Established in 2005, the B&C Private Foundation’s Houska Prize was set up to promote business-related research and innovation. By awarding the prize, B&C’s goal is to help strengthen Austria as a business location and express its appreciation for the outstanding research work that is carried out in the country. Innovation performance and economic impact are key criteria in the selection process. With a total prize fund of EUR 750,000, the Houska Prize distributes more prize money than any other privately-financed awards for application-driven research in Austria. Up to this point, the prize has been awarded to 29 top researchers and a total of 7 million euros has been distributed in the form of prize money or vouchers.
![](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hero-houskapreis.jpg)
Houska Prize
Austria’s largest privately-awarded prize fund for application driven-research
![Houskapreis](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/themes/bcholding/images/img-houskapreis-big.png)
Houska Prize of the B&C Private Foundation
![Visual Houskapreis 2024](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Houska_Preis_Logo_2024_zoom_2_RGB.jpg)
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Joanneum Research and Incus win the 2024 Houska Prize
In the University Research category, Jürgen Knoblich from the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) won the main prize for his research project "Organoid Model of Human Brain Development and Disorders". Katrin Tiffner from the Joanneum Research convinces the jury in the category Non-University Research with her research achievements on "Dermal Open Microperfusion". In the Research & Development in SMEs category, Gerald Mitteramskogler from the Viennese company Incus impressed the expert jury and the members of the advisory committee, taking away the golden Houska Prize trophy for "LMM - Metal 3D Printing with Light". Congratulations!
![](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bg-projects.jpg)
Winners of the 2024 Houska Prize
The Houska Prize was awarded on 25 April 2024.
Category University Research
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Category Non-University Research
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Category Research & Development in SMEs
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Project lead
Project
Fostering business-related research
![](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Houskapreis_Tickets_neutral_big.png)
Established in 2005, the B&C Private Foundation’s Houska Prize is designed to improve the financial environment for research and innovation in Austria. It is also an expression of the foundation’s appreciation for the outstanding research that takes place in the country. With a total prize fund of EUR 750,000, the Houska Prize distributes more prize money than any other privately-financed awards for application-driven research in Austria. The awards also serve to fulfil the B&C Private Foundation’s commitment to fostering entrepreneurship in Austria and improving the country’s long-term standing as a business location. Awards are presented in the three categories of University Research, Non-University Research and Research & Development in SMEs. The annual Houska Prize is named after former foundation board member Wolfgang Houska. The design of the trophies are inspired by movie actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Press & News
Houska Prize Team
![Nora Dvorak](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Team_2021_Nora_Dvorak_cGeorgWilke-1-265x265.jpg)
Nora Dvorak
![Alexander Kriz](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Team_2023_Alexander_Kriz_cAlexander_Mueller-265x265.jpg)
Alexander Kriz
![Doris Mayr](https://bcgruppe.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Team_2023_Doris_Mayr_cGeorgWilke-265x265.jpg)