ERC recognises Alpbach’s contribution
Professor Helga Nowotny has recognised the Alpbach Technology Forum as a key engine for research and encouraging growth and innovation. Pioneering fundees receiving grants from the ERC participated at the conference.
Speaking about the conference, which is part of the European Alpbach Forum, an annual event gathering politicians, industrialists and renowned scientists from all areas, ERC President Professor Helga Nowotny said: “The ERC presence at the Alpbach Forum is recognition of the remarkable contribution that contemporary cutting-edge research makes to growth and innovation. Research has been the golden goose for many industries, from pharmaceutical to information technology. Through the research we fund in the ERC, we forge a world class research base that can act as the bedrock for new forms of innovation.
“In the Alpbach atmosphere of intellectual curiosity, I am glad that ERC grantees will share their dedication to exploration as well as their commitment to try new approaches and to further original and breakthrough ideas”.
The Forum took place between 22-24 August 2013 in Austria.
