Life Sciences
The Life Sciences Directorate supports research in the biological and other sciences underpinning biotechnology including bioengineering. No sub-specialities are highlighted to avoid restricting the most creative potential investigator initiated proposals. Excellence of the proposal coupled with the greatest perceived potential for seizing opportunities as they arise during the course of the work, will be the criteria for successful selection.
Encouragement of an entrepreneurial science culture is also a key feature of the directorate. It helps promote Ireland as a centre for industrial biotechnology research and build academic-industrial partnerships in part to encourage applications for the SFI centres.
- The Life Sciences Directorate also aims to facilitate maximum participation in EU and other programmes.
- Dissemination of information on biological and biotechnological advances to the wider, non-scientific community is also important. This aim is to aid accountability, generate intrinsic interest and inform future societal decisions.
Apply for an SFI award or learn more about our programmes in the Grants and Awards section.
