European Commission Press Release

The European Commission has today appointed Professor Maria Leptin as the next President of the European Research Council (ERC). Professor Leptin, who is currently the Director of EMBO (the European Molecular Biology Organization), will take on her new role on 1 October 2021, when President ad interim Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon will end his mandate.

See full press release here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_2623

Statement of the Scientific Council of the ERC here: https://erc.europa.eu/news/erc-scientific-council-statement-announcement-next-erc-president-2021