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Developing the cancer-fighting drugs of tomorrow

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Over 2 million new cases were diagnosed in 2018. Although tools of diagnosis and the diversity of treatment have improved assuring now a 90% five-year survival rate, metastatic breast…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Over 2 million new cases were diagnosed in 2018. Although tools of diagnosis and the diversity of treatment have improved…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Over 2 million new cases were diagnosed in 2018. Although tools of diagnosis and the…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Over 2 million new cases were diagnosed in 2018. Although tools of diagnosis and the diversity of treatment have…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Over 2 million new cases were diagnosed in 2018. Although tools…

Same past, different histories: Remembering the Jagiellonians across Europe

When you think of the Renaissance period in Europe, what springs to mind? Perhaps the Medici family in Italy where the Renaissance is said to have begun, or the discovery of the ‘New World’ by Europeans like Christopher Columbus or Abel Tasman. But…
When you think of the Renaissance period in Europe, what springs to mind? Perhaps the Medici family in Italy where the Renaissance is said to have begun, or the discovery of the ‘New…
When you think of the Renaissance period in Europe, what springs to mind? Perhaps the Medici family in Italy where the Renaissance is said to have…
When you think of the Renaissance period in Europe, what springs to mind? Perhaps the Medici family in Italy where the Renaissance is said to have begun, or the discovery of…
When you think of the Renaissance period in Europe, what springs to mind? Perhaps the Medici family in Italy where the…

Bet on fish to tackle malnutrition

Food security is one of the grand challenges of our time, but many factors hinder meeting global targets set in the “Zero Hunger” UN Sustainable Development Goal. Two billion people are thought to be micronutrient deficient, yet in many poor…
Food security is one of the grand challenges of our time, but many factors hinder meeting global targets set in the “Zero Hunger” UN Sustainable Development Goal. Two billion people…
Food security is one of the grand challenges of our time, but many factors hinder meeting global targets set in the “Zero Hunger” UN Sustainable…
Food security is one of the grand challenges of our time, but many factors hinder meeting global targets set in the “Zero Hunger” UN Sustainable Development Goal. Two billion…
Food security is one of the grand challenges of our time, but many factors hinder meeting global targets set in the “Zero…

The cosmic threat that binds our universe

There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and, so far, astrophysicist had only a partial idea of what it may have looked like. Now, ERC funded…
There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and, so far, astrophysicist had only a…
There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and,…
There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is known as the Cosmic Web and, so far, astrophysicist…
There is a web of filaments – essentially long strands of gas – that connects all the galaxies in the universe. This is…

ERC 2019 Consolidator Grants examples

Researchers of 37 nationalities received 2019 Consolidator Grant funding for projects based in 24 different countries across Europe. The research conducted by the 301 new ERC grant recipients covers a wide range of topics in physical sciences and…
Researchers of 37 nationalities received 2019 Consolidator Grant funding for projects based in 24 different countries across Europe. The research conducted by the 301 new ERC grant…
Researchers of 37 nationalities received 2019 Consolidator Grant funding for projects based in 24 different countries across Europe. The research…
Researchers of 37 nationalities received 2019 Consolidator Grant funding for projects based in 24 different countries across Europe. The research conducted by the 301 new ERC…
Researchers of 37 nationalities received 2019 Consolidator Grant funding for projects based in 24 different countries across…

ERC Synergy Grants awarded to 37 research groups to take on the biggest challenges

Curing cancer, tackling climate change, forecasting earthquakes - such challenges and other scientific quests are simply too big to address for one researcher - even the most excellent. That is why the ERC awards the Synergy Grants. In the 2019…
Curing cancer, tackling climate change, forecasting earthquakes - such challenges and other scientific quests are simply too big to address for one researcher - even the most excellent…
Curing cancer, tackling climate change, forecasting earthquakes - such challenges and other scientific quests are simply too big to address for one…
Curing cancer, tackling climate change, forecasting earthquakes - such challenges and other scientific quests are simply too big to address for one researcher - even the most…
Curing cancer, tackling climate change, forecasting earthquakes - such challenges and other scientific quests are simply too…

ERC 2019 Synergy Grants examples

To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone. The normal “excellence” criteria for successful ERC grant applications therefore takes on an…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone. The normal “excellence” criteria for…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone. The normal “excellence”…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single…

ERC-funded researcher wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza “for their discoveries of how cells…
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J…
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors…
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter…
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been…