Twenty industry-academia partnerships have secured €1.7 million in funding through the Science Foundation Ireland Industry Fellowship Programme. The programme is funded by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).
The first round of projects supported include new technology for mapping the sea bed using remote sensing techniques; delivery systems to improve treatment of Johne’s disease in cows; and the development of a smart energy grid.
The SFI Industry Fellowship Programme provides researchers from academic institutions with the opportunity to gain important first-hand experience in a commercial research environment, while also providing industry with access to highly specialised trained researchers from academic institutions. The aim of the programme is to increase levels of collaboration between industry and academia.
Companies participating in the programme include Siemens AG, Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs Ireland, Crystal Innovation, ESB Networks, IBM, Intel Ireland, Orbsen Therapeutics, Pavement Management Services, AstraZeneca, AMGEN, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Perkin Elmer.
Prof Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland, said: “The Industry Fellowship Programme is an important element of SFI’s Agenda 2020 which aims to build strategic partnerships between industry and academic institutions, to encourage cutting-edge research and further grow Ireland’s competitive advantage.
“The awards will provide academic researchers with practical working knowledge of relevant business drivers as well as legitimate industry experience and important industry contacts. Industry partners participating in the programme will gain from the up skilling of staff and input into their research and development.
“The partnerships will in turn provide an important stepping stone for fuelling future collaborations between industry and academia.”
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