2025 ERC Annual Report: Activities and Achievements Overview

The Scientific Council is composed of eminent scientists and scholars. The members are appointed by the European Commission, on the recommendations of an independent Identification Committee.

The Chair of the Scientific Council is the President of the ERC and the formal representative of the ERC, including its Scientific Council, to the European Commission and other bodies.

The President also chairs the ERC Board and Scientific Council meetings and prepares the agenda.

The President is assisted by three Vice-Presidents who are equally the Vice-Chairs of the Scientific Council. They represent the three ERC domains.

Maria Leptin took office as the President of the ERC from 1 November 2021.

The ERC Vice-Presidents are: Torsten Persson (Social Sciences and Humanities), Nicola Spaldin (Physical sciences and Engineering) and Liselotte Højgaard (Life Sciences).

The term of office of the members of the Scientific Council is limited to four years, renewable once.

A group of professional portraits featuring seven individuals organized in a diamond layout, each with their names and titles listed. The individuals include Liselotte Højgaard (Vice-President, Medicine), Maria Leptin (ERC President, Cell Biology), Torsten Persson (Vice-President, Economics), Nicola Spaldin (Vice-President, Materials Theory), Tom Henzinger (Computer Science), Maarit Karppinen (Chemistry), Sylvie Lorente (Mechanical Engineering), and Björn Ottersen (Electrical Engineering).

11 Jun 2026

Annual report on the ERC activities and achievements in 2025

The European Research Council (ERC) Annual Report 2025 offers a comprehensive overview of the ERC’s activities and achievements throughout the year. It’s prepared under the authority of the ERC Scientific Council