SHIELD

News & Updates

Since its launch in January 2025, the SHIELD project has been tackling the elusive mechanisms viruses use to enter cells and escape immune defenses. Follow our latest updates and discoveries.

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Besides the below news blog, stay connected and follow SHIELD also on social media (LinkedIn, Bluesky) for insights, behind-the-scenes moments, and highlights from our research journey!

News Blog

4 April 2025

We are now online on LinkedIn and Bluesky! Follow us and learn more about the project!

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27 February 2025

On the occasion of the project start and the kick-off event, Heidelberg University has published a press release on the SHIELD project. If you want to learn more about SHIELD's objectives and scientific approaches, this is a good and comprehensibly written piece to start with!

Read the press release and find out more!

25 February 2025

The first meeting of SHIELD's Steering Committee took place online. The Steering Committee is comprising the PIs and other representatives of the partners leading the seven work packages of the project. The Steering Committee will prepare consortium decisions and serve as a platform for the overall monitoring of the project progress.

17 and 18 February 2025

The kick-off event for the SHIELD project took place in Heidelberg at the Internationales Wissenschaftsforum. For two days, the SHIELD members discussed the various work packages and administrative aspects. 

10 February 2025

The offical logo for the SHIELD projekt is finished! You can see it, for example, here on the SHIELD website. A big thank you to UCgraphics for their great work!

1 January 2025

After months of preperation, the SHIELD project officially started on 1 January 2025. We are excited about what is to come. Particulary, we are looking forward to our kick-off meeting at Heidelberg University in February.

Funding information

Programme: Horizon Europe
Call: HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-08-20
Grant agreement no: 101191794
Overall funding: 7 978 165,75 €
Period: 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029

EU Emblem and EU funding statement

Co-Funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

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