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  • Cover image of Proof of Concept: ERC awards 60 grants for innovation

    Proof of Concept: ERC awards 60 grants for innovation

    Sixty ERC grant holders receive top-up funding to explore the commercial or innovation potential of the results of their EU-funded frontier research. The selected innovative projects cover a variety of topics, ranging from new health therapies to…
    Sixty ERC grant holders receive top-up funding to explore the commercial or innovation potential of the results of their EU-funded frontier research. The selected innovative projects…
    Sixty ERC grant holders receive top-up funding to explore the commercial or innovation potential of the results of their EU-funded frontier research…
    Sixty ERC grant holders receive top-up funding to explore the commercial or innovation potential of the results of their EU-funded frontier research. The selected innovative…
    Sixty ERC grant holders receive top-up funding to explore the commercial or innovation potential of the results of their EU…
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  • Cover image of Statement by ERC President reaffirming commitment to equal opportunities

    Statement by ERC President reaffirming commitment to equal opportunities

    "Remarks made by an ERC grantee at a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender hosted on 28 September by CERN have been brought to my attention. I would like to stress that the ERC strongly supports the principle of equal opportunities between…
    "Remarks made by an ERC grantee at a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender hosted on 28 September by CERN have been brought to my attention. I would like to stress that the ERC…
    "Remarks made by an ERC grantee at a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender hosted on 28 September by CERN have been brought to my attention. I…
    "Remarks made by an ERC grantee at a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender hosted on 28 September by CERN have been brought to my attention. I would like to stress that…
    "Remarks made by an ERC grantee at a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender hosted on 28 September by CERN have been…
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  • Applications invited for next ERC President (to start in 2020)

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  • Cover image of Four ERC grantees awarded highest distinction in Dutch science

    Four ERC grantees awarded highest distinction in Dutch science

    The prizes honour the researchers' outstanding, pioneering and inspiring work. The key focus of both prizes is the quality of the researcher. While the Spinoza Prize emphasises scientific work and fundamental questions, the Stevin Prize primarily…
    The prizes honour the researchers' outstanding, pioneering and inspiring work. The key focus of both prizes is the quality of the researcher. While the Spinoza Prize emphasises…
    The prizes honour the researchers' outstanding, pioneering and inspiring work. The key focus of both prizes is the quality of the researcher. While…
    The prizes honour the researchers' outstanding, pioneering and inspiring work. The key focus of both prizes is the quality of the researcher. While the Spinoza Prize…
    The prizes honour the researchers' outstanding, pioneering and inspiring work. The key focus of both prizes is the quality…
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  • Cover image of ERC grantee wins European Inventor Award

    ERC grantee wins European Inventor Award

    Over her thirty-year career to date, Ursula Keller developed compact, efficient and powerful laser designs, which are instrumental in fields ranging from scientific research to telecommunications and consumer electronics.Prof. Keller's most famous…
    Over her thirty-year career to date, Ursula Keller developed compact, efficient and powerful laser designs, which are instrumental in fields ranging from scientific research to…
    Over her thirty-year career to date, Ursula Keller developed compact, efficient and powerful laser designs, which are instrumental in fields ranging…
    Over her thirty-year career to date, Ursula Keller developed compact, efficient and powerful laser designs, which are instrumental in fields ranging from scientific research…
    Over her thirty-year career to date, Ursula Keller developed compact, efficient and powerful laser designs, which are…
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  • Cover image of ERC grantee Svante Pääbo wins 2018 Princess of Asturias Award

    ERC grantee Svante Pääbo wins 2018 Princess of Asturias Award

    Svante Pääbo has held two ERC grants. He was awarded his first ERC Advanced Grant in 2008 to investigate the genomic and phenotypic evolution of bonobos, chimpanzees and humans. In 2015, he won another ERC Advanced Grant to study genome sequences…
    Svante Pääbo has held two ERC grants. He was awarded his first ERC Advanced Grant in 2008 to investigate the genomic and phenotypic evolution of bonobos, chimpanzees and humans. In…
    Svante Pääbo has held two ERC grants. He was awarded his first ERC Advanced Grant in 2008 to investigate the genomic and phenotypic evolution of…
    Svante Pääbo has held two ERC grants. He was awarded his first ERC Advanced Grant in 2008 to investigate the genomic and phenotypic evolution of bonobos, chimpanzees and…
    Svante Pääbo has held two ERC grants. He was awarded his first ERC Advanced Grant in 2008 to investigate the genomic and…
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  • Cover image of ERC grantees win Kavli prizes

    ERC grantees win Kavli prizes

    Ewine van Dishoeck today won the 2018 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics for her work to reveal the processes within interstellar clouds that produce stars and planets. Christine Petit was a joint winner of the Kavli Neuroscience Prize for her work on the…
    Ewine van Dishoeck today won the 2018 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics for her work to reveal the processes within interstellar clouds that produce stars and planets. Christine Petit was a…
    Ewine van Dishoeck today won the 2018 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics for her work to reveal the processes within interstellar clouds that produce stars…
    Ewine van Dishoeck today won the 2018 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics for her work to reveal the processes within interstellar clouds that produce stars and planets. Christine…
    Ewine van Dishoeck today won the 2018 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics for her work to reveal the processes within interstellar…
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  • Cover image of Breakthrough discovery in cancer research funded by the ERC

    Breakthrough discovery in cancer research funded by the ERC

    Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in cancer research. The research team led by Professor Cédric Blanpain defined for the first time tumour…
    Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in cancer research. The research team…
    Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in…
    Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have taken a big leap forward in cancer research. The…
    Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), funded by grants from the European Research Council (ERC), have…
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  • ERC achievements in 2017: Annual Report

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  • Cover image of Two ERC grantees win the prestigious Brain Prize

    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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