Wolfgang BURTSCHER

More than ever before, we depend on research and innovation and on modern technology. It is only through them that we can find solutions to the pressing challenges of our time, such as climate change, or ensure that development is sustainable.

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Wolfgang Burtscher
Legal expert. Since 2009 Deputy Director-General in the Direc­torate-General for Research and Inno­vation of the European Commission, responsible for the design and imple­mentation of EU research and innovation policy, including research and innovation framework programs. Previously director of agricultural legislation and control of agricultural spending. [Photo: © Lukasz-Kobus]

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