2021 ERC Proof of concept grants: the PSL winners
On February 7, 2022, the European Research Council (ERC) released the list of winning researchers of the ERC Proof of Concept grants 2021 call. They will each receive funding of €150,000 over 18 months to test the potential applications of their discoveries.
The ERC proof of concepts grants are awarded by the European Research Council to recipients of ERC grants (starting, consolidator, advanced, or synergy grants) to explore the innovative potential of their scientific discoveries. Out of the 15 French winners, four are conducting their research at the Institut Curie and the Collège de France.
CNRS Physico-Chemistry Laboratory (CNRS UMR168 / Sorbonne University)
Claire Wilhelm, : A companion magnetic sensor for in operando detection of magnetic biosynthesis in cancer and neurodegenerative models
Nathalie Rouach, Targeting Epilepsy Ictogenesis Process Through Pannexin-1 Modulation
Congratulations also to Bhargavan Karthikeyan, .
- Johannes Ludger, director of the Institut Curie's Chemistry and Cell Biology Research Unit (CNRS UMR366/ Inserm U1143) for his project: Lectibodies to Eliminate Tumours
- Raphaël Ceccaldi, head of the "Alternative DNA repair mechanisms in cancer" team (Inserm U830/University of Paris) at the Institut Curie for his project: To develop a new targeted therapy for the treatment of naive and PARP inhibitor-resistant BRCA1/2-mutated tumors
- Claire Wilhelm, CNRS researcher in the Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie ( CNRS UMR168 / Sorbonne université) of the Institut Curie for her project: A companion magnetic sensor for in operando detection of magnetic biosynthesis in cancer and neurodegenerative models
- Nathalie Rouach, researcher at CIRB Collège de France (CNRS/UMR 7241 - INSERM U1050) for her project: Targeting Epilepsy Ictogenesis Process Through Pannexin-1 Modulation
We alson congratulate Bhargavan Karthikeyan, Inria researcher in the Proescco team and a member of Institut Prairie.
Funding from the ERC (European Research Council)
Founded in 2007, the European Research Council is part of the European Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020). Each year, the committee awards individual funding for a period of 5 years to scientists from all over the world. The ERC funds original exploratory research projects that bring scientific, technical and societal discoveries in all disciplines.
There are five ERC grants:
- Starting Grant: for young researchers - 2 to 7 years after the dissertation was defended (up to 2 million euros)
- Consolidator Grant: for researchers - 7 to 12 years after the dissertation was defended (up to 2.75 million euros)
- Advanced Grant: for senior researchers (up to €3.5 million)
- Synergy Grant: for a group of 2 to 4 researchers (up to 10 million euros over 6 years)
- Proof of Concept: for the winners, to support the technology transfer of the results obtained within the framework of an ERC grant