Applications for the next President of the European Research Council – deadline approaching

November 20th 2020 is the application deadline to apply for the position of the next President of the European Research Council (ERC) Commissioner Mariya Gabriel has appointed seven experts as members of the Search Committee for the next President of the ERC. The independent Search Committee will make recommendations to the Commission on the best…

LaserImplant will improve dental prostheses and implants for bone regeneration

The new EIC Pathfinder project wants to develop laser-induced hierarchical micro-/nano-structures for controlled cell adhesion at implants. The LaserImplant project addresses wide-spread patient’s needs in the fields of dental prostheses and screws and plates for bone regeneration. The research team explains the current challenges as following: “A large application area of medical implants are currently…

BoneFix: A new Pathfinder project proposing a paradigm shift in fracture fixations

BoneFix aims to provide a novel class of bone adhesives that will allow for personalized surgical treatment of bone fractures via minimal invasive surgery under local anaesthesia. The BoneFix project aims to deal with the socioeconomics cost of fractures. While this medical condition occurs relatively commonly, as it is caused by accidents such as falls,…