City of Vienna prizes awarded to members of MedUni Vienna

The Mayor of Vienna has awarded the Prize of the City of Vienna to three members of MedUni Vienna, namely bioethicist Christiane Druml, molecular biologist Jürgen Knoblich and rheumatologist Josef Smolen. Christiane Druml, Head of Ethics, Collections and History of Medicine at MedUni Vienna, received this year's City of Vienna Prize in the Medical Sciences category from the Mayor. Molecular biologist Jürgen Knoblich received this year's prize in the Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Technology category. Rheumatologist Josef Smolen received the award in the Medical Sciences category retroactively for 2020. The City of Vienna prizes were presented by Veronica Kaup-Hasler, Executive City Councillor for Culture and Science, in the ballroom of Vienna City Hall. Ever since 1947, the City of Vienna has endowed annual prizes for outstanding achievements in the fields of architecture, visual arts, literature, music (composition), journalism, science and national education. The prizes are awarded in appreciation of lifetime achievements to date that highlight Vienna's status as a vibrant centre for arts, sciences and national education.