By the end of 2019, nine researchers of the ICMAB had been granted with eleven projects of the European Research Council (ERC) (one starting on 2020). The ERC operates according to a "curiosity-driven", or "bottom-up", approach, allowing researchers to identify new opportunities in any field of research. Accordingly, the portfolio ERC funded projects spans a wide range of topics and research questions.
At the ICMAB we have projects on superconducting tapes, organic energy materials, cancer therapy and diagnosis, graphene-based devices, flexoelectricity, photonic and optoelectronic devices, molecular electronic devices, calcium and magnesium-based batteries and materials for the future 5G technology.
The two ERC projects awarded in 2019 are the following:
Our researchers have also been awarded with many other European projects (EUROFUSION, FET-PROACTIVE, MSCA-ITN, MSCA-IF...), national projects (CSIC i-LINK+, PN2018, RyC, FPI, INTRAMURAL...) and regional (Beatriu de Pinós, Ajuts Producte, La Marató de TV3...) projects.
Check them out here!