Four #BISTCommunity researchers receive @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grants!

🏅 Irene Marco-Rius (@ibecbarcelona.eu)
🏅 Nicolò Accanto (IBEC)
🏅 Benedetta Bolognesi (IBEC)
🏅 Klaas-Jan Tielrooij (@icn2.bsky.social)

#ERCPoC #EUResearch #FromLabToMarket

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#ERCPoC 🇪🇺 🏆 | Félicitations à Cécile Albert de l'IMBE et Sophie Carenco du CINAM dont les projets BioValidR et PRELUDE sont lauréats de la deuxième vague de la bourse européenne @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept 2025 !
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Congrats to CoE Key Researcher @thomasboettcher.bsky.social @univie.ac.at on his ERC Proof of Concept Grant! 👏 His project, PhageTRAP, uses a modular platform to capture and release phages to tackle antibiotic resistance and advance biotech. @fwf-at.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #MicroSky #AMR #ERCPoC

Congratulations to Dr Ritwick Sawarkar and Dr Kadri Seppa who have been awarded €150,000 to develop a novel mRNA therapeutic approach to treat Alzheimer's disease.

Read more about the award: buff.ly/Tfk9Na7

#ERCPoC #mRNAtherapeutics #alzheimersdisease

Grant ERC Proof of Concept dla prof. Grzegorza Pietrzyńskiego Prof. Grzegorz Pietrzyński z Centrum Astronomicznego im. M. Kopernika PAN zdobył ERC Proof of Concept Grant. Naukowiec ze swoim zespołem zamierza stworzyć nowatorskie, profesjonalne oprogramowanie, kt...

Prof. Grzegorz Pietrzyński z Centrum Astronomicznego im. M. Kopernika @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social zdobył dziś grant #ERCPoC! Otrzymał 150 tys. euro na stworzenie oprogramowania, które umożliwi w pełni autonomiczne i jednoczesne sterowanie wieloma teleskopami. To jego 3️⃣ grant @erc.europa.eu

Double ERC success for DKFZ researchers With its Proof of Concept (PoC) grants, the European Research Council (ERC) supports scientists in further developing the economic potential of their research results. Two scientists from the German C...

Double ERC success for DKFZ researchers: Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social and Michael Platten @michael-platten.bsky.social have been selected by the European Research Council @erc.europa.eu for the prestigious Proof of Concept (PoC) grants. #ERCPoC 👏
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Doppelte ERC-Förderung für DKFZ-Forscher Mit seinen „Proof of Concept“ (PoC)-Grants unterstützt der Europäische Forschungsrat (ERC) Wissenschaftler dabei, das wirtschaftliche Potential ihrer Forschungsergebnisse weiterzuentwickeln. Zwei Wiss...

Doppelte ERC-Förderung für DKFZ-Forscher: Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social und Michael Platten @michael-platten.bsky.social wurden vom Europäischen Forschungsrat @erc.europa.eu für die prestigereichen "Proof of Concept" (PoC)-Grants ausgewählt. #ERCPoC 👏
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🎊 Thrilled to announce that @erc.europa.eu has awarded an #ERCPoC to my project #STELLAR! 🚀

We will develop smart micronozzles for next-generation supercritical fluid-based microthrusters. Excited to push the boundaries of innovation at @upc.edu ! 🛰️

🔵 ERC Proof of Concept awarded to Dario Fiore for #VERIFHE, a project tackling privacy and correctness in machine learning services.

📰Read the full article here: c.madrid/avts0

#ERCPoC @erc.europa.eu

#I3Anews Investigadores @i3a.unizar.es obtienen financiación del @erc.europa.eu para desarrollar ParkEMG, un dispositivo que mejorará el diagnóstico y seguimiento de pacientes con trastornos del movimiento.

#ERCPoC en @unizar.es

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@bsicos.i3a.es

From war damage to heart repair: ERC grantees supported to turn their science into practice The European Research Council (ERC) has published the outcomes of the last 2025 round of its Proof of Concept Grants. In this round, 136 grantees will each receive €150 000, supporting them in explori...

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Huge thanks to @erc.europa.eu for an amazing opportunity to mend some broken hearts 💔->❤️ #ERCPoC #NEWHEART @cecad.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social

#SomCERCA | Publicada la 2a ronda dels ajuts #ERCPoC 2025

✔️ Tres projectes de l'IBEC i un de l'ICN2 rebran ajuts per apropar la recerca al mercat
✔️ En total, Catalunya ha rebut 16 ajuts #ERCPoC2025 - 11 per centres CERCA

Enhorabona! 👏👏👏

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TUM researchers to receive two ERC Proof of Concept Two more projects based on ERC-funded research will receive Proof of Concept Grants from the European Research Council.

Congrats to Jennifer Altomonte (pictured) and Nicolas Plumeré who receive @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grants!👏The projects focus on virus‑driven #cancertreatments and new ways to supply #electrons for #enzyme‑based technologies, respectively: go.tum.de/219173

#ERCPoC

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The European Research Council Proof of Concept scheme is funded under Horizon Europe, the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation. It provides grants to existing ERC grant holders to bridge the gap between pioneering research and early-stage commercial or societal application. #ERCPoC

Physician and molecular biologist Marek Mráz from CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social and University Hospital Brno has been awarded a prestigious ERC Proof of Concept grant. #ERCPoC

Read more here ⬇️
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@erc.europa.eu #CEITECScience #AML #research

New ERC Proof of Concept for CiQUS: ZEST, an Innovative Solution for Sustainable Energy Storage The Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has secured a new Proof of Concept (PoC) grant from the European

🆕 Some more good news at #CiQUS! María Giménez López, Oportunius Researcher at CiQUS, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept' grant #ERCPoC.

