Gianvito Vilé, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, has received ERC Proof of Concept, awarded by the European Research Council (ERC) - the European Union organisation that rewards talented scholars engaged in cutting-edge research - with the aim of bringing initial results of basic research to the market through the ERC PoC grant. 

CATSYNEX, the project aims to produce single-atom catalysts on a kilo-lab scale, with the goal of improving industrial catalysis. These catalysts are among the most promising materials in the state-of-the-art fine chemistry and could enable more efficient, safe, economical and environmentally-friendly synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, as they are recoverable and reusable solid catalysts that minimise the use of critical metals.

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