Helix Advisory Services Limited

Helix Advisory Services’ clients were awarded 23 ERC Starting Grants worth nearly 25 MEuro in total in the 2007 Starting Grants round.

Two Helix clients had amongst the best success rates in Europe with 5 awards out of 19 submissions and 6 awards out of 22 submissions respectively.

The 23 successes covered the following areas:-

Mathematics,                2

Physical sciences   4

Information and Communication            1

Engineering                  3

Universe and earth sciences                      2

Life Sciences 9

Social Science and Humanities                   2

The support provided by Helix took the following highly practical forms:-

Early discussions with applicants before they started writing

Support and advice “at a distance” during the writing of Stage 1

Meetings to discuss the approach to Stage 2 in the context of the science of each applicant

Detailed pre-submission reviews of the draft Stage 2 applications.

The support for applicants aiming for the 2008 Deadlines has been modified to deal with the single stage submission process and we are already working on proposals for this Autumn’s deadlines.

For further information about the advice and support available on ERC applications please contact        gavin.thomson@helix.eu.com