(Vienna, 17 November 2025) Christiane Druml, bioethicist at MedUni Vienna, has been awarded the Grand Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria for her services in her position as Chair of the Bioethics Commission.
Christiane Druml is a trained lawyer. From 2011 to 2015, she was Vice-Rector for Clinical Affairs at MedUni Vienna. She currently heads the university's historical collections at the Josephinum and has held the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics since 2016. Since 2007, Christiane Druml has also been Chair of the Austrian Bioethics Commission at the Federal Chancellery. She was awarded the City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences in 2020 and received the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art in 2011. In 2024, she was awarded the Order of the French Legion of Honour.