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ERC to fund transition from basic research to practical use The economist Professor Christian Bayer from the Institute for Macroeconomics and Econo....

Two researchers from the University of Bonn have been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) as part of a program designed to help researchers translate their ideas from previous ERC projects into commercial applications. Biologist Prof. Dr. Bernardo S. Franklin from the University Hospital Bonn and physicist Prof. Dr. Simon Stellmer will thus each receive €150,000 over a period of around one year.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Cell culture plates with stained cells, in which virus replication can be quantified by the ‚holes' that virus infection causes in the cell lawn. view more  Credit: © Volker Lannert/ University of Bonn Antibodies are an important weapon in the immune system's defense against infections. They bind to the surface structures of bacteria or viruses and prevent their replication. One strategy in the fight against disease is therefore to produce effective antibodies in large quantities and inject them into the patients. The outgoing US President Donald Trump probably owe...