Research projects in ICT, computer-asisted neurosurgery and Mathematics for enterprise, science and technology are among 85 winners of five-year research grants announced today by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton and Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock.
The funding will be administered via Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) Investigator Programme. The investment will also indirectly support further research initiatives and many more researchers by leveraging significant additional funding from other sources including competitive European research calls.
Making the announcement, Minister Bruton said: "A central part of this Government’s plan for jobs and growth is to ensure that this research is better targeted at turning the good ideas of researchers into good products and good jobs. That is why we have implemented a series of reforming measures as part of the Action Plan for Jobs 2012."
Speaking of the SFI Investigator announcement Minister for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock said: "Over the past decade, Ireland has invested heavily in R&D and the rewards are clearly visible. What is particularly heartening about today’s announcement is that much of this excellent research, which was selected competitively following international peer review, is being done in collaboration with companies who are seeking to find new products and services, including IBM Ireland, Intel Ireland, HP, EMC and Bord Gáis.
SFI’s Investigator Programme is designed to support the development of world-class research and human capital in the areas of science, engineering and mathematics that demonstrably support and underpin enterprise competitiveness and societal development in Ireland.
Prof Mark Ferguson, director general, SFI, said: "These 85 funded research projects were selected from 419 applications following rigorous competitive peer review and ranking by eminent international scientists. This 20% success rate is comparable to international funding success rates for example that of the National Institutes of Health, USA at 18%."
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