Develop and Utilize Human Potential 1. Qatar Research Institutes

2 Creation of Qatar Research Institutes The Qatar Research Institutes will be established in partnership with different national stakeholders to form a network of centers to address the national needs of the state of Qatar. Recognising the importance of building national capacity in Science and research, three Research Institutes will be created as follows: 1.Qatar Biomedical Research Institute 2.Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute 3.Qatar Computing Research Institute To develop local scientists that will lead Qatar Research institutes, several capacity building programs have set up including Qatar Science Leadership Program which fosters promising Qatari science graduates to become future research leaders by arranging internships and higher degrees.

Develop and Utilize Human Potential 2. Qatar Biomedical Research Institute

4 Qatar Biomedical Research Institute Goal: The goal of Qatar Biomedical Research Institute is to deliver personalised medicine that can mitigate or eliminate diseases of high prevalence in Qatar and the region such as birth defects, genetic disorders, diabetes and cancer. Focus: Qatar Biomedical Research Institute focus on programs of bioscience, engineering and technology research that will lead to new biomarker development, drug discovery and therapeutics vaccines. The implementation of these programs are coordinated with Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, SIDRA Medical and Research center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar University, Shaffalah Genetics Center and other partnering centers.

5 Qatar Biomedical Research Programs Genetics and Genomics of Diabetes Cancer Drug Development Biomarkers for cancer Protein structure of disease Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology Stem Cell Clinical Research Network Qatar Biobank Imaging Biotechnology Enabling Platform Research Cardiovascular Program Infectious Diseases  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs.

6 Qatar Biomedical Research Launch Programs 1.Program for Diabetes Research 2. Program for Cancer Research Supporting Core Sciences and Technologies Genomics / Proteomics Genetics Structural Biology } Drug Discovery - Stem Cells - Biobank * - Clinical Network / Facilities - Cyclotron Research Facility * Although the Biobank is put under a separate budget but it is part of the research network for Qatar Biomedical Research Institute.  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs. Year One – Two Launch Programs: Biomarkers

Develop and Utilize Human Potential 3. Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

8 Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute Goal: The goal of Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute is to ensure the sustainable development of the State of Qatar through providing a diversity of sources in terms of access to energy while protecting the environment of Qatar by supplying cleaner and safer energy consistently. Focus: The Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute will explore promising science and research topics in environmental and energy areas will be nanomaterials, fuel cells, reservoir modelling, chemical separation technologies and large storage for energy.

9 Qatar Environment and Energy Research Programs Renewable Energy Research Built Environment Research Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Research Materials Science Research Air Quality and Climate Change Research Water Desalination Research  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs.

10 Qatar Environment and Energy Research Launch Programs Year One-Two Launch Programs: 1.Sustainability Research 2.Common Enabling Technologies Research Supporting Core Sciences and Technologies Platforms: Nanotechnology Materials Science Built Environment Water Desalination  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs.

Develop and Utilize Human Potential 4. Qatar Computing Research Institute

12 Qatar Computing Research Institute Goal: The goal of Qatar Computing Research Institute is to transform the State of Qatar into a modern digital society by enriching the lives of every individual and delivering the promise of a connected knowledge-based environment. Focus: The Qatar Computing Research Institute will focus on programs of informatics that are important to transform the society in aspects of healthcare needs, energy use, environmental protection and self-development technologies. These include computing intensive applications for modelling and simulating energy and environment, biological and chemical processes as well as visualisation modelling for improved human-computer interactions.

13 Qatar Computing Research Programs Data Mining and Computational applications (Health, Environment, Energy, etc) Cyber infrastructure (Storage, Networks and Servers) Arabic Technology Research (Search Engines, content development) Machine Learning Research High Performance Computing (Visualization, simulation)  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs.

14 Qatar Computing Research Institute: Launch Research Programs Year One-Two Launch Programs: 1.Digital Society Research 2.Computer-Enabled Scientific Discovery Supporting Core Sciences and Technologies Platforms: Arab Language Technologies Internet Computing High Performance Computing (Visualization, simulation) Data Mining and Machine Learning Bioinformatics  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs.

Develop and Utilize Human Potential 5. Planned Programs over next 5 Years for the three Qatar Research Institutes from FY2009/2010 till FY2013/14

16 Qatar Biomedical Research Over Next 5 Years  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs. Additional Planned Research Programs After Year One: 1.Cardiovascular Program 2.Infectious Diseases 3.Neurosciences Additional Supporting Core Sciences and Technologies after year one: Imaging Medicinal Chemistry

17 Qatar Environment and Energy Research Programs Over Next 5 Years Additional Planned Research Programs After Year One: Renewable Energy Research Air Quality and Climate Change Research Additional Supporting Core Sciences and Technologies after Year One: GIS / Spatial Analysis System Facility  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs.

18 Qatar Computing Research Programs Over Next 5 Years Additional Supporting Core Sciences and Technologies After Year One: Cyber infrastructure (GEANT 2) Data Centre  All new research programs will be coordinated with existing research programs within branch campuses and/or QSTP and will be established as a network with other Qatari research centers and programs.

19 6. Five Year Planning and Implementation for the three Qatar Research Institutes

Develop and Utilize Human Potential 5 Year Planning and Implementation Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Identification of Research Programs and Scientific Leaders Development of Permanent Research Centres’ Facility Plans Expansion of Research Programs Milestone 4 Milestone 5 Milestone 6 Milestone 7 Procurement of Research Materials Recruitment and Training of Junior Researchers Transfer to Permanent Site Year 1 (FY09-10) Year 2 (FY10-11) Year 3 (FY11-12) Year 4 (FY12-13) Year 5 (FY13-14) Interim Set Up at Temporary Sites (Year 1 to 3)Permanent Set Up (Year 4 onwards) Milestone 8 Regular Research Assessment and Monitoring Launching of Research Programs at Temporary Sites