1. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Research Institutes in Poland www.rgjbr.org.pl Prof. Leszek Rafalski President of the Main Council of the Research Institutes

2. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland 116 research institutes 70 technical institutes 23 medical institutes 14 environment and agriculture institutes 9 economic and humanistic institutes www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Research in the Republic of Poland  40 000 employees  12 000 researchers 197 accredited laboratories

3. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Research Institutes: state-owned organizations, active mainly in applied research and development. Research institutes are supervised by the appropriate ministries corresponding to their business area. Research in the Republic of Poland

4. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Budget funding: subsidy ~10% Other sources of funding:  Domestic The National Centre for Research and Development, National Science Centre, Polish Agency of Enterprise Development, Industry: enterprises, Local goverments, Multiannual programs. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Sources of funding

5. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Other sources of funding:  Foreign EC Frame Programmes, Cohesion funds, Structural funds. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Sources of funding

6. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Main Council of the Research Institutes (RGIB): Is an elective representative body. Represents interests of research institutes before state and local government authorities, scientific, economic and public organizations, as well as opinion-forming elites. Furthermore, it participates in economic, public and specifically in scientific and innovation policy. Main Council of the Research Institutes

7. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Materials engineering High-Tech production technologies and machines Inspection and Measurement Systems Security and Control Systems Health and Medicine Military and Safety Agriculture Construction Education Ecology Geology Mining industry Informatics Aviation Communication Meteorology Oceanography Environment protection Industry Transportation Arms Fields of activity of research institutes: Research in the Republic of Poland

8. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS INTRODUCED BY RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN POLAND

9. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Method of graphene manufacturing The project selected flagship project of the European Union under the "New Technologies and Future Technologies" (FET) Institute of Electronic Materials Technology Polish program - GrafTech is dedicated to the implementation of the method in various industries.

10. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements - PIAP Mobile robots for counterterrorism The Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements – PIAP is the only producer of high quality mobile robots for counter- terrorism use in Poland. INSPECTOR EXPERT SCOUT GRYF More information http://www.antiterrorism.eu

11. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland New method of hearing treatment In the World Hearing Center created, developed and organized by prof. Henryk Skarzynski educational program in numerous fields of science and medicine has been implemented. Numerous collaborators in Poland and abroad. Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing

12. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland 12 European Research and Development Cooperation Institutes' activity in European Research Programmes: EU Frame Programmes: Horizon 2020 COST Actions EUREKA

13. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland 13 European Research and Development Cooperation Institutes' activity in European Research Programmes: Polish Norwegian Research Programme Polish-Swiss Research Programme Susfood

14. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland 14 European Research and Development Cooperation PRESENT CHALLENGES  Activity in the creation of new innovative solutions forming the Polish specialties.  Cooperation with national and international scientific institutions in order to prepare and implement ambitious research projects.  Cooperation with domestic and foreign enterprises in the implementation of innovative solutions.

15. www.rgjbr.org.pl R&D Units in Poland 15 European Research and Development Cooperation Welcome to cooperation with The Research Institutes www.rgib.org.pl

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