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ERC Newsletter Autumn 2017

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First recording of premature baby's brain activity with ultrasounds – a revolution in neurosciences

New agreement: more opportunities for Indian top talent to join ERC teams in Europe

Tomasz Kozłowski, EU Ambassador to India, and Dr Rajiv Sharma of the Scientific Engineering Research Board (SERB) signed the agreement, in the presence of ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon. The initiative will encourage Indian top talent (early…
Tomasz Kozłowski, EU Ambassador to India, and Dr Rajiv Sharma of the Scientific Engineering Research Board (SERB) signed the agreement, in the presence of ERC President Jean-Pierre…
Tomasz Kozłowski, EU Ambassador to India, and Dr Rajiv Sharma of the Scientific Engineering Research Board (SERB) signed the agreement, in the…
Tomasz Kozłowski, EU Ambassador to India, and Dr Rajiv Sharma of the Scientific Engineering Research Board (SERB) signed the agreement, in the presence of ERC President Jean…
Tomasz Kozłowski, EU Ambassador to India, and Dr Rajiv Sharma of the Scientific Engineering Research Board (SERB) signed the…
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Proof of Concept: ERC awards 51 grants for innovation

The selected innovative projects cover a variety of topics, ranging from a new health therapies, to creating detailed 3D maps of forest structures, to an ocean surveillance model for fish conservation.Proof of Concept grants, worth €150,000 each and…
The selected innovative projects cover a variety of topics, ranging from a new health therapies, to creating detailed 3D maps of forest structures, to an ocean surveillance model for…
The selected innovative projects cover a variety of topics, ranging from a new health therapies, to creating detailed 3D maps of forest structures,…
The selected innovative projects cover a variety of topics, ranging from a new health therapies, to creating detailed 3D maps of forest structures, to an ocean surveillance…
The selected innovative projects cover a variety of topics, ranging from a new health therapies, to creating detailed 3D…
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Jean-Pierre Bourguignon re-appointed as ERC President

Today the European Commission announced that it has re-appointed Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon as President of the European Research Council (ERC). After nearly four years in this role, his mandate will be extended for two years until the end of…
Today the European Commission announced that it has re-appointed Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon as President of the European Research Council (ERC). After nearly four years in this…
Today the European Commission announced that it has re-appointed Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon as President of the European Research Council (ERC…
Today the European Commission announced that it has re-appointed Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon as President of the European Research Council (ERC). After nearly four…
Today the European Commission announced that it has re-appointed Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon as President of the…
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ERC grantee Michaël Gillon wins prestigious Balzan Prize

Earlier this year, Prof. Gillon discovered potentially habitable exoplanets. This discovery was made in the context of the SPECULOOS project (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing Ultra-cOOl Stars), led by Prof. Gillon and supported by an ERC…
Earlier this year, Prof. Gillon discovered potentially habitable exoplanets. This discovery was made in the context of the SPECULOOS project (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing…
Earlier this year, Prof. Gillon discovered potentially habitable exoplanets. This discovery was made in the context of the SPECULOOS project (Search…
Earlier this year, Prof. Gillon discovered potentially habitable exoplanets. This discovery was made in the context of the SPECULOOS project (Search for habitable Planets…
Earlier this year, Prof. Gillon discovered potentially habitable exoplanets. This discovery was made in the context of the…
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Applications for ERC Advanced Grants 2017: Facts and figures

After the competition for ERC Advanced Grants 2017 closed for applications on 31 August 2017, the ERC has now released the preliminary statistics on submitted proposals:The number of applicants decreased to 2,166, compared to 2,404 in 2016…
After the competition for ERC Advanced Grants 2017 closed for applications on 31 August 2017, the ERC has now released the preliminary statistics on submitted proposals:The number of…
After the competition for ERC Advanced Grants 2017 closed for applications on 31 August 2017, the ERC has now released the preliminary statistics on…
After the competition for ERC Advanced Grants 2017 closed for applications on 31 August 2017, the ERC has now released the preliminary statistics on submitted proposals:The…
After the competition for ERC Advanced Grants 2017 closed for applications on 31 August 2017, the ERC has now released the…
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ERC frontier research leaves its mark: 73% breakthroughs or major advances

ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon commented: "I am pleased that this report delivers even slightly better results than the already very uplifting findings of the pilot study. It shows that the European Union’s investment, through the ERC, into…
ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon commented: "I am pleased that this report delivers even slightly better results than the already very uplifting findings of the pilot study. It…
ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon commented: "I am pleased that this report delivers even slightly better results than the already very uplifting…
ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon commented: "I am pleased that this report delivers even slightly better results than the already very uplifting findings of the pilot…
ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon commented: "I am pleased that this report delivers even slightly better results than…