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€2.5M Grant for Revolutionary DNA Circuits in Medicine

6/19/2025

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Diego di Bernardo from TIGEM has been awarded a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant for his groundbreaking DIMERCIRCUITS project. This initiative combines synthetic biology, AI, and biomedical engineering to develop programmable DNA circuits that regulate gene expression. With a focus on rare diseases like Friedreich’s ataxia, this pioneering work promises to transform gene therapy and personalized medicine.

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Diego di Bernardo from TIGEM has been awarded a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant for his groundbreaking DIMERCIRCUITS project. This initiative combines synthetic biology, AI, and biomedical engineering to develop programmable DNA circuits that regulate gene expression. With a focus on rare diseases like Friedreich’s ataxia, this pioneering work promises to transform gene therapy and personalized medicine.