The European Commission has today appointed five eminent scientists as new members of the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. They will take office on 1 January 2021.
New members joining from the Life Sciences domain are:
- Professor Liselotte Højgaard, University of Copenhagen
- Professor Dirk Inzé, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium
New members joining from the Physical Sciences and Engineering domain are:
- Professor Rodrigo Martins, NOVA University, Lisbon,
- Professor Nicola Spaldin, ETH Zürich,
- Professor Alice Valkárová, Charles University, Prague.
Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, commented: “I am pleased that we today have extended the European Research Council to ensure continuity and a successful transition to Horizon Europe. This testifies to the importance attached to the ERC for frontier research in Europe. I also warmly welcome the five new members of the ERC Scientific Council; they are bringing additional scientific competence to the governing board of the ERC”.
ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon said: “We very much look forward to welcoming the new members on the ERC’s governing body in the New Year. Having a fully functional Scientific Council representing the scientific community in Europe in all its diversity is very important. We will all continue to make the case for frontier research and to strengthen the ERC further.”
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