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High-tech for clean water
ICC co-founder Prof. Andreas Farnleitner now heads the "Quality and Hygiene" section of the Austrian Water and Waste Management Association (ÖWAV).[more]
No coronavirus danger from drinking water or food
Some viruses can remain infectious in the environment for weeks, fortunately the Covid-19 pathogen is not one of them.[more]
Title „University Professor“ awarded to Alfred Paul Blaschke
Our leading member Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Alfred Paul Blaschke was awarded with the title "University Professor" by the President of...[more]
Doppelauszeichnung für Jungforscher des ICC
Wieder Doppelauszeichnung für Jungforscher des ICC Water & Health bei der Vergabe des wissenschaftlichen Förderpreises der Stadt Wien![more]
Silvia Cervero-Arago wins the Forum Water Hygiene Award!
The Forum Water Hygiene awards the Science Prize 2018/19 for our latest work on the relevance of VBNC (viable but nonculturable) Legionella, which...[more]
20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (International Water Association - IWA)
September 15 – 20, 2019, Vienna, Austria[more]
ICC Water & Health Foundation Symposium
20. May 2019, 15:00 in the Festsaal of the Karl Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences[more]
Doppel-Auszeichnung für zwei ICC Water & Health Dissertantinnen!
Inge van Driezum und Christina Frick wurden für ihre Dissertationen im Zuge unseres Forschungsprojektes „Groundwater Resource Systems Vienna“ mit dem...[more]
Another scientific double success for the ICC Water & Health
Austrian Microbiology Award and Hygiene Award 2018[more]
Publication of two companion papers about Legionella in the top journal Water Research
As a result of a recent FWF project (PI: Alexander Kirschner) entitled "Relevance of viable but non-culturable legionellae", two...[more]
UV Team Austria received the Living Standards Award 2018
The interdisciplinary research cooperation "UV-Team Austria" of the Medical University of Vienna, the AIT and the Veterinary University of...[more]
Scientific Award of the Vienna Environmental Protection Department to René Mayer
Our employee René Mayer has been awarded the Scientific Advancement Prize 2017 of the Vienna Environmental Protection Department.[more]
WWTF funds new project
WWTF funds a project submitted by our post-doc Silvia Cervero-Aragó (MedUniWien) and her collaborators from the Medical University of Vienna and...[more]
Poster Award to Thomas Glassner at the HOW-DEAD-IS-DEAD?-2017 Conference
In the frame of the 5. HOW-DEAD-IS-DEAD? Conference that took place in Vienna from Sep 6-8, Thomas Glassner (working group Alexander Kirschner) was...[more]
2017 World Congress IUVA (International Ultraviolet Association)
September 17 – 20, 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia[more]
ICC Water & Health employee receives DOC fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Claudia Kolm was awarded a DOC fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) for her project "Selection and characterization of DNA aptamers...[more]
19. Internationales Symposium der IWA HRWM
Das 19. Internationale Symposium der IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology (HRWM) fand von 15. bis 20. Mai an der University of North Carolina at...[more]
Austrian Hygiene Award 2017 to Carina Pretzer
Within the frame of the 24th Dosch-Symposium on hospital hygiene, which takes place at Velden am Wörthersee from May 15 to 17, the Austrian Hygiene...[more]
QMRAcatch free model software online!
Thursday, October 13, Andreas Farnleitner (TUW/ICC) announced the release of QMRAcatch (2.1) at the World Water Congress & Exhibition 2016 in Brisbane[more]
Reinhard Liepolt Award to a member of the ICC Water & Health
Reinhard Liepolt Award for Danube Research 2016 awarded to a member of the ICC Water & Health[more]
New ICC Water & Health publication in the latest March issue of the top journal “Water Research”
In the latest March issue of the journal “Water Research” our article on the occurrence of human-associated genetic source tracking markers (GeBaM)...[more]
ICC Water & Health participating in the 2nd Viennese Ball of Sciences
On January 30, 2016, the mayor of Vienna invited to the 2nd Viennese Ball of Sciences in the Vienna Townhall. The ICC Water& Health was...[more]
Austrian Hygiene Award for Silvia Cervero-Aragó
Within the 23rd Dosch-Symposium for hospital hygiene, taking place from June 15 - 17, 2015 in Velden am Wörthersee, the Austrian Hygiene Award was...[more]
Alexander Kirschner is member of the organisation committee of the “How Dead Is Dead” Conference IV in Zürich, Switzerland (May 21-22, 2015)
The How Dead Is Dead (HDID) conference series is dealing with bacterial life at its boundaries. When can we say that a bacterial cell is dead and...[more]
Applied research : “Revolutionize Water quality study”
Interview with Andreas Farnleitner in the current issue of the “Austrian Chemistry Report”[more]
Alex Chik from the hydrology group in the ICC won the Vienna Science Slam 2014
Science Slam Vienna is an annual contest where participants must creatively present their research within 6 minutes to inform and inspire the public...[more]
Great Success at the 34th biannual Meeting of the ÖGHMP
Great success and strong presence of the ICC Water & Health at the 34th biannual Meeting of the Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and...[more]
ICC Water & Health officially launched
The ICC Water & Health was now officially launched with a substantial financial contribution from the Austrian Ministry for Science and Research![more]
Scientific Award of the City of Vienna
Scientific Award of the City of Vienna (Water Section) was awarded to a scientific member of the Interuniversity Cooperation Centre for Water & Health[more]
Austrian Hygiene Award
Austrian Hygiene Award for Publication of the ICC Water & Health[more]