Maria Leptin
marialep.bsky.social
Maria Leptin
@marialep.bsky.social
ERC President, researcher, biologist, passionate about fundamental research and human curiosity and creativity in all areas, and my family (which comes first)
Great group of new colleagues on the ERC Scientific Council, welcome to all of you! There's a lot of work to be done!
December 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
very much looking forward to working with Lotte, Torsten and Nicola!!
ERC Scientific Council also elected three new Vice Presidents:

🔸Liselotte Højgaard
🔸Torsten Persson
🔸 Nicola Spaldin

All changes take effect on 1 January 2026.

👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Today is #Nobel Day! 🏅

Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...

Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Congratulations to all!
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The results of the ERC Consolidator Grant call have been announced! 📣

349 researchers have been selected for funding. Congratulations to all! #ERCCogG!

👉 buff.ly/uu62uFV

#FrontierResearch #EUfunded #HorizonEurope

@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🏅#NobelPrize week began in enlightened fashion with a dazzling light show in Stockholm.

ERC grantee Philippe Aghion won the Economics Prize for work on “innovation-driven economic growth”.

Watch his Nobel lecture:

⏰ MON 8/11 from 14.30

🎥 Livestream
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
🇪🇺
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Fruitful meeting between Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva and the ERC Scientific Council last Friday.

Much common ground on key topics including academic freedom, boosting the budget for cutting-edge research, gender and diversity issues, and widening participation in ERC calls.
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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@marialep.bsky.social, President of @erc.europa.eu:

“President von der Leyen wants research at the heart of the EU’s economy. Since 2007, the European Research Council has delivered breakthroughs that boost industry and competitiveness.”

#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
what amazing company I find myself in!
Join the ERC session @ebsummiteurope.bsky.social tomorrow 19/11 at 11:30:

‘Breakthrough discovery & innovation: Securing Europe’s competitive edge?’

- Nobel Laureate in economics Ph. Aghion
- Pascal Lamy
- J-F van Boxmeer

Livestream (quick, free registration):
ebsummits.eu/live/

#EBS2025 🇪🇺
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!

We are uniting two research powerhouses.

For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.

Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Breaking Nobel news!🏅

Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Super visit to the IIT with demos of their robotics with @erc.europa.eu funded projects by Antonio Bicchi, @awykowska.bsky.social and others. Maria Fossati’s artificial ‘soft hand’ is much better than my neuro-impaired natural one! @ercgrantees.bsky.social @axc.bsky.social @giorgiometta.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Very promising news on the next seven-year EU budget, with a proposed substantial increase for Horizon Europe including the ERC.

We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail.

@Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU

research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...
Horizon Europe 2028 - 2034: twice bigger, simpler, faster and more impactful
Research and innovation news alert: As part of the next long-term EU budget 2028-2034, the Commission is proposing to double the budget of the research and innovation framework programme to €175 billi...
research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
July 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The report identifies factors that limit innovation in Europe: fragmentation, both of markets and of regulatory frameworks, incl different national implementations of EU legislation, no true financial union, incompatible standards, insufficient R&D funding, risk-averse regulatory culture.
New ERC report on Europe’s competitiveness! 🇪🇺

"It conveyed a shared message that fundamental research is not a luxury.”

ERC President Maria Leptin on the conclusions from the ERC workshop with leading figures from industry, policy and science.

Read workshop report: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
July 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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🥁 New article 📢: #Mechanobiology of #development during #Drosophila #gastrulation using #Brillouin microscopy, now in @natcomms.nature.com : rdcu.be/ev6ZX
Collab. w/ @Prevedel_Lab @embl.org , Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social, @abhisha-thayambath.bsky.social, Julio Belmonte @ncstate.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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🇩🇰🇪🇺 During the Danish EU Presidency which officially opened today, the ERC will visit Copenhagen.

A high-level event on EU competitiveness will be held on 7 October, with research leaders including a Nobel laureate and political figures.

👉 t.co/LuwuoNL5U3

@eu2025dk.bsky.social #FrontierResearch
July 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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ERC President Maria Leptin was awarded the De Sanctis Europa Award.🏅

Congratulations to the winners - all prominent European figures in the fields of art, humanities & science - including
@president.europarl.europa.eu, ECB president.ecb.europa.eu ,
H.M. Queen Mother of the Belgians Paola.
June 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Great Scientific Council meeting @durhamuniversity.bsky.social incl. roundtable with some of the UK research community, and Minister Vallance joining online. Inspiring research presentations from ERC grantees.

Huge thanks to our hosts Durham Uni and Council member @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social !
"The UK is a star performer in science and, after a hiatus, it’s back in the lead in ERC calls.”

President @marialep.bsky.social at the ERC plenary
@durham-university.bsky.social; the first in the UK since 2007.

To date, c. 2230 ERC grants awarded in the UK, worth over €4B.

👉 europa.eu/!xPQ4Rk
June 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So proud to be among this group of extremely eminent and fun people!
Congratulations to ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, and all those just awarded honorary degrees by @cam.ac.uk!

Nobel winner Oliver Hart
Rap artist Stormzy
Actor Sir Simon Russell Beale
Olympian Dame Katherine Grainger
Prof Angela Davis
Lady Arden of Heswall
Sir @johnrutter.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Estonian scientists are talented and ambitious. So inspiring to see that they strive for even greater success!
Estonia hosts 20 ERC grantees.

In Tallinn, we had great meetings with Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Ministers Kristina Kallas and Erkki Keldo, and the scientific community.
June 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Congratulations! The new Advanced Grant winners are great news.
But yet again, many scientists - around 260 - with ground-breaking ideas were rated as excellent, but remained unfunded due to a lack of funds at the ERC. Hope that more funding will be available in the future!
📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!

The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.

Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD

#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu
June 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Pleasure to visit Vilnius!

Good discussions with Prime Minister Paluckas and Vice Foreign Minister Mitkus, and uplifting to meet the scientific community including all 6 ERC grantees and the Research Council.

Good progress in science in Lithuania over the last years!

lrv.lt/en/news/prim...
June 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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"Continue doing your work, because remember ERC is all about beautiful beautiful science, having fun, and creating new knowledge to make the world a better place!"

Inspirational words from archaeologist Ester Oras of the University of Tartu, during the ERC President's recent visit to 🇪🇪 Estonia.
June 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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The ERC welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from @ec.europa.eu for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering larger, longer-term grants, as announced by President Ursula Von der Leyen at the Sorbonne this morning.

👉 europa.eu/!NTYTTV
Choose Europe for Science: ERC welcomes new budget for 'super grants'
The Scientific Council of the European Research Council welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from the European Commission for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering la...
europa.eu
May 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”

EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.

In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.
May 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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🚀 We are proud to launch the new "Ambassadors for the ERC" initiative, together with @ercgrantees.bsky.social !

We aim to empower researchers across Europe to advocate for frontier research. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/44bQzp7

🌟 Excited to see what can be achieved!

#Amb4ERC
April 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM