Qatar Foundation RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

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1 Qatar Foundation RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Diversifying Qatar s Economy through Science &Technology Investments Successes, Challenges & Opportunities Dr. Ayman Bassil Dr. Jason C. Stolworthy Dr. Omar Boukhris

2 THE SIDRA TREE Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) is a private, non-profit organization that is supporting Qatar s transformation to a knowledge-based economy by unlocking human potential.

3 EDUCATION PILLAR

4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PILLAR Research & Development

5 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PILLAR Research & Development

6 QF R&D VISION Qatar will be a leading center for research and development excellence and innovation Research & Development Research & Development

7 QF R&D MISSION Develop the capabilities of Qatar s people and institutions Build and maintain a competitive and diversified economy Improve the health and social well-being of Qatar s population Support Qatar s distinctive culture and its people s security Preserve and improve the natural and built environment 7 Research & Development

8 QATAR NATIONAL RESEARCH STRATEGY (QNRS) In support of Qatar National Vision 2030, QF R&D shares the vision and mission of QNRS and drives the national research agenda by being the: Custodian of QNRS Steward of 2.8% of Qatar s government revenues allocated to research Leader of science and research mission of Qatar across the four research priorities: Energy & Environment Computing & Information Technology Health & Biomedical Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research & Development Research & Development

9 QF s PRD Facilitates R&D Planning and Management Across Qatar s R&D Community QNRS defines our research objectives based on National priorities QNRF: Enable the research community to achieve objectives Qatar s R&D entities: Conduct research that contributes to objectives QSTP & Private Sector: Facilitate innovation and the transition of ideas into markets QF s PRD facilitates, monitors and evaluates research activity

10 QNRS RESEARCH CONTINUUM Discovery research Basic research Applied research Commercial innovation University Research (QU, HBKU, Others) QSTP QF Research Institutes Business & Industry National and international partnerships Research & Development

11 QF R&D RESEARCH INSTITUTES Genomic Medicine Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Diabetes Cancer Arabic Language Technologies Cyber Security Data Analytics Social Computing Water Desalination & Reuse Alternative Energy Environmental & Chemical Sciences Nano & Material Science Research & Development

12 QF R&D CENTER FOR INNOVATION State-of-the-art research facilities + World Class Researchers = Cutting Edge Technologies Technology Meets Innovation Research & Development

13 QF R&D PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING Secondary School Research Experience Program Undergraduate Research Experience Program Graduate Student Research Award Post Doctoral Research Award Junior Scientist Research Experience Program National Priorities Research Program National Priorities Research Program- Exceptional Research & Development

14 RESEARCH GRAND CHALLENGES Water Security Solar Energy Cyber Security Efficiency of desalination technologies Recharging the aquifer to 1980 levels Rational policy for water reuse Increased salinity in the Gulf Efficiency of current PV technologies is well below theoretical limits Dust and understanding of intensity/dynamics of sun and air quality Energy storage Smart Grid Applied cryptography Applied security for energy infrastructure Dimension and methods to combat cyber crimes Malware analyses Research & Development

15 QF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D) 2 million square feet of new state-of-the-art facilities in world class scientists and engineers, graduate students and post-docs, and collaborators from universities, industry, etc. Research & Development Research & Development

16 Qatar Foundation R&D staffing and facilities Research & Development

17 Four Research Themes Support National Priorities Energy and Environment Computing and IT Health and Life Sciences Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Enterprise-Wide Impact Through R&D Sustainable Capabilities National Challenges Economic Prosperity Global Recognition

18 QATAR NATIONAL RESEARCH FUND Omar Boukhris, PhD Director of Post Award - QNRF

19 Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Vision QNRF will enable research and development excellence in Qatar to achieve a knowledge based economy. Mission Advance knowledge and education by providing funding opportunities for original, competitively selected R&D at all levels and cross all disciplines, with emphasis on the four pillars of Qatar National Research Strategy (QNRS).

20 QNRF Funding Scope

21 QNRF: Past & Present 2006

22 QNRF: Phase I Input Output Creating a research culture Building human capital Developing research infrastructure Attaining international visibility Generating publications

23 Research Value Chain Phase I Educational Capacity Building Investigator Driven Open Call UREP JSREP NPRP NPRP-EP

24 QNRF: Phase II Output Impact Aligning the funding programs with QNRS Addressing Qatar s Grand Challenges Providing educational and training programs Generating knowledge assets (IP, patents, licenses, etc.) Disseminating results, and commercialization

25 Research Value chain Phase II Educational Capacity Building Investigator Driven Open Call UREP GSRA PDRA JSREP NPRP NPRP-EP Solicited Call Grand Challenges Research Solicited Call QIPA Innovation

26 Statistics of QNRF Programs Number of Cycles Letters of Intent / IRP Submitted Proposals Awarded Projects Amount of Fund (US$M) UREP 16 N/A NPRP JSREP SSREP (55 schools) N/A NPRP-EP GSRA PDRA QIPA Total

