Celebrating 1000 innovative ideas

24 June 2010
9.00 - 18.00
München, Germany
ERC
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Just over three years after its launch, the European Research Council (ERC) has reached a new milestone: the 1000th top researcher funded by the ERC to perform innovative blue sky research in Europe.

To mark this event a ceremony was organised to celebrate the signing of the 1000th ERC grant, awarded to immunologist and paediatrician Prof. Dr. Erika von Mutius of the Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

In the presence of the 1000th ERC grantee as well as distinguished representatives from the scientific community and political research scene, the ceremony took place on Thursday 24 June 2010 at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München.

Programme

 

09.30

Arrival – Registration and Coffee

10.00

Welcome by Prof. Dr. Bernd Huber, President, LMU and Dr. Jack Metthey, ERC Executive Agency Director ad.int.

 

ERC video (1-2 min)

10.10

Statements:

 
  • Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, Federal Minister Education and Research of Germany
  • Mrs Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
  • Mr Herbert Reul, European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) - by video
  • Dr. Wolfgang Heubisch, Bavarian State Minister for Sciences, Research and the Arts
  • Prof. Dr. Erika von Mutius, The 1000th grantee

10.45

Signing of the Symbolic Agreement by the Commissioner, the ERC Executive Agency Director (ad. int.), the LMU President and the Grantee

10:50

Closing remarks by Prof. Dr. Helga Nowotny, ERC President (Chair of the ERC Scientific Council)
11:00 Press point – Q&As 

11.20

Cocktail reception

12:00

End of the event
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