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The ERC funds top researchers in Europe, of any nationality, helping them pursue great ideas at frontiers of knowledge.
About us
Set up in 2007 by the European Union, the European Research Council (ERC) aims to stimulate scientific excellence in Europe by encouraging competition for funding between the very best, creative researchers of any nationality and age from anywhere in the world. As part of Horizon Europe, the EU programme for research and innovation for 2021 to 2027, the ERC has a total budget of over €16 billion. The ERC has an 'investigator-driven', 'bottom-up' approach, which allows researchers to identify new opportunities in any field of research (Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities). On the sole basis of excellence, the ERC provides attractive long-term funding to individual top scientists and their teams to pursue ground-breaking research. The funded projects are expected to lead to scientific advances and to set clear and inspirational targets for frontier research across the world. By supporting the brightest minds, the ERC grants help to bring about new and unpredictable scientific and technological discoveries in Europe.
Industry
Research Services
Company size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels
Type
Government Agency
Founded
2007
Specialties
Research funding and Frontier research
Locations
Employees at European Research Council (ERC)
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Calling on AI systems’ providers, businesses, national authorities, academia, research institutions, and civil society! Take part in the consultation concerning future guidelines on AI Act prohibitions and AI system definition. This initiative will help gather additional practical examples to feed into the guidelines and provide further clarity on the aspects and use cases that pose unacceptable risks under the AI Act. Your contribution will help shape robust frameworks against prohibited AI practices, thus ensuring a future where technology serves people, not the other way around. Find out more information and share your views by 11 December 2024: https://europa.eu/!qD4wX7 #AIAct #AIinEurope #DigitalEU - 🌍 While #COP29 is happening in Azerbaijan, we turn our attention to one of the key elements in climate change: forests. Forests are often praised for their capacity to help combat global warming, yet they are less commonly known as a precious source to tackle another pressing issue: food security. In the #EUFunded project FORESTDIET, Laura Rasmussen and her team at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen are researching the impact of forests on people's diet in two African countries. Contrary to current tendencies towards the destruction of forests in order to create agricultural land, forests provide valuable food supplies and should therefore also be preserved for the sake of food security. Read the whole story 👉 https://europa.eu/!Fkfwbr #FrontierResearch #ClimateAction #FoodSecurity #GlobalWarming
- "These are troubling and unpredictable times, but one thing is certain - investing in science today will secure tomorrow’s breakthroughs and drive long-term growth." Read the full speech of ERC President Maria Leptin in Cyprus.https://lnkd.in/emwVvcU9
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- 📊 Curious about how many proposals were received in the 2025 call for ERC Synergy Grants? 👉 https://europa.eu/!v4fKyH📈712 proposals were submitted, 30% more than in last year's call, and an 80% rise compared to the 2023 call, when the ERC received 395 proposals. The proposals are now being evaluated and the projects selected for funding will likely be announced in the autumn of 2025.#ERCSyG #FrontierResearch
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David Fernandez Rivas and his team at the University of Twente are one step closer to revolutionising #insulin delivery without the pain of #injections. Dubbed the BuBble Gun technique, this breakthrough method uses compression to deposit liquids into the skin and soft tissues. Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3wfPn5w #WorldDiabetesDay #FrontierResearch #Microfluidics #Optics
For diabetes patients, needle-free insulin injections are on the way
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