Austrian Minister of Research visits IMP

Heinz Faßmann, the new Austrian Minister of Education, Science and Research visited the IMP today and met with IMP Directors Jan-Michael Peters, Harald Isemann and the CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim RCV, Philipp von Lattorff. 

Following discussions on current research at the IMP and the Vienna BioCenter, Minister Faßmann visited the lab of Elly Tanaka to inspect one of the World's biggest axolotl colonies. 

Vie Facebook the ministry later credited the IMP as "the pioneer and draught-horse of molecular biology research in Austria".

The image above shows (from left to right): Harald Isemann (IMP Director Administration and Finance), Philipp von Lattorff (CEO Boehringer Ingelheim RCV), Heinz Faßmann (Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research), Jan-Michael Peters (IMP Scientific Director).