title: The European research council takes flight.
abstract: In 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) was launched amid much fanfare with the goal of spearheading Europe's aspirations to become the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based society in the world. Here, we examine the results of the first two ERC calls for research grants and discuss the latest developments and the challenges that face this unique research council.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, UK. e.antonogiannakis@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Manolis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonoyiannakis
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hemmelskamp
authors.forename: Fotis C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Kafatos
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration