Results of FP7 projects in Research Potential to improve excellence of research centres 11th Czech Days for European Research Markus Dettenhofer Executive Director Prague, Czech Republic 4 November 2014

Aim and Vision CEITEC is a scientific centre in the fields of life sciences, advanced materials and technologies whose aim is to establish itself as a recognized European center of science. Aim

Partnering institutions In Brno, Czech Republic

Financing  Structural funds – European Regional Development Fund  OP Research and Development for Innovations (Ministry of Education) CEITEC Planned budgetEUR / USD (mil) Buildings (including parcels)61 / 81 Equipment (core facilities and other laboratories)105 / 138 Start-up grant42 / 56 Total208 /

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CEITEC Building Opening 12 Sept. 2014

7 Core Facilities Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction – Rigaku BioSAXS robotized diffraction system NMR MHz (liquid), 850 MHz (liquid), 2 x 700 MHz (liquid and solid), 600 MHz (liquid), 500 MHz (liquid and solid) Cryo-Electron Microscopy – High- throughput FEI Titan Krios 300kV, FEI Tecnal 200kV

8 Innovative Ideas Technology High Impact Innovation Low Impact Innovation Technology and Ideas

9 Vision Roadmap High-impact Publications Funding Commercialization

10 Mobility

11 International Recruitment

CEITEC-EU Life strategic partnership EU-LIFE mission is to foster excellence, share knowledge, and influence research policy in life sciences. Key Figures (end 2012) 7,039 scientists and support personnel 2,551 publications 59 running coordinated EU-Projects 75 running ERC Grants

Molecular surface rendering of EV71 (human enterovirus 71) virus – Pavel Plevka Culture of Excellence CEITEC’s First ERC Grant

FP7 Funding 1.Synergies of Life and Material Sciences to Create a New Future (SYLICA) 2.ERA Chair MobilityExchangeRecruitment Grant support Transformational environment Impact

SYLICA funding 15 SYLICA – FP7 Capacities ( )EUR (mil) Personnel cost (incoming researchers)2.7 Travel and subsistence0.9 Miscellaneous cost (international conferences)0.1 Indirect cost0.3 Total4

SYLICA concept of capacity building 16  Developing research topics of a strong interdisciplinary character  Using core facilities as a tool for creating a long-term partnership  Integration of CEITEC in the European Research Area through strategic agreements  Bi-directional scientific mobility  International conferences and workshops  Brain gain – researchers coming from abroad

WP1 – Strategic agreements with outstanding institutions and associations ESFRI projects

WP2 – Scientific Mobility  Task 2.1 – Hosting experts from abroad  134 visits in of 45 international researchers)  43 person-months spent  Task 2.2 – Secondments of young post-docs  46 secondments, 51 person-months spent 33 institutions (2013 – Sept 2014)  T3.1 – Reintegration of experienced Czech scientists  5 scientists recruited  95 person-months spent

19  Robert Vácha  Ms. at Charles University in Prague  Research assistant at International Max Planck Research School in Dresden  Ph.D. at Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague  Postdoctotal fellow at University of Cambridge  Postdoctoral fellow at Lund University in Sweden Dr. Vácha investigates interactions of membranes with nanoparticles and proteins. He submitted his application to the ERC StG call in Excellent reintegrated scientists

WP3 – Brain Gain  T3.2 – Incoming experienced postdocs  19 postdocs recruited  8 further recruitment planned  299 person-months spent  Task 4.1 – International Conferences  5 conferences with 147 speakers and 593 participants  Task 4.2 – Industry-academia Workshops  4 workshops with 91 speakers and 242 participants  T4.3 – International lectures  18 lectures with 1769 participants WP4 – International Events

WP5 – Dissemination  T5.1 – Open Days for general public, media and students  5 Open Days held with 2500 participants  1 final event planned for March 2015  ENRC symposium European Nework on Research Careers Brussels, May 2014  „CEITEC & SYLICA – using European synergies for career development“  WIRE 2014, Athens  T5.2 – Dissemination at European level

ERA Chair concept of transformation Q Q Recruit Transformational Scientists Increase the Impacted Discoveries Increase Competitive Funding Install Professional Development measures Increase International Visibility

23 CEITEC’s ERA Chair Grant - Recruitment 2,2 M Euro for 5 years. Purpose: To recruit a transformational figure in the area of Chemical and Cellular Biology The future ERA Chair will represent the area of research focusing on exploration of cellular systems by advanced imaging methods and their manipulation by means of small organic molecules and/or state-of-the-art physical methods.

24 ERA Chair WP1-3 1.Selection of an ERA Chair 2.Establishment and operation of the ERA Chair research group 3.Establishment of the research group’s connections via mobility

 Regular Grant Workshops  Grants sessions for new Researchers  Training of Grant Managers  Grant-related events in Brussels  Monitoring of funding beyond EU ERA Chair WP4 - Grants

26 ERA Chair WP5&6 – Scientific environment and Visibility  HR excellence  Vision planning workshops for scientists  Innovative PhD programme  International Conferences  Mendel Lecture series

27 Measuring Success Against Global Standards Board consists solely of Western European and US Members Evaluation Sept based on past performance, vision plan, and laboratory visit

28 Recent CEITEC Publications

% 39 % 47 % CEITEC Publications in Q1%

30 Innovative Ideas Technology High Impact Innovation Low Impact Innovation Technology and Ideas

31 FP7 in Building a Strategy for CEITEC Infrastructure Mobility Discovery Impact

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