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Tom Henzinger
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Computer scientist @istaresearch.bsky.social @forwit.at @erc.europa.eu @nasonline.org @royalsociety.org @leopoldina.org @oeaw.bsky.social @acad-euro.bsky.social
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Who knew that the perfect pasta sauce could lead to a Nobel Prize? Congrats to ISTA postdoc Fabrizio Olmeda and collaborators for winning the Ig Nobel Prize with their research on mastering Cacio e Pepe. Bravo! 🍝 🎉

Getting hungry? Here´s the recipe for delicious research: https://bit.ly/42vlpHm
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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🏆Congratulations to computer scientist and quantum physicist Stephanie Wehner who has been awarded the 2024 Körber European Science Prize.

The ERC is pleased to have been able to support @stephwehner.bsky.social via an ERC Starting grant.

#KoerberPrize

koerber-stiftung.de/en/projects/...
Current prize winner
Stephanie Wehner receives the Körber Prize for pioneering the quantum internet, enabling entirely new applications in secure communication and ultrafast computing.
koerber-stiftung.de
June 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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More good news:
MEP Christian Ehler's ITRE report adopted by the European Parliament: strong support for an expanded and independent ERC.
Happy with the proposal of €220 billion for the EU's next research framework programme! Thank you!
Press briefing
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Press conference by Christian EHLER (EPP, DE) rapporteur, on the implementation of the Horizon Europe programme - Multimedia Centre
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multimedia.europarl.europa.eu
March 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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“ERC succeeds because it’s different. Its simple, tailored procedures allow Europe’s best researchers to thrive. Bureaucratic processes designed for other programmes should not be imposed on it.”

@marialep.bsky.social spoke up for an independent ERC with a doubled budget today @europarl.europa.eu
February 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Hello, Bluesky! ☀️

We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.

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February 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Hello, world!
November 19, 2024 at 1:51 PM