(Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Three early career researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in securing funding from the European Union's flagship funding program. ERC Starting Grants support only the most outstanding research proposals and are awarded at the end of a highly competitive selection process. This year, Charité's researchers performed remarkably, securing all three ERC Starting Grants awarded to German researchers in the area of immunity and infection.