06. ACTION PLAN
consolidating research and competitiveness i3S is actively promoting integrative research
i3S has set in motion strategies to attract and to train promising young scientists
i3S is actively promoting integrative research by articulating research groups working on basic biological sciences, molecular medicine, bioengineering, and clinical fields, whose track record was assessed by an international panel of the European Science Foundation and granted the title of ‘exceptional’ by the FCT – the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. We are regularly invigorating our research groups with new generations of scientists. In order to do so, i3S has set in motion strategies to search and attract the most promising young scientists, a goal for whose accomplishment our international and integrative PhD programs play a crucial role. To encourage participation in international projects and to raise the capacity to attract funding for research activities, i3S is providing the integrative research programs with projectmanagement support, from pre-award to grant management, bolstering the valorization of knowledge and competences developed in the institute. In addition, i3S is fostering close and fruitful contacts with relevant funding bodies, in particular with the European Commission, and with similar offices from other institutions and countries.
Pre-award support will be provided in close collaboration with technology transfer experts to effectively boost the valorization path
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The pre-award and grant management specialists are working in close collaboration with the technology transfer experts on: (i) mapping existing knowledge, technology and competences (ii) ensuring the identification of the best route for its acknowledgement; (iii) and cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship within the i3S scientific community.