ZEST project: Advanced Zn||Br₂-MnO₂ Batteries Enabled by Nanostructured Cathodes and Supramolecular Electrolytes

#FondosEuropeos #RedeCIGUS

Marco Piccardo, professor at Técnico and researcher at INESC-MN, has been recognised with an ERC Proof of Concept grant, awarded by @erc.europa.eu, to the Highlight project.

🔗 Full article: tinyurl.com/y33tr5ps

#ERCPoC #TécnicoULisboa #ULisboa

📸 Dan Alistarh © Nadine Poncioni | ISTA

Keeping personal data private without compromising on functionality when using LLMs is the goal of ISTA Prof Dan Alistarh's "PersonalAI" project. To help move the technology towards commercialization, the researchers have been awarded an #ERCPoC grant by @erc.europa.eu​​.

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🚀 Opportunity for Master’s Students! 🌟

Join us at the @mpici.bsky.social to build an innovative application to design carbohydrate structures as part of the #ERCPoC GlycoRoads project!

Check out our #glycotime work:
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#ERCPoC 🇪🇺 🏆 | Félicitations à Hugo Bisio Sabaris du laboratoire Information génomique et structurale (IGS) dont le projet PSDisrupt est lauréat de la bourse européenne @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept 2025 !

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Safer web browsing now possible thanks to spinout tech rooted in academic research. 🔐

On #WorldWideWebDay note Karthikeyan Bhargavan & team at Inria who developed tools to improve cryptographic security online.

👉 europa.eu/!hP6t8w

#ERCPoC #AI #Cryptography #Encryption #WebSecurity
@cryspen.com

🔝 Esta semana hemos sabido que @LauraSoucek recibe la subvención #ProofOfConcept de @erc.europa.eu  para el proyecto #SONOMYC. 

👏 Enhorabuena ‼️ 

➡️ https://linke.to/ERCLauraSoucek_VHIOCAST

#ERCPoC #MYC

Aquesta setmana a l'IDIBAPS...

Iñaki Martín ha rebut una “Proof of Concept Grant” #ERCPoC per desenvolupar una nova eina pronòstica basada en la memòria epigenètica
@erc.europa.eu @hospitalclinic.bsky.social 

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🆕Iñaki Martín ha rebut una Proof of Concept Grant #ERCPoC per desenvolupar una nova eina pronòstica basada en la memòria epigenètica

L’objectiu és predir amb el curs clínic futur dels pacients amb leucèmia limfàtica crònica
@erc.europa.eu @hospitalclinic.bsky.social 

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🚀 More happy funding news!

Dr. Erika Covi has received an @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept grant for FELICE — energy-efficient, brain-inspired AI hardware using ferroelectric neurons. Congrats to Erika & team!

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#ERCPoC #FutureProofComputing

Fabricio Loayza-Puch (left) and Chong Sun Photo: DKFZ/Jung

ERC funding for research into improved #cancer immunotherapies: Fabricio Loayza-Puch and Chong Sun from the DKFZ have been awarded one of the coveted "Proof of Concept" (PoC) grants for the second time. 👏
#ERCPoC @erc.europa.eu

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Three #BISTCommunity researchers receive @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grants #ERCPoC 👏

🏆 Katherine Villa @iciq.org
🏆 Manuel Salmeron @ibecbarcelona.eu
🏆 Xavier Rovira @ibecbarcelona.eu

Learn more ➡️ bist.eu/erc-proof-of...

Elmar Wolf erhält ERC Proof of Concept Grant Der Biochemiker von der CAU will mit dieser EU-Förderung Spitzentechnologien für die Herstellung von neuartigen Arzneimitteln in der Krebstherapie entwickeln.

🎉 ERC Proof of Concept Grant #ERCPoC für Professor Elmar Wolf! Der Direktor des Biochemischen Instituts an der Medizinischen Fakultät der #UniKiel möchte mit der EU-Förderung eine Firma gründen, die Forschungsgruppen weltweit dabei hilft, PROTACs für bestimmte Zielproteine zu entwickeln.

Fabricio Loayza-Puch (links) und Chong Sun Bild: DKFZ/Jung

ERC-Förderung für verbesserte Krebs-Immuntherapien: Fabricio Loayza-Puch und Chong Sun vom DKFZ erhalten schon zum zweiten Mal einen der begehrten "Proof of Concept" (PoC)-Grants. 👏
#ERCPoC @erc.europa.eu

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Six ERC Grants for TUM researchers Researchers at TUM have been awarded six ERC Proof of Concept Grants. Technology transfer plays a particularly important role at TUM.

Congratulations to six of the #TUM researchers, including, who receive ERC Proof of Concept Grants for projects in #cloudcomputing, #robotics, #cancermedicine, #drugdevelopment and #astrophysics 👏

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@erc.europa.eu @tum.de

#ERCPoC #QuantumTechnologies #AI