Two UNIGE researchers receive ERC grants
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Prof. Pedro Herrera and Prof. Giuseppe Iacobucci both receive €150,000 in funding from the European Research Council (ERC)
The European Research Council (ERC) announced the first group of researchers who will receive ERC Proof of Concept Grants in 2025. Two scientists from UNIGE are among those selected. Pedro Herrera, Professor in the Department of Genetic Medicine and Development (Faculty of Medicine), was selected for his project ‘REprogramming Pancreatic Alpha-cells for Insulin production Restoration in diabetes’. Giuseppe Iacobucci, professor in the Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics (Faculty of Science), was selected for his project ‘New generation single-shot LiDARs with the PicoAD monolithic detector’.
They will each receive €150,000 in funding. These funds are intended to facilitate the transition from basic research results to the early stages of commercialisation or societal application. A total of 150 projects will receive the same amount, for a total budget of €22.5 million. The ERC Proof of Concept Grants programme is part of Horizon Europe.
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