Our board of directors member Prof. Ille C. Gebeshuber, head of TU BIONIK, the Centre of Excellence in Biomimetics at the Vienna University of Technology, Austria, was elected Austrian of the Year in the category research. This is a great boost for bionic engineering in Austria. ISBE congratulates!

Austrian of the Year 2017 Ille C. Gebeshuber with the CEOs of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG, Henrietta Egerth und Klaus Pseiner.

Prof. Ille with her husband Mark at the TV Gala.

The proud winners in all eight categories and their supporters. 

Ille C. Gebeshuber with her Austria’17 award.