A new agreement was concluded to encourage young top scientists in Japan to join European Research Council (ERC) research teams in Europe.
The President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Prof. Yuichiro Anzai, and the European Commission's Deputy Director - General for Research and Innovation, Dr Wolfgang Burtscher, signed the agreement in the presence of the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), Mr Sadayuki Tsuchiya, and the ERC President, Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon.