Frank Gannon To Address ESOF Conference, Aid Dublin’s Bid For European City of Science 2012

Frank Gannon, the Director General of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), will address the Euroscience Open Forum later today.

Dr. Stephen Simpson Appointed Director of Life Sciences, SFI

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has appointed Dr. Stephen Simpson –an expert in the areas of biomedicine, immunology, human genetics, molecular cell biology, cancer and HIV– to the position of Director of Life Sciences.

Simpson will play a key role in contributing to building Ireland as a centre of excellence for Life Sciences research, promoting academic-industrial partnerships, and the encouragement of an excellence driven science culture, says SFI.

Simpson will have responsibility for the SFI’s Life Science research investments in line with the goals and targets set down in the Government’s Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation (SSTI) 2006-2013 (PDF).