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Life Sciences 2023
The Life Sciences 2023 Call „Understanding Biology with AI/ML” opened for submissions on 31st January 2023. This call is directed at researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 - 4 years) that addresses a question in biology, biomedicine, or clinical sciences by applying innovative artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) methods to large data sets.
A total of € 6 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 400,000 - € 800,00. Additional funding opportunities are available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria. Details can be found at Joint Projects - WWTF.
This is a two-stage call:
- Deadline for short proposals: 4th April 2023, 2pm
- Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): 8th August 2023, 2pm
- The funding decision is expected in mid-December 2023
In an online workshop on 16th December 2022, six invited speakers currently working at the interface of experimental biology or clinical sciences and AI/ML shared insights and experiences from their own research. The recording of the workshop can be found here:
To enable networking across research fields, WWTF has launched a matchmaking platform: https://life-sciences-call2023-biology-aiml.b2match.io/. All interested parties are encouraged to register and connect on this networking platform.
An online information session to introduce important aspects of the call and steps to submitting a short proposal in WWTF’s Funding Portal was held on 14th February 2023. The recording can be found here:
Further information can be found in the "Call Fiche", "Call Specifications" and “Submission Guideline” documents below. Please check this page regularly for additional information. Please do not hesitate to contact the call manager Grace Liu for more details.