24 May 2022
55 successful researchers receive ERC Proof of Concept grant
On 24 May 2022, the European Research Council presented the results of the latest round of its Proof of Concept scheme. Out of 96 evaluated proposals, 55 projects were selected for funding. The new grants were awarded to researchers working in 16 countries: the Netherlands (10), UK (7), Italy (6), Germany (5), Israel (5), Spain (4), France (4), Austria (3), Czech Republic (2), Finland (2), Portugal (2), Belgium (1), Turkey (1), Sweden (1), Romania (1), Norway (1). The successful researchers will use their grants worth €150,000 each, to explore the commercial or societal potential of their frontier research projects. The selected projects cover a variety of different fields and questions, such as a more efficient method to produce the cells used in immunotherapies to fight cancer; new technologies to lower our energy consumption; and a quicker way for companies to change ingredients of everyday consumer products to make them more environmentally friendly.