A research team led by Paolo Falcaro has developed a microporous crystal compound that signals whether protein-rich foods are spoilt. The ERC grant is now being used to explore practical applications.

Professor Simon Stellmer from the University of Bonn receives a ‘Proof of Concept Grant’ from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project „GyroRevolutionPlus“. With the funding of €150,000 for up to 18 months, the physicist will continue to prepare his research results from previous ERC projects for commercial application. This is the second time that Professor Stellmer has been successful in this funding program after having received a grant for his previous project ‘GyroRevolution’ in 2023. The precision instruments he and his team are developing can be used to improve natural disaster early warning systems.

The research group led by Prof. Yael Mandel-Gutfreund from the Faculty of Biology presents new findings related to the immune system's activity against viral infections. The study, published in Nature Communications, was led by Prof. Mandel-Gutfreund and Dr. Amir Argoetti as part of the latter’s doctoral research.

The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH) Centre, a national research platform led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore’s (NTU Singapore) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), will lead a multi-institutional research programme after being awarded Singapore’s first national research grant for respiratory health.

 

Under the $10 million Open Fund-Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) supported by the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) and administered by the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) through the National Medical Research Council Office, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, the TARIPH Centre will collaborate with partners to conduct patient-centric translational research on respiratory health.

 

The NTU-led research programme brings together researchers from nine organisations, which includes all public healthcare clusters, medical schools and public agencies, alongside industry and international partners, to conduct Asian-centric lung health research across five different and integrated themes.

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich have for the first time investigated how protein structures derived from fava beans affect a cellular model of human oral tactile cells. These sensory cells respond to mechanical stimuli such as pressure and play a key role in the perception of texture and mouthfeel of food and beverages. The new findings could help improve our understanding and ultimately optimize the sensory acceptance of plant-based foods, promoting a more sustainable and healthier diet.

Zhipei Sun and his team at Aalto University have invented a microscopic spectral sensor that can identify myriad materials with unprecedented accuracy.