1. a new foundation for science Science Foundation Ireland Ireland: The Celtic Tiger and R&D The National Foundation for Excellence in Scientific Research

2. a new foundation for science The “Celtic Tiger” Economy Ireland’s Economic Growth Average Annual % Real GDP Growth Source: OECD Economic Outlook

3. a new foundation for science The Irish Economy 19902003 GDP €m 36,312 137,867 GDP per capita € 10,357 35,197 Merchandise exports 18B 81B Total Debt GDP 96.4% 33% Total Labour Force 1.3M 1.9M Inflation 3.4% 3.5% Unemployment 12.9% 4.8%

4. a new foundation for science The “Celtic Tiger Economy” Success in the 90’s: Why? Public policy e.g. Education Corporate tax People, skills, costs US boom, IT growth, EU Single Market Performance of Irish managers Flexibility, agility, creativity

5. a new foundation for science Ireland’s urgency to create a knowledge base Competition in low cost manufacturing Little research infrastructure Little industrial research Small population and science base Little tradition of partnership

6. a new foundation for science Government Strategy: The Celtic Tiger in R&D? Move Ireland up value chain: research- and innovation- driven economy Attract, Grow R&D activities within Ireland Broaden the activities of MNCs within Ireland Be supportive of indigenous SMEs, start-ups SFI is a key component in this strategy build research excellence & and human capital foster academic-industry collaboration

7. a new foundation for science Science Foundation Ireland: A Brief History of SFI Technology Foresight Report – April 1999 Focus on ICT & Biotechnology SFI launched – July 2000 €646M from Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment Director General appointed 2001 SFI becomes statutory body, summer 2003

8. a new foundation for science Irish & SFI Imperatives Build top quality R&D teams Attract and build industrial research Build on tradition of entrepreneurship Create culture of partnership Inter-university University-industry Maintain momentum of growth

9. a new foundation for science SFI Actions to build & brand Irish R&D Invest in best people & best ideas Principal Investigator Award ~ €250k-€1M (4 years) President of Ireland Young Researcher Award ~€1M (5 years) Women in Science Career Advancement Awards Import leading scientists SFI Research Professorships ~€2.5M (5 years) Create centres of critical mass Centres for Science, Engineering & Technology (CSET) ~ €25M (5 years) Establish International Partnerships Walton Visitor Award; Conferences & Workshops University- University-Industry Partnerships Centres for Science, Engineering & Technology (CSETs) Centres for Science, Engineering & Technology (CSETs) Industry Research Partnership Supplements ~€50k /year Industry Research Partnership Supplements ~€50k /year And ALL SFI programs And ALL SFI programs

10. a new foundation for science Some examples

11. a new foundation for science Principal Investigator Grant The Photonic Systems Group World-renowned research team of four PIs led by Dr. David Cotter Team was formerly based at the Corning Research Centre (formerly BT Labs, 2000) Partnership with the Tyndall Institute “SFI contintues to seek out opportunities like this that bring together Ireland’s outstanding researchers with other first-rate researchers from around the world” - Bill Harris, SFI Director General

12. a new foundation for science Industry Research Partnership Supplements: Siemens & RCSI Prof. Jochen Prehn Computational analysis of signalling networks during apoptotic nerve cell death Dr Denis Shields Chemopeptidomics: Computer linkage of human proteome-derived short peptides with non-peptide drugs Dr Gerard Cagney Systems and algorithms for protein identification and quantification Examples: Collaborative projects Directly related to & enhance existing peer-reviewed projects Normally up to €50k (for PhD or post doc)

13. a new foundation for science Investigator Programme: Industry collaborative partnerships Wyeth Medica, Archport, Amersham & DCU €4 million SFI investment over four years Professor Martin Clynes: Gene Expression Profiles of Cultured Animal Cells for Improved Biopharmaceutical Production Processes Wyeth Research & UCD €7.2 million SFI investment over four years Prof Ciaran Regan (with UCD and TCD collaborators): Applied Neurotherapeutics Research Group Examples:

14. a new foundation for science Research Professorships A recruitment tool Prof. Luke Lee Research Title: Programme in BioMEMS Home Institute: University of California, Berkley, USA Prof. William Harrison Research Title: Supporting Service-Oriented Software Development Home Institute: IBM Thomas J. Watson Laboratories Outstanding researchers with distinguished international reputations Urgency about recruitment Awards normally up to €2.5M over 5 years Examples:

15. a new foundation for science ETS Walton Visitor Awards ETS Walton Visitor Awards In honour of Ireland’s 1951 Nobel Laureate in physics Bringing International researchers from academia and industry to Ireland for periods of 3-12 months Strengthening Ireland’s connections to the international research community Enhancing Ireland’s reputation & culture as home of first-class research Fostering recruitment of excellent undergraduates, graduate students & post-docs

16. a new foundation for science Prof. Jack Dongarra Research Title: High-Level Programming Models & Tools for Grid Computing Home Institute: University of Tennessee, USA Dr. Christopher Fuchs Research Title: Quantum Information Theory Home Institute: Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA Prof. Peter Wellstead Research Title: Control as a Systems Technology for Technology Development Home Institute: UMIST, UK ETS Walton Visitor Awards Examples:

17. a new foundation for science CSETs - Centres for Science, Engineering, & Technology Campus-Industry Partnerships SFI funding: up to €25 M (€5m/yr), over 5 yrs, renewable True centre: whole greater than sum of parts, synergy… Partnerships with industry: 20% cost share (particularly people) Real intellectual partnerships Strategically important to Ireland Inc.: advancing BioT and ICT Research excellence: potential to be best in world – “edge” Outstanding Director Important Education & Outreach component

18. a new foundation for science Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre Director: Prof Fergus Shanahan Web: apc.ucc.ie Biotechnology Centres Regenerative Medicine Institute Director: Prof Timothy O’Brien Web: remedi.nuig.ie Centre for Future Diagnostics & Health Director: Prof Brian MacCraith

19. a new foundation for science Digital Enterprise Research Institute Director: Dieter Fensel Web: www.deri.ie Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures & Nanodevices Director: John Pethica Web: www.crann.tcd.iewww.crann.tcd.ie ISERC Irish Software Engineering Centre Director: Prof. Kevin Ryan Web: www.iserc.ie ICT Centres

20. a new foundation for science Centre for Telecommunications Value-Chain-Driven Research Director: Donal O’Mahony Web: ctvr.tcd.ie CTVR ICT Centres continued In cooperation with IDA Ireland:

21. a new foundation for science Education & Outreach The next generation of Irish Scientists Speakers for Schools STARs SFI Junior Scholarships: Young Women in Science STARs: Science Teacher Assistant Researchers Outreach Activities at SFI Research Centres UREKA: Undergraduate research experience awards

22. a new foundation for science www.sfi.ie email info@sfi.ie tel +353 1 607 3200 SFI email alerts are concise, text-based emails that give you the latest SFI information and links, such as when a new Call For Proposals is made or an SFI press release is issued. To subscribe simply email alerts@sfi.ie with 'subscribe' in the subject line

23. a new foundation for science Biotech Investments (€170M) Areas of Expertise, Intrinsic Strengths Agri-Food Medical Devices Immunology Microbiology NeuroScience Cell Biology 16% 35% 8% 16% 9% 4% 12% Systems Biology

24. a new foundation for science ICT Investments (€230M) Areas of Expertise, Intrinsic Strengths

25. a new foundation for science ICT Investments (€230M) cont’d Areas of Expertise, Intrinsic Strengths