Bavarian Research Foundation

Originally, the title of this contribution was On the Necessity of Governmental Support of Research. After thinking about it, it became apparent that the topic must encompass more. Surely, financial support of research is necessary for our country. But it by no means should be restricted to governmental support. Support of research must also include the private sector, for which the USA is an example. There, support of research by private foundations has decisively contributed to the success of North-American science. Therefore, I generalized the title of my contribution to On the Necessity of Supporting Research.