27 Research Funding for NPRP Cycle Cycle 1 2 Cycle 3 Cycle Cycle 5 Cycle Cycle 7 NPRP Applications NPRP Funds (Million USD)

28 Capacity Building Academic Government Private NGOs Number of Research Offices inside Qatar

29 Sample of Local Stakeholders

30 Building Human Capital Over the Years 990 Key Investigators inside Qatar Qatari Nationals Key Investigators

31 Research Support Personnel Over the Years Post Doctoral Research Assistant Graduate Student

32 Increasing Undergraduate Level Research 2336 Undergraduate Students Qatari Undergraduate Students

33 Increasing Secondary School Level Research Secondary School Students Qatari Secondary School Students

34 QNRF Supports an Open Funding Model Inside Qatar Outside Qatar Submitting institution must be located inside Qatar Collaborative institution may be located inside or outside Qatar Collaborative institution may be located outside Qatar Funding & Effort allocation: o NPRP Up to 35% of fund may be spent outside Qatar o NPRP Up to 50% of effort may be performed outside Qatar o o NPRP-EP Up to 35% of fund may be performed outside Qatar NPRP-EP Program Up to 20% of effort may be spent outside Qatar

35 QNRF Enables International Collaborations Number of collaborative institutions awarded Number of NPRP awarded projects

36 Sample of NPRP International Collaborators

37 Publications Over the Years QNRF (International) Qatar University (QNRF funded) Education City (QNRF funded) Other Qatar institutions (QNRF funded) Qatar University (non-qnrf funded) Education City (non-qnrf funded) Other Qatar institutions (non-qnrf funded) The establishment of QNRF by the Qatar Foundation in 2006 contributed to publication output from 2008 onwards and appears to be the main driver of the dramatic increases seen in recent years. Education City was established in 2001 and the number of institutions it houses has increased steadily since

38 Qatar s Mean Normalised Citation & Journal Scores Have Risen to Above World Average World average

39 Qatar is Competing Well Against Some MENA Benchmark Countries on MNCS World average

40 Challenges Local Capacity Review Process: Panel Review Vs. External Peer Review Logistics, International Collaboration National Policies for research environment

41 TRANSLATING R&D INVESTMENTS INTO ECONOMIC GROWTH IN QATAR Jason C. Stolworthy J.D. / M.S. Director of Intellectual Property Management Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

42 Innovation is responsible for 80% of Economic Growth Robert Solow Nobel Price Winner 42

43 Cellular Communication (Military) GPS (DoD, Navy) Touchscreen (DOE, CIA/NSF, DOD) Internet (DARPA) Fingerprint Recognition (NSF) Siri (DARPA) Li Batteries (DOE), DRM Cache (DARPA), LCD (NIH, NSF, DoD), DRM, HTTP/HTML (CERN), 43

44 Increasing Innovation Efficiency: 1) Building Intellectual Capital 2) Translating Intellectual Capital to Economic Growth

45 Two Significant Challenges to Increasing Innovation Efficiency 1) Building Intellectual Capital 2) Translating Intellectual Capital to Economic Growth

46 Building Intellectual Capital Establish IP Policies and Terms in Agreements Build Infrastructure for IP Protection and Commercialization Promote an Innovation Culture Establish R&D Decision Support

47 Establish QF IP Policy Defines ownership of IP for collaborations: If project is funded by QF, QF owns (Royalties shared equally) If project is jointly funded, IP is jointly owned (Royalties shared equally) If project is funded by the collaborator, collaborator may own Allows for exceptions: Qatari entities may own the IP under a Bayh Dole like approach Collaborator has Background IP that may become less valuable Collaborator is legally prohibited from assigning IP rights to QF Collaborator demonstrates other compelling circumstances INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

48 48 Establish Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office Core IPTT Team Established Key IP Procedures Established IP Management System Tools and Resources By the numbers: 188+ inventions 150+ Patent Applications

49 Promote Innovation Culture Royalty Sharing with Inventors: 80% of first 500,000 QAR, 50% of next 5,000,000 QAR 20% of next 5,000,000 QAR 5% of the rest Numerous Trainings and Workshops Awards and Recognition:

50 R&D Decision Support See the IP Landscape Visualize R&D Strategic Planning/Landscape Analysis Company/Individual Profiling Competitor Analysis Market Analysis Prior Art Search Technology Marketing See the Players Know who You are Working With

51 Translating Intellectual Capital to Economic Growth Licensing and Commercialization Team Market Analysis & Strategy Active Marketing Team Web Presence/Social Media Strategic Engagement Professional Negotiators Technology Management IP Development 50+ Inventions are being actively marketed 10+ IPs licensed or in negotiation for commercial adoption 20+ QF innovation/commercialization metrics tracked

52 Translating Intellectual Capital to Economic Growth

53 THANK YOU