September 04, 2025 | News | Research Funding

Two ERC Starting Grants for MPIDR

We are thrilled to announce that our colleagues, Marília Nepomuceno and Ugofilippo Basellini, have each been awarded a 1.5 million euro ERC Starting Grant for their research on longevity.

Both Ugofilippo Basellini and Marília Nepomuceno received an ERC Starting Grant. © MPIDR

Marília Nepomuceno Awarded ERC Starting Grant to Rethink Human Longevity

Marília Nepomuceno from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant worth €1.5 million for a groundbreaking project on human longevity in low- and middle-income countries ... more

ERC Starting Grant Awarded to Ugofilippo Basellini

Ugofilippo Basellini, of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), has been awarded a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant to establish his own research group for the project "The Future of Longevity" ...  more