ERC Consolidator Grant for Hans Kainz

Associate Professor Hans Kainz receives this prestigious award, which is funded with around 2 million euros, for the INSIDE-BONE project. The European Research Council (ERC) program enables basic pioneering research with high innovation potential.

Exploring new ways to prevent bone deformities

Bones are crucial to long-term health because they provide structural support and enable mobility. However, pathological bone growth is common in some patient groups, leading to significant clinical problems. Mechanical loading plays a central role in bone growth, but the exact conditions that promote normal growth or lead to pathological growth are still unclear. The ERC-funded INSIDE-BONE project aims to close this knowledge gap: Biomechanist Hans Kainz and his team are investigating the relationship between musculoskeletal anatomy, activities of daily living, mechanical stress and bone growth – both in children with normal development and in children with pathological bone growth. The aim of the research is to find new ways of preventing and treating pathological bone growth.