  $\eta_c$-nucleus bound state energies are calculated for various nuclei.
Essential input for the calculations, namely the medium-modified $D$ and
$D^{*}$ meson masses, as well as the density distributions in nuclei, are
calculated within the quark-meson coupling (QMC) model. The attractive
potentials for the $\eta_c$ meson in the nuclear medium originate from the
in-medium enhanced $DD^{*}$ loops in the $\eta_c$ self-energy. Our results
suggest that the $\eta_c$ meson should form bound states with all the nuclei
considered.
