Following today’s approval by the Federal Cabinet, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) has appointed Prof. Dr Oliver Falck and Prof. Dr Nadine Kammerlander to the Commission of Experts on Research and Innovation (EFI) for a four-year term. Prof. Dr Guido Bünstorf, who has been a member of the EFI since 2022, has been reappointed to the commission for a further four years. Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Friederike Welter is stepping down from the EFI as scheduled. The EFI Chair, Prof. Dr Irene Bertschek of the ZEW in Mannheim and the University of Giessen, explains: “With the new appointments of Oliver Falck and Nadine Kammerlander, as well as the reappointment of Guido Bünstorf, the EFI is ideally equipped in terms of personnel to work on the 2027 Annual Report. I would like to thank Friederike Welter for her expertise, the constructive discussions and the trusting collaboration over the past four years.”