55 scientists funded to explore their research's commercial potential

(European Research Council) A new low-cost test for COVID19, how to share cultural expertise to solve conflicts, a way to help develop new medicines to treat blindness, further improvements to a clean energy producing technology - just some examples of how frontier researchers will use extra ERC funding to improve our lives. 55 researchers will receive ERC Proof of Concept grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work and to bring their work closer to the market.