CREATING CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

Prof. Vaiva Lesauskaite, Vice-rector for Research

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

The Aarhus Declaration 2012: Towards European Research Area of Excellence

It is essential that Europe strengthens its science base, with excellence as the guiding principle.

EUROPE must build on and support national excellence initiatives to educate and nurture talent in order to produce and attract top researchers

Teaming for excellence and innovation

Teaming of excellent research institutions and low perfoming RDI regions

Objective:The creation of new centres of excellence in low performing RDI Member State and regions or significant upgrade of existing ones

Creation of Stairways to excellence

It means:Investment must be targeted.

Excellence tends to emerge particular areas or fields, involving highly-concentrated effort.

There is a critical mass effect.

Ideas for Teaming

Life Science and Engineering Center of Excellence

Kaunas University of Technology

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Ideas for Teaming

Life Science and engineering center of excellence

Kaunas University of Technology Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Lithuanian University of Health SciencesUnity of studies, research, and healthcare

The largest specialized health education institution in Lithuania: more than 7.000 students (251 PhD students)

The Hospital of LUHS is the largest multidisciplinary healthcare institution in Lithuania: number of beds 2415

5 Faculties4 Research Institutes

2 FacultiesResearch Institute

The Centre of new pharmaceutical and health technologies “SANTAKA” valley

Clinical research

Cardiology

Oncology

Neuroscience

Pulmonology and immunology

Endocrinology

Ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology

Gastroenterology

Infectology

Pathology of human movement system

Oral and maxillofacial pathology

Rehabilitation and nursing

Elaboration of novel medications and search for their market

Health of woman and child

Emergency medicine Functioning mechanisms of living tissues

Feedstuff quality and food safety

Zoohygiene and ecology

Animal pharmacology

Livestock reproduction, breeding and genetics

Research of animal physiological physical

properties

Animal epidemiology

Development of functional product

Livestock health and wellness

Livestock nutrition and effective use of feedstuff

Animal morphology

Animal immunology

LUHS research areas

Behavioral Medicine

Dermatology

Nephrology and Urology

Nutrition and biotechnology

Influence of lifestyle and

environmental factors to health

Health economics and health system

research

Livestock wellness and

feedstock quality

Publications and citations of ISI WOS papers in Biomedicine, LUHS

Citations in Each Year

Sum of the Times Cited: 5852

Sum of Times Cited without self-citations: 5407

Average Citations per Item: 5.00

h-index : 34

Published Items in Each Year

LUHS international research projects and research projects supported by Research Council of Lithuania (RCL), in 2008 – 2011

Groupof projects 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total

6FP 6 4 3 2 0 157FP 5 7 11 9 11 43

COST 4 4 6 6 5 25

EUREKA 3 7 5 5 5 25

Others 12 14 15 32 27 100

RCL - - 23 74 60 157

Total 30 36 63 128 108 365

Financing of research at LUHS, 2012 6.286 M Euros

Ideas for Teaming

Life Science and engineering center of excellence

Kaunas University of Technology

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Leading University with knowledge and technology development and transfer based activities in the Baltic States: more than 10.000 students (352 PhD students)

9 Faculties9 Research Institutes

Science, Studies and Business Centres – SANTAKA and NEMUNAS

Internationalization, inter disciplinarity, cooperation with businessKaunas University of Technology

New materials for high

technologies

Smart environments

and information technologies

Technologies for sustainable development

and energetics

Sustainable growth and

cohesive social development

KUT research areas

Diagnostic and measuring

technologies

Number of articles in FBT ISI WOS and changes of citation in 2009-2013

Changes of article numbers in ISI WOS database

Citation rates of scientific publicationsNumber of citation 4603

Citation without self-citation 2758

Average citaton of one publication 2.19

H-index 17

Knowledge and Technology Transfer

Participation in research, technological development and demonstration projects:

Programme 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total

7 FP 6 17 24 28 27 102

5 FP/6FP 22 7 - - - 29

EUREKA 8 8 7 8 7 38

EUROSTARS 1 2 2 3 3 11

COST 17 21 27 28 26 119

Other 27 25 30 26 30 138

Total 81 80 90 93 93 437

Participation in European Science Programmes

In 2012 Kaunas University of Technology and European Commission have signed the subsidiary agreement in The Seventh Framework Programme for the project Centre of Excellence in Organic Semiconductor Research (CEOSeR). The subsidy granted for KTU is 2,8 Million EUR.

In 2012 KUT Prof Kazimieras Baršauskas Untrasound Research Institute participated in 7 projects for development of small and medium enterprises in the 7FP. The project funding for the Institute reached 0,6 Million EUR.

