Our group had the chance to be successful at this ERC StG call. New challenges ahead!
Prof. Mougel has been awarded the ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This is an important recognition and support of our research program on nitrogen fixation.
Benchmark for top researchers: ERC Grants
ETH researchers have been successfully applying for EU funding – ERC Research Grants – since 2007. In addition to the Advanced Grants, the European Research Council also annually awards Starting Grants to young researchers at the beginning of their careers and Consolidator Grants to successful researchers looking to establish their own group. What’s more, the large number of ERC Proofs of Concept produced by ETH Zurich (funds for drafting feasibility studies and business plans) shows that fundamental research often leads to market innovations with corresponding benefit for the entire economy. The European Research Council (ERC) is part of the EU Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020 (2014–2020). Switzerland was readmitted as a full participant in Horizon 2020 on 1 January 2017.
See ETH press release!
See LAC News (Two ERC Starting Grants go to professors at the D-CHAB)!