The Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) based at University College Cork which is focusing on research in gastrointestinal health is to benefit from new grant funding announced today. The five-year funding awards recipients under the Science Foundation Ireland Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSETs) Programme were revealed.
APC’s Director is Prof. Fergus Shanahan, and its Industry Partners are GlaxoSmithKline and Alimentary Health, as well as Teagasc. Tánaiste Mary Coughan announced total awards of €45.7million over five years, through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). These CSETs have been independently verified as playing an important role in building a world-class research system in Ireland, as well as linking successfully with major multi-national companies and providing an attractor for multinational investment in research in Ireland.
Funding for the three CSETs announced today was approved by the SFI Board following a rigorous, multi-faceted assessment process. This encompassed international scientific peer review, 31 international experts participated in the postal review process and 28 international experts participated in the four on-site reviews.
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