The partner enterprises of the Institute collaborating in 7FP projects:• VERMON SA (France)• I & T NARDONI INSTITUTE SRL (Italy)• A K INDUSTRIES LTD (UK)•  A.C.T. (TRANSNATIONAL) LIMITED (UK)• DASEL SL (Spain)• IBAÑEZ EXTRUSORAS S.L. (Spain)• ISOTEST ENGINEERING SRL (Spain)• M2M (France)• OPTOMED OY (Finland)• Plasflow Limited (UK); Smart Material GmbH (Germany)

Creation of Stairways to excellence

It must have a a regional/national rationale

LT Smart Specialization

Health technologies and biotechnology

Molecular technologies for medicine and

biopharmacy

Advanced technologies for personal and public

health

Advanced engineering solutions for early

diagnostics and treatment

Partners:•Cambridge life science cluster, UK•Boston life science cluster, USA•Groningen University, NL•Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA•University of Bonn, DE•University of Heidelberg, DE•National Center of Competence “Frontiers in Genetics”, Faculty of Science, University of Geneve,  CH•Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University, DE

Joint applied research projects with Kaunas University of Technology

Project title LUHS department Funding (thousand Lt.)

1 Application of transcranial ultrasound in diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases Dept. Neurology 323,80

2 Pathological voice Dept. Ear, nose and throat diseases  

3 "Eureka" E! 4452 EDFAS " Assessment system of distributed intelligence functional status for the elderly and disabled" Dept. Geriatrics 250,00

4 ITEA2 GUARANTEE Guardian angel for the extended home environment ITEA2 08018 Dept. Geriatrics 250,00

5 Non-invasive expert system for the diagnosis of intraocular tumors IN Lab. Ophtalmology  

6 Eurostars E!4846 SKINMONITOR " Diagnosis of skin cancer using information and communication technologies "

Dept. Skin and Venerology diseases 515,20

7 Animal nutrition and development of the technology for improved biological value of meat, milk and eggs

Institute of Animal sciences 146,08

8 Clinical and physical aspects of brachytherapy of head and neck tumors Dept. Oncology 63

9 Hybrids of garden plants - a new source of anthocyanins IN Lab. Biochemistry 892,7

Inventions and Engineering Solutions by KUT Researchers

Automatic detection of voice pathology

Early diagnosis- succesful treatment

Creation of Stairways to excellence

It must be sustained. Research is a long-term endeavour; research capacity and reputations may take many years to build

Develpoment in Science and Innovation Areas

The Advanced Pharmaceutical and Health Technology Center

1. Investigation of natural biologically active compounds and phytodrugs

2. Tissue engineering – tissue engineering of heart valves and cartilage

3. Preclinical study of drugs

4. Investigation of pharmaceutical targets in tissues, personalized medicine

5. Investigation of proteins and peptids: technologies for extraction, purification

6. Pharmaceutical technologies: investigation of drug carriers

7. Synthesis and analysis of biologically active compounds

The Advanced Pharmaceutical and Health Technology Center

Develpoment in Science and Innovation Areas

In 2010 KUT has begun implementing one its most significant projects - the integrated science, studies and business centre the Santaka and Nemunas Valley.

In 2010 the first state-of-the-art Lithuanian Food Science and Technology Competence Centre was established.

In cooperation with Aalto University (Finland), KUT has established Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, acting as an animator of the Valley R&D.

Start-up Space for Students Technology Based Business Ideas Development

In 12 months established 22 companies & organized almost 100 events including:

StartupWeekend Lithuania Silicon Valley Comes to the Baltics BarCamp Lithuania Insp1re Session CodingSummit

The Start-up Business Established in 2012

Enterprise Business Type Number of Employees

GYKAI Multimedia solutions 2„Bliu Bliu“ IT solutions 2Smart Building Lighting System Technology equipment solutions 2„CraztImp“, MB „Gludis“ IT solutions 6„InLoga“ Technology equipment solutions 3„OpenPlanes“, „HELIS“ IT solutions 5„Power of Eye“ Technology equipment solutions 3„SneakyBox“ („AppCampus“) IT solutions 4„Abili“ Technology equipment solutions 2„QuatroDev“/ „Western Light“ IT solutions 5„Paperbird“ IT solutions 4„Techn“ Technology equipment solutions 3„Invenis“ IT solutions 5„Moreta“ IT solutions 5„Verslo Tekstai“ Advertising 1„SearchNode“ IT solutions 2„EVJ Technologies“ Technology equipment solutions 2„PM Screen Group“ Multimedia solutions 5Automatic Care Beds Technology equipment solutions 4„Infoney“ IT solutions 5„Novatus.lt“ Sales solutions 3„Infonomics“ IT solutions 2

Teaming is designed to support stairways to excellence

Thank you