PharmaTimes April 15, 2024
Approximately 14% of the competition-submitted proposals were selected to receive funding
Nine researchers from University College London (UCL) have secured nearly £560m in funding from the European Research Council’s (ERC) Advanced Grants to advance researchers in fields including biochemistry, nanotechnologies and regenerative medicine.
Approximately 14% of the competition-submitted proposals were selected for funding, comprising 255 researchers, and could create over 2,000 new jobs.
Set up in 2007 by the EU, the ERC has been funding research via the Advanced Grant to universities and research centres across 19 EU member states and associated countries, including the UK, Germany and France.
The funding will be used for projects including the study of the roles of priority proteins in cellular quiescence and ageing,...