One of Horizon 2020 objectives is to increase the level of excellence in European basic science and ensure a steady flow of quality research to ensure Europe's long-term competitiveness.
The excellence and experience of CSIC in these programs places us as the first Spanish institution in number of ERC projects. ERC researchers can develop their projects in any field of knowledge with highly competitive salary conditions.
Success cases of ERC in CSIC
CSIC has participated in a very active way in the ERC program since its beginning in the Seventh Framework Program (FP7). With more than ninety ERC projects, it is the first Spanish entity to execute these projects, leading ERC projects in its five categories:
- Starting Grant (STG) for researchers who defended their thesis in a period of two to seven years prior to the call.
- Consolidator Grant (COG) ) for researchers who defended their thesis in a period of seven to 12 years prior to the call.
- Advanced Grant (ADG) for researchers with more than ten years of experience.
- Synergy Grant (SYG) ambitious projects involving two to four researchers of recognized prestige.
- Proof of Concept (POC) projects for researchers with an ERC, who seek to analyze the market potential of some result of their ERC project.
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CSIC as Host institution for your ERC
For more information on the advantages of requesting an ERC project with CSIC, the following files can be downloaded:
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| Group | Scientific Area |
|---|---|
| Rare diseases related to autophagy and intracellular trafficking defects | Biología y Biomedicina |
| Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial physiopathology | Biología y Biomedicina |
| Nuevas dianas en neurodegeneración y neuroprotección | Biología y Biomedicina |
| NANOIMMUNOLOGY of T Lymphocyte activation and apoptosis. | Biología y Biomedicina |
| Biomedical Magnetic Resonance (MRBIO) | Biología y Biomedicina |
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| Proyectos de Investigación | Área de investigación |
|---|---|
| Evaluación, control y mitigación del impacto de los microplásticos en sistemas de tratamiento de agua y procesos industriales (INNEST/2025/519) | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
| Desarrollo de una biorrefinería verde para la valorización de subproductos agroalimentarios y residuos de poda mediante fermentación de precisión (INNEST/2025/122) | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
| Plataforma avanzada para el control digital e integral de la calidad de aguas regeneradas (INNEST/2025/508) | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
| Desarrollo de nuevos materiales poliméricos bioactivos y determinación de sus propiedades biológicas in vitro | Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales |
| Using cold atoms with and for Machine Learning | Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales |
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