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ERC Advanced Grants - Examples of research projects

High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Salvador Aznar Benitah from Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona has recently discovered…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Salvador Aznar Benitah from Institute…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Salvador Aznar Benitah from…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of…
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ERC achievements in 2017: Annual Report

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From blue-sky research to market: New independent review praises ERC innovation initiative

On the whole, ERC-funded projects prompt innovation, but the study found that those backed by Proof of Concept grants are even more effective in this respect. A survey compared the performance of Proof of Concept grantees to a control group of ERC…
On the whole, ERC-funded projects prompt innovation, but the study found that those backed by Proof of Concept grants are even more effective in this respect. A survey compared the…
On the whole, ERC-funded projects prompt innovation, but the study found that those backed by Proof of Concept grants are even more effective in this…
On the whole, ERC-funded projects prompt innovation, but the study found that those backed by Proof of Concept grants are even more effective in this respect. A survey…
On the whole, ERC-funded projects prompt innovation, but the study found that those backed by Proof of Concept grants are…
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Two ERC grantees win the prestigious Brain Prize

The awarding body, the Lundbeck Foundation, recognised "their ground-breaking research on the genetic and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease, with far-reaching implications for the development of new therapeutic interventions as well as for the…
The awarding body, the Lundbeck Foundation, recognised "their ground-breaking research on the genetic and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease, with far-reaching implications for the…
The awarding body, the Lundbeck Foundation, recognised "their ground-breaking research on the genetic and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease,…
The awarding body, the Lundbeck Foundation, recognised "their ground-breaking research on the genetic and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease, with far-reaching…
The awarding body, the Lundbeck Foundation, recognised "their ground-breaking research on the genetic and molecular basis of…
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ERC Newsletter Spring 2018

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ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2017 – Examples of projects

Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2 emissions in the EU. ERC grantee Prof Dmitry Shchukin from the University of Liverpool may well have…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2 emissions in the EU. ERC grantee…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2 emissions in the EU. ERC…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and…
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160 ERC grantees backed to bring frontier research to market

The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce thermal-regulating paints that could reduce energy consumption of buildings…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce thermal…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce…
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EU Informal Competitiveness Council

ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
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