ERC Advanced Grants
Microtechnology and integrated microsystems to investigate neuronal networks across scales ("neuroXscales")
The ERC Advanced Grant neuroXscales (external page Grant Agreement Nº 694829) included employing microtechnology and microelectronics to study neural networks in vitro across scales. Across scales pertains to the spatial domain - from details of subcellular components through single neurons to entire networks - and the temporal domain - from single action potentials to developmental processes. Besides our CMOS-microelectronics-based high-density microelectrode arrays for recording and stimulation, the methodology encompassed patch-clamping, high-resolution confocal microscopy, genetic methods, large-scale data handling strategies, and dedicated data analysis and modeling algorithms.
The grant started on October 1st, 2016 and ended after 6 years on September 30th, 2022.
Seamless integration of neurons with CMOS microelectronics ("NeuroCMOS")
The ERC Advanced Grant NeuroCMOS (external page Grant Agreement Nº 267351) included to seamlessly integrate state-of–the-art microelectronics and living neuronal cells in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to advance the understanding of neuronal behavior. The project included the development of a novel multifunctional microelectronics chip platform in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, which served to enable research on network dynamics and plasticity of neuronal networks in various preparations (brain slices, dissociated cells, retinae), and the necessary concurrent development of algorithms to efficiently process and harness the information in the obtained data.
The grant started on June 1st, 2011 and ended on May 31st, 2016.
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