Lisa Keating Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Merrion Square, Dublin

The IUA advocates on behalf of Ireland's universities to maximise the contribution of higher education, in all its dimensions, to society and the economy. We act as the collective interface between the universities and the state and support the universities in developing sectoral policies and strategies.As Director of Research & Innovation, I work with the Vice-Presidents & Deans of Research (VPDoR) of our member universities and lead the work programme to advance university research and innovation through strategic policy coordination and development. This includes working with external stakeholders in government, funding agencies and the enterprise sector.

Dublin

Science Foundation Ireland is the Irish Government's largest competitive funder of scientific research in Ireland. SFI invests in research that is likely to generate leading-edge technologies and competitive enterprises. The agency supports outstanding research that will underpin economic development and assist international and indienous industry to grow and flourish in Ireland.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Translate: Medical Technologies is a partnership of universities in the Leeds City Region with world-class expertise in the development of new medical technologies.The Translate initiative develops nationally leading capability in Medical Technology Innovation in the Leeds City Region, establishing a sustainable community of academic, industry and clinical partners that are connected and committed to working in partnership to deliver a strong local economy and patient benefits.

Dublin

New Frontiers, Ireland’s largest Entrepreneur Development Programme, provides an integrated and comprehensive set of business development supports to innovators planning to establish new companies. This national programme supports the development of sustainable new businesses that have strong employment and growth potential and contribute to job creation and economic activity in regional locations.

Dublin

The aim of the Commercialisation Fund programme is to improve the competitiveness of the Irish economy through the creation of technology based start-up companies and the transfer of innovations developed in the Irish research system to industry in Ireland.

London, United Kingdom

The key role of the Bioscience Directorate at DTI is to support the UK's bioscience industries (Pharma, Biotech, Medical Devices and Agri-business) through strategic relationship management.The Knowledge Transfer Team manages the Directorate's portfolio of Business Support Programmes to secure the successful exploitation of high quality science. The Head of Knowledge Transfer co-ordinates the Directorate's relations with Sciences Base stakeholders, including Research Councils and the Office of Science & Innovation.

Weybridge, Surrey, Uk

The VLA is an executive agency of the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It carries out animal disease surveillance, diagnostic services and veterinary scientific research for government and commercial organisations.The VLA’s TB Research Group focuses on developing novel vaccines and diagnostics against tuberculosis in cattle and badgers, and in the application of molecular epidemiology to disease control.

Canterbury, United Kingdom

School of Biosciences, A.J.Baines GroupThe function of the cytoskeleton in controlling membrane properties investigated through the study of gene variation of mammalian cytoskeletal proteins.

Hamburg, Germany

European Carbohydrate Research Network

Bsc, Phd, Life Sciences

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