Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

NOMIS Partnership

The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a PhD-granting research institution located in Klosterneuburg, 18 km from the center of Vienna, Austria. Inaugurated in 2009, the Institute is dedicated to basic research in the natural and mathematical sciences. ISTA employs professors on a tenure-track system, postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students. While dedicated to the principle of curiosity-driven research, the Institute owns the rights to all scientific discoveries and is committed to promoting their use. The graduate school of ISTA offers fully funded PhD positions to highly qualified candidates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in biology, neuroscience, mathematics, computer science, physics and related areas. ISTA has been a NOMIS partner since 2019. Together, they have established the NOMIS–ISTA Fellowship Program and the NOMIS–ISTA Pioneer Awards.

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July 7, 2025

NOMIS–ISTA Pioneer Award: NOMIS to support exceptional research projects at ISTA

Focusing on daring science, the NOMIS Foundation is investing 20 million euros to support research at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) in Klosterneuburg. Starting in 2026, NOMIS […]

June 19, 2024

A railroad of cells: Computer simulations explain cell movement

Looking under the microscope, a group of cells slowly moves forward in a line, like a train on the tracks. The cells navigate through complex environments. A new approach by […]

March 25, 2024

Call for applications to NOMIS–ISTA Fellowship Program

The NOMIS Foundation and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have opened a new call for proposals for the NOMIS–ISTA Fellowship Program, an interdisciplinary basic research program for […]

March 8, 2025

BMP-dependent patterning of ectoderm tissue material properties modulates lateral mesendoderm cell migration during early zebrafish gastrulation

Abstract: Cell migration is a fundamental process during embryonic development. Most studies in vivo have focused on the migration of cells using the extracellular matrix (ECM) as their substrate for migration. In contrast, much […]