  Within the framework of RG improved inflationary cosmology motivated by
asymptotically safe gravity, we study the dynamics of a scalar field which can
be interpreted as the Higgs field. The background trajectories of this model
can provide sufficient inflationary e-folds and a graceful exit to a radiation
dominated phase. We study the possibility of generating primordial curvature
perturbations through the Standard Model Higgs boson. This can be achieved
under finely tuned parameter choices by making use of the modulated reheating
mechanism. The primordial non-gaussianity is expected to be sizable in this
model. Though tightly constrained by the newly released Planck CMB data, this
model provides a potentially interesting connection between collider and early
universe physics.
