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European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue great ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. #HorizonEU
@erc.europa.eu🍂 As autumn arrives and flu season approaches, vaccines need to stay protected from the moment they are made to the moment they are used.
Vincenzo Cerullo of @helsinki.fi developed a wood-based coating that keeps vaccines stable for months at temperatures up to 40°C.
@erc.europa.euMario Cairon and his team @iitalk.bsky.social is developing edible electronics using food materials and non-toxic components, to explore new approaches for health monitoring & food safety.
More @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu biotechnology innovation 👉 link.europa.eu/K9WKwT
@erc.europa.euThank you for the application! We do appreciate all the work involved.
@erc.europa.eu🧬 Mina Gouti her team @mdc-berlin.bsky.social developed self-organising human neuromuscular organoids that recreate interactions between motor neurons and muscle cells.
This could help researchers better understand diseases such as #ALS 💙 & #SMA, and their potential treatments.
@erc.europa.euCould yeast change the future of food colours? Irina Borodina @dtu.dk uses engineered yeast to produce natural colours through fermentation 🔗 link.europa.eu/xVVmfX
A glimpse of how ERC frontier research can unlock new biotech applications 🔗 link.europa.eu/HYdf9m
@erc.europa.euCongratulations!
@erc.europa.euHello, we feel there is a bit of a mix up here as the ERC doesn't directly fund fellowships. Perhaps you are referring to this MSCA funded fellowship? cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
@erc.europa.eu🪐 A planet that may have been born from the ashes of its own star.
Boris Gansicke and team @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social identified the first candidate for a second-generation planet around a white dwarf.
🖼️ ©Snehalata Sahu (artist's impression)
@erc.europa.euCongratulations!
@erc.europa.eu🔬 From discovery to impact.
How does frontier biotechnology research move towards innovation and application?
A new ERC analysis explores the journey - and what it takes along the way.
@erc.europa.eu“Call me back. l’ve something important for you.”
Recognising the Sweden country code after his sailing there, Peter Hegemann had news from Nobel today.
Hear him talk about the value of curiosity about what nature has to offer and give advice to young talent.
@erc.europa.euIn fact, the ERC Scientific Council has recently revised the evaluation process to put greater emphasis on the research project itself, rather than on the applicant’s CV and track record.
@erc.europa.euJust to clarify: there is no triage of ERC applications based on applicants’ CVs, AI-assisted or otherwise. Proposals are peer reviewed by panels of renowned researchers. (1 of 2 👇)
@erc.europa.eu🏅Peter Hegemann shared the 2026 Medicine Nobel Prize for his breakthroughs that paved the way for optogenetics, which enables controlling the activity of cells with light.
He has won ERC funding over 9 years.
Find out more:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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@erc.europa.eu🏅Congratulations to all the new Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine!
The European Research Council has supported Prof. Peter Hegemann with two substantial grants since 2016.
#EUfunded
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@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.euReposted by @erc.europa.eu📢 We've opened registrations for the European Research and Innovation Days 2026!
We'll talk funding, AI and more with those who are driving change in the EU.
Whether in Brussels or online, we're waiting for you on 10–11 November: link.europa.eu/b9PxJG
@erc.europa.eu🚨 ERC grantees: want to share your research with schoolchildren?
Apply for #ScienceIsWonderful 2027 by 🗓️ 15 October
We can’t wait to discover your crazy, bold & engaging ideas!
Apply 👉 link.europa.eu/tYtFX6
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@erc.europa.euToday’s discoveries can become tomorrow’s possibilities.
In a new ERC report, Dirk Inzé and Geneviève Almouzni reflect on how curiosity-driven research in #biotechnology can open new avenues towards innovation.
@erc.europa.euPreparing for an ERC grant is about more than writing a strong proposal.
How can mentoring, visiting fellowships and national & institutional support help? Especially those researchers in countries with fewer ERC grants?
Tune in on 23 October to find out!
Explore the programme: buff.ly/In6Kaho
@erc.europa.euWhere is biotechnology heading?
A new report explores ERC frontier research in biotechnology and asks researchers what could shape the field by 2030 - from CRISPR-Cas to AI-enabled life-science research.
