title: The European research council on the brink.
abstract: Basic research in Europe is about to receive a shot in the arm with the creation of a European Research Council (ERC). This new agency will sustain fundamental investigation into all aspects of scientific knowledge and should drive up standards of scientific research across the continent.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden 01307, Germany. simons@mpi-cbg.de
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simons
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Featherstone
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D012106:Research