I am honored to be supported by the European Research Council (ERC) to realize the PoC project CERES – Crop Efficient Red Emitting Sources. This generous funding will allow us to explore new avenues of our multidisciplinary research portfolio supported by ERC-Co InOutBioLight.
We aim to evaluate potential commercial applications of new protein-based down-converting red-emitting LED sources, ranging from eco-efficient protein up-scaling to the fabrication of large-area protein filters for testing in relevant working conditions. This will allow us to determine if there is a realistic market and business impact.
This project is the result of the collective work of my research group and collaborators, to whom I am very grateful for their efforts. Thanks! CERES is a great recognition that validates our work and encourages us to work hard.