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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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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 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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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…

ERC grantee Michael N. Hall wins prestigious Lasker Prize

The prize was awarded "for discoveries concerning the nutrient-activated TOR proteins and their central role in the metabolic control of cell growth." Disruption of these growth regulator networks contribute to numerous human illnesses, including…
The prize was awarded "for discoveries concerning the nutrient-activated TOR proteins and their central role in the metabolic control of cell growth." Disruption of these growth…
The prize was awarded "for discoveries concerning the nutrient-activated TOR proteins and their central role in the metabolic control of cell growth…
The prize was awarded "for discoveries concerning the nutrient-activated TOR proteins and their central role in the metabolic control of cell growth." Disruption of these…
The prize was awarded "for discoveries concerning the nutrient-activated TOR proteins and their central role in the…
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ERC Starting Grants: €605 million to 406 top researchers across Europe

The new grantees will work on a wide range of topics; from health research on chronic infections or asthma, to disaster management, network security, and climate change. The funded research covers all disciplines: physical sciences and engineering,…
The new grantees will work on a wide range of topics; from health research on chronic infections or asthma, to disaster management, network security, and climate change. The funded…
The new grantees will work on a wide range of topics; from health research on chronic infections or asthma, to disaster management, network security,…
The new grantees will work on a wide range of topics; from health research on chronic infections or asthma, to disaster management, network security, and climate change. The…
The new grantees will work on a wide range of topics; from health research on chronic infections or asthma, to disaster…
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ERC Starting Grants 2017 – project examples

Identifying targets for chronic lung disease drugsAsthma is the most common chronic disease in children, and the World Health Organisation says that over 300 million people are affected globally. Continuation of childhood asthma into adulthood is…
Identifying targets for chronic lung disease drugsAsthma is the most common chronic disease in children, and the World Health Organisation says that over 300 million people are…
Identifying targets for chronic lung disease drugsAsthma is the most common chronic disease in children, and the World Health Organisation says that…
Identifying targets for chronic lung disease drugsAsthma is the most common chronic disease in children, and the World Health Organisation says that over 300 million people…
Identifying targets for chronic lung disease drugsAsthma is the most common chronic disease in children, and the World…

Slovak scientist of the year

In only three years’ time, Dr Jan Tkač went from being the first ERC grantee in Slovakia to obtaining the “2015 Scientist of the Year” award. His research in the field of glyconomics could emerge as a turning point for the diagnosis of cell-related…
In only three years’ time, Dr Jan Tkač went from being the first ERC grantee in Slovakia to obtaining the “2015 Scientist of the Year” award. His research in the field of glyconomics…
In only three years’ time, Dr Jan Tkač went from being the first ERC grantee in Slovakia to obtaining the “2015 Scientist of the Year” award. His…
In only three years’ time, Dr Jan Tkač went from being the first ERC grantee in Slovakia to obtaining the “2015 Scientist of the Year” award. His research in the field of…
In only three years’ time, Dr Jan Tkač went from being the first ERC grantee in Slovakia to obtaining the “2015 Scientist of…