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50 ERC grantees backed to bring research findings to market

The awarded projects cover a variety of topics: a promising advance in the development of a universal flu vaccine, an atlas of the human sub-cortex for deep brain stimulation of people suffering Parkinson's and other neurological diseases, a new…
The awarded projects cover a variety of topics: a promising advance in the development of a universal flu vaccine, an atlas of the human sub-cortex for deep brain stimulation of people…
The awarded projects cover a variety of topics: a promising advance in the development of a universal flu vaccine, an atlas of the human sub-cortex…
The awarded projects cover a variety of topics: a promising advance in the development of a universal flu vaccine, an atlas of the human sub-cortex for deep brain stimulation…
The awarded projects cover a variety of topics: a promising advance in the development of a universal flu vaccine, an atlas…
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ERC Proof of Concept grant - Examples of research projects (1 round)

TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today, the subcortex is the "terra incognita" of twenty-first century neurology. Counting alone for about a…
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today, the subcortex is the "terra…
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today,…
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today, the subcortex is the …
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to…
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Stephen Hawking's last paper co-authored with ERC grantee posits new cosmology

Watching this video you are accepting YouTube cookies policy Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven, has been published this week in the…
Watching this video you are accepting YouTube cookies policy Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor…
Watching this video you are accepting YouTube cookies policy Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked…
Watching this video you are accepting YouTube cookies policy Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with…
Watching this video you are accepting YouTube cookies policy Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the…
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Stephen Hawking’s last paper, co-authored with ERC grantee Thomas Hertog, proposes a new cosmological theory, in which universe is less complex and finite

You are putting forward a new theory of the origin of the universe. What’s wrong with the current one? The prevailing theory of the big bang is called eternal inflation. It says that out of the Big Bang not only our own universe arose, but also many…
You are putting forward a new theory of the origin of the universe. What’s wrong with the current one? The prevailing theory of the big bang is called eternal inflation. It says that…
You are putting forward a new theory of the origin of the universe. What’s wrong with the current one? The prevailing theory of the big bang is…
You are putting forward a new theory of the origin of the universe. What’s wrong with the current one? The prevailing theory of the big bang is called eternal inflation. It…
You are putting forward a new theory of the origin of the universe. What’s wrong with the current one? The prevailing theory…

Breakthrough discovery in cancer research funded by the ERC

Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in cancer research. The research team led by Professor Cédric Blanpain defined for the first time tumour…
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in cancer research. The research team…
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in…
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in cancer research. The…
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have…
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Research Summit / Forschungsgipfel 2018

ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, "Enhancing Europe. What goals do we pursue in Europe? - International Research Promotion", Berlin, Germany
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, "Enhancing Europe. What goals do we pursue in Europe? - International Research Promotion", Berlin, Germany
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, "Enhancing Europe. What goals do we pursue in Europe? - International Research Promotion", Berlin,…
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, "Enhancing Europe. What goals do we pursue in Europe? - International Research Promotion", Berlin, Germany
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, "Enhancing Europe. What goals do we pursue in Europe? - International Research…
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From babies' brains to bacterial warfare: ERC invests €650 million in ground-breaking research

On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "The ERC's Advanced Grant scheme has supported outstanding and established research leaders since 2007. It provides a great example of how EU funding…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "The ERC's Advanced Grant scheme has supported outstanding and established research…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "The ERC's Advanced Grant scheme has supported…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "The ERC's Advanced Grant scheme has supported outstanding and established…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "The ERC's Advanced Grant…
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Des cerveaux des bébés à la guerre bactériologique: l'ERC investit €650 millions dans la recherche exploratoire

À cette occasion, M. Carlos Moedas, commissaire européen pour la recherche, la science et l’innovation, a déclaré: «Le régime de subventions pour chercheurs expérimentés de l'ERC soutient depuis 2007 des chercheurs chevronnés de premiers plans. Il…
À cette occasion, M. Carlos Moedas, commissaire européen pour la recherche, la science et l’innovation, a déclaré: «Le régime de subventions pour chercheurs expérimentés de l'ERC…
À cette occasion, M. Carlos Moedas, commissaire européen pour la recherche, la science et l’innovation, a déclaré: «Le régime de subventions pour…
À cette occasion, M. Carlos Moedas, commissaire européen pour la recherche, la science et l’innovation, a déclaré: «Le régime de subventions pour chercheurs expérimentés de l…
À cette occasion, M. Carlos Moedas, commissaire européen pour la recherche, la science et l’innovation, a déclaré: «Le…