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25/02/2013
€300m Research And Development Fund Announced
A new €300m research and development package funded by the Exchequer, the academic sector and private industry has been announced by the government.
The largest ever state/industry co-funded research investment here it is hoped the fund will raise the profile of academic research and help in attracting foreign investment, the government have said.
Minister of State Sean Sherlock and Science Foundation Ireland will oversee the money, which will provided over the next six years with a mid-term review.
Marine renewable energy, nanotechnology and food for health and functional foods are among the research activities expected to benefit. Alongisde photonics, perinatal translational research, drug synthesis and crystallisation and ''Big Data''.
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The largest ever state/industry co-funded research investment here it is hoped the fund will raise the profile of academic research and help in attracting foreign investment, the government have said.
Minister of State Sean Sherlock and Science Foundation Ireland will oversee the money, which will provided over the next six years with a mid-term review.
Marine renewable energy, nanotechnology and food for health and functional foods are among the research activities expected to benefit. Alongisde photonics, perinatal translational research, drug synthesis and crystallisation and ''Big Data''.
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