30/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU awards €445 million in grants to 190 researchers. On Tuesday 30 June, the European Research Council (ERC) unveiled the outcome of its call for proposals (ERC Advanced Grants), the first in the scientific excellence pillar of the Horizon 2020 framework programme, awarding grants worth a total of €445 million. Some 190 established and recognised researchers have been selected in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, and human and...