2026 SomaScan European Research Grant Award
For Europe-based researchers performing pilot-scale proteomic studies
Applications are now closed
Thank you for your interest in the 2026 SomaScan European Research Grant Award. The application period is now closed as of July 10, 2026. We appreciate the strong response from the research community and the many high-quality proposals submitted.
Winner Announcement
We received a strong response to the 2026 SomaScan European Research Grant Award, with a high number of high-quality applications from researchers across Europe and the greater EMEA region. The strength of the submissions made the selection process highly competitive. Following a thorough review, two grant recipients were selected to receive SomaScan™ 11K Assay analysis and supporting bioinformatics guidance for their proposed studies.
Congratulations to:
Hospital de Mar Research Institute
Project title: High-dimensional plasma proteomics to expand liquid biopsy in colorectal cancer
Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute
Project title: DM1-PREDICT: Plasma Proteomic Signatures for Early Prediction of Cardiac Involvement in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
These projects will apply the Illumina® SomaScan™ Discovery, enabling large-scale proteomic profiling of 11,000 protein measurements to support exploratory and pilot studies.