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

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 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 sense and…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded…

ERC offers opportunities for Singaporean researchers

A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This agreement with the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) is the fourteenth international…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This agreement with the National Research…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This agreement with the National…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European…
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Keeping the internet and children safe – Awards for ERC funded researchers

The winners of the first Horizon Impact Award, announced at last week's R I Days, included two ERC funded scientists. Their teams were awarded prizes of €10,000 for making societal or economic impact across Europe and beyond.

Will 3D printed hearts solve organ donors shortage?

About the size of a big cherry, the first-of-its-kind 3D printed heart has cells, blood vessels, ventricles and chambers. This feat is the work of Prof. Tal Dvir and his team at Tel Aviv University. They managed to engineer such miniature organs…
About the size of a big cherry, the first-of-its-kind 3D printed heart has cells, blood vessels, ventricles and chambers. This feat is the work of Prof. Tal Dvir and his team at Tel…
About the size of a big cherry, the first-of-its-kind 3D printed heart has cells, blood vessels, ventricles and chambers. This feat is the work of…
About the size of a big cherry, the first-of-its-kind 3D printed heart has cells, blood vessels, ventricles and chambers. This feat is the work of Prof. Tal Dvir and his team…
About the size of a big cherry, the first-of-its-kind 3D printed heart has cells, blood vessels, ventricles and chambers…

How do you make plants drought-resistant without stunting growth?

Stressed plants typically stop growing. With her ERC grant, Prof. Ana Caño-Delgado has developed and is applying an innovative approach to generate drought-resistant plants that continue growing. This could play an important role in ensuring food…
Stressed plants typically stop growing. With her ERC grant, Prof. Ana Caño-Delgado has developed and is applying an innovative approach to generate drought-resistant plants that…
Stressed plants typically stop growing. With her ERC grant, Prof. Ana Caño-Delgado has developed and is applying an innovative approach to generate…
Stressed plants typically stop growing. With her ERC grant, Prof. Ana Caño-Delgado has developed and is applying an innovative approach to generate drought-resistant plants…
Stressed plants typically stop growing. With her ERC grant, Prof. Ana Caño-Delgado has developed and is applying an…

New competition for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award launched

Commissioner Carlos Moedas and ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon have launched today the first competition for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award. The purpose of the award is to recognise ERC grantees who make the effort to engage with…
Commissioner Carlos Moedas and ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon have launched today the first competition for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award. The purpose of the award…
Commissioner Carlos Moedas and ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon have launched today the first competition for ERC Public Engagement with…
Commissioner Carlos Moedas and ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon have launched today the first competition for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award. The purpose of…
Commissioner Carlos Moedas and ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon have launched today the first competition for ERC…
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Feeling legs again improves amputees’ health

Two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time. Their bionic prosthesis, developed by a European team of researchers, has sensors that connect to residual nerves in the thigh. The…
Two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time. Their bionic prosthesis, developed by a European team of researchers,…
Two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time. Their bionic prosthesis, developed…
Two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time. Their bionic prosthesis, developed by a European team of…
Two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time. Their…

Supporting Interdisciplinarity, a Challenging Obligation

Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira FORTUNATO for their kind invitation to participate to the NOVA Science Day. It is always a pleasure for me…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira FORTUNATO for their kind invitation to…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira FORTUNATO for their kind…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and…
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Supporting Interdisciplinarity, a Challenging Obligation

ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
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Brussels to Bucharest - The ERC goes to Romania

On 11 June, an ERC delegation hit the road. Direction: Bucharest, Romania. Their final destination was the University of Bucharest, where Romanian scientists, funding bodies and representatives from several of the country’s institutions met to learn…