ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Award year: 2026
Category: Scholarship / Grant
Type: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Awarding organization: Europäischer Forschungsrat (ERC)
Alessandro Del Vecchio, Professor of Neuromuscular Physiology and Neural Networks at FAU develops hand prosthetics that detect a patients’ intention to make a movement and allow patients to make grasping movements in real time. “To do so, we detect the electrical activity of muscles and use AI to help prepare them for the assistance systems,” Del Vecchio explains. One sticking point in the system are the electrodes: On the one hand, they should deliver accurate results, but on the other they should not place too great a strain on the patients. Alessandro Del Vecchio’s team is therefore working on innovative biocompatible implants that can remain in the muscles for a prolonged period of time.