Two projects from Armenia have been declared this year’s winners of the Horizon 2020 Twinning project of the European Union (EU). 

One of the winners is Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi with its project, entitled “COBRAIN: Armenia Center for Translational Research on Chronic Neurodegenerative Disorders; this is a neuroscience initiative on brain research.

The second project, entitled “Magnetic Nanohybrids for Cancer Treatment,” was submitted in coordination with the Institute for Physical Research. This project is aimed at developing a safe and effective method for cancer treatment by way of using magnetic nanohybrids.