www.europa.eu- The first winners of the European Commission's new Marie Curie Prize for outstanding
achievement in research were announced today at a ceremony in Nicosia, Cyprus. The three winners
(details in annex) are Dr Gkikas Magiorkinis from Greece, in the 'Promising Research Talent' category,
Dr. Claire Belcher from the United Kingdom, for 'Communicating Science', and Dr Sarit Sivan from
Israel, for 'Innovation and Entrepreneurship'. Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for
Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, presented each scientist with a trophy at the ceremony.
This is taking place in the context of a conference focused on the future of the Marie Curie Actions and
Horizon 2020, the Commission's proposed €80 billion programme for investment in research and
innovation. Under the proposal, over €5.75 billion would be allocated to the Marie Curie Actions in
2014-2020. The scheme has supported the training, mobility and skills development of more than 65 000
researchers since its launch in 1996.
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