureate @francesarnold.bsky.social of @caltech.edu is giving the keynote lecture tonight at the #AIforLifeScience Symposium!

Eva Maria Holzleitner, Bundesministerin für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung (BMFWF)

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!

Alex Tong = Engineering biology with generative ML

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

Xinyi Zhang = curious + adventurous + collaborative + nature-loving + pilot

With great pleasure we announce that XINYI ZHANG is one of the Starting PIs AI/LS who will join AITHYRA. Xinyi will develop machine learning models for cell and tissue biology: from multimodal integration to biomarkers and function.

More info: www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/rese...
#AITHYRA #StartingPI

Ismail Ceylan = curious - analytical - collaborative - precise – driven

With great pleasure we announce that İsmail İlkan Ceylan will join TU Wien as Faculty Member, and AITHYRA as Adjunct PI. Ismail will focus on developing trustworthy, interpretable, and scalable geometric deep learning methods.

More info: www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/rese...
#AITHYRA #AdjunctPI

🚀 European Alliance for proximity-induced drugs: Scientists from @goetheuni.bsky.social, @irbbarcelona.org, ‪@cemm.oeaw.ac.at‬ @aithyra.bsky.social, @dundee.ac.uk & EPFL call for a united effort to advance PROTACs, molecular glues & AI-driven degrader design.

Read more:
➡️ ️https://bit.ly/4mm7mvD

Wali Malik = builder + collaborative + integrator + blue sky ideas + optimizer; Photo credit: AITHYRA/Natascha Unkart

With great pleasure we announce that WALI MALIK is the Head of AI Driven Lab Robotics at AITHYRA. Wali has 17 yrs of experience in driving strategic lab automation, high throughput screening, and data solutions in biotech & pharma.

More info: www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/rese...

#AITHYRA #RoboticsLab