Groundbreaking ceremony for Eric Kandel Institute - Center for Precision Medicine

Bild: MedUni Wien/APA/Hörmandinger - Modern conditions for research into the possibilities of personalized and digital medicine are being created on more than 6000 m² at the campus of MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna. By the end of 2026, around 200 researchers at the Eric Kandel Institute - Center for Precision Medicine will have the ideal infrastructure to develop prevention, diagnosis and treatment methods tailored to individual patients. The institute is to be seen as a significant contribution to securing Vienna's pioneering role as a center of science. The costs of around 90 million euros will be covered by funds from the EU (€ 75 million) and the federal government as well as donations. With the ground-breaking ceremony in the presence of Science Minister Martin Polaschek, the Mayor of the City of Vienna Michael Ludwig, MedUni Vienna Rector Markus Müller and University Hospital Vienna Director Herwig Wetzlinger, this important future project continues to take shape. Education, Science and Research Minister Martin Polaschek emphasizes the enormous importance of precision medicine as a pioneering field in medical research. This method aims to treat diseases in a targeted manner and with minimal side effects.