Innovation Quarterly Workshop - Garry Duffy

Venue: VC Room, RCSI, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Date & Time: Monday 26^th September, 1 – 2pm

Light refreshments will be served from 12.50 - Speakers will begin at 1 pm sharp.

Please RSVP to innovation@rcsi.ie for catering purposes.

Speaker: Dr. Garry Duffy

Garry recently completed a research fellowship with Boston Scientific funded under the SFI Industry Fellowship programme. During this workshop, Garry will share the valuable insights he obtained during his fellowship experience with a view to enabling RCSI researchers optimise their pitch when seeking industry support for their research.

These insights include:

Industry-academic collaboration - cultural differences

·         External collaboration selection

·         Research programme – design & prioritise

·         Developing strategic collaborations

The SFI Industry Fellowship Programme is designed to develop and support industry-academic engagement. It is particularly suitable for (a) academics wishing to establish and develop a mutually beneficial relationship with a company (anywhere in the world) with a view to leveraging this relationship to access future research funding (e.g. EU and national funding); and (b) early career post-docs considering leaving academia to work in industry.

Fellowships can be for between 1 and 12 months in duration if full time or for up to 24 months if part time. The maximum Industry Fellowship award amount is €120,000 direct costs. Deadline for the next call is 2^nd December 2016.