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AITHYRA – the new Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences – was founded in September 2024 and will combine the best of academic, corporate, and start-up worlds, and will have a mixture of AI and life science experts. In the ultimate expansion state, AITHYRA is envisioned to have 10-14 junior and senior research groups, as well as many global collaborators, very substantial computational and experimental infrastructure, and a state-of-the-art AI-driven robotic lab. With a generous donation from the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation, the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is hosting AITHYRA in Vienna.

The mission of AITHYRA is to fundamentally transform biomedical science by embedding artificial intelligence. AITHYRA will fundamentally transform biomedical science by embedding artificial intelligence as a “co-pilot” throughout the entire scientific process, from hypothesis generation and experimental design to biological interpretation and therapeutic innovation. Through a coherent integration of AI/ML across biological scales, our goal is to improve our understanding of the root causes of diseases, their diagnosis and the conceptualization of novel therapeutic strategies, while inspiring new innovations in AI/ML. By developing novel AI methods and uniting data-rich experimental platforms with deep biological insights and state-of-the-art machine learning, we aim to build an ecosystem where discovery is no longer constrained by human intuition alone but accelerated by intelligent systems that explore vast biological design- and hypothesis spaces. In doing so, AITHYRA aims to reimagine the process of science itself by putting AI at the center of the scientific discovery process.

We are building Europe’s leading hub where AI researchers, biologists, and engineers join forces to tackle life’s biggest scientific challenges. With a startup mindset and open-science culture, we move fast, share widely, and work across borders.

Based in Vienna, in the middle of Europe, we foster an inclusive environment with clear career paths and high standards of integrity—training future leaders who will drive the next wave of AI-driven biomedical breakthroughs.

We would love for you to join us!