Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research Activity Report 2006

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– The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research • Activity Report 2006n Collegium meeting of 15 MarchA meeting of the Foundation’s Collegium was held on15 March, when the Foundation’s strategy was discussed.n Strategic research for SwedenIn conjunction with the Collegium meeting, an openseminar was held where Lars Rask presented hisintentions and where three of the leaders of the newlyestablished strategic research centres gave their visions.The recipients of the Ingvar Carlsson Award weregiven their diplomas by Ingvar Carlsson.n Chronic inflammationIn 2005, Five research funding bodies – the Knutand Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the KnowledgeFoundation, SSF, VINNOVA (the Swedish GovernmentalAgency for Innovation Systems) and the VårdalFoundation – took the initiative to a series of hearingson how a research and development programme forchronic inflammation could best be designed. Thebackground is that a relatively large portion of thepopulation – not just in Sweden but throughout thewestern world – suffers from diseases where chronicinflammation is an important component. Examples ofsuch diseases are rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerous colitis,multiple sclerosis and asthma. These diseases causegreat suffering for their victims, but also great costs forsociety – mainly due to sickness absence. A workinggroup has therefore devised a research and developmentprogramme in which both researchers and careproviders such as pharmaceutical companies andpatient associations collaborate so that research resultscan be translated into new forms of treatment anddrugs as quickly as possible. The programme, whichwill extend for five years starting in 2007, has a budgetof about SEK 85 million, of which the Foundation iscontributing SEK 20 million.n Environmentally sound product realisationSmall and medium-sized enterprises have been identifiedby Mistra (Foundation for Strategic EnvironmentalResearch) as important for an investment in researchon environmentally sound product realisation. Mistrafound that SSF/ProViking is a suitable cooperationpartner for such a programme due to their experienceof managing production science research in direct collaborationbetween industry and academia. Environmentallysound product realisation is judged to be anProfessor Hans Forssberg talks about his visions for the Stockholm Brain Institute. Photos: Katarina Wos.
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research • Activity Report 2006 – important competition factor for small and mediumsizedenterprises, and launching a joint programmeis considered to have a number of advantages. TheFoundation and Mistra therefore allocated SEK 30million each for a joint three-year research programmein the area of environmentally sound product realisation– ProEnviro. The programme, which has its ownBoard as well as a Scientific Council and an IndustrialCouncil, issued its first call for proposals during theyear and the projects are expected to start in January2007.n The Foundation’s strategy and draftingorganizationDuring 2005 the Governing Board’s strategy groupdrafted a new strategy, which was adopted by the GoverningBoard during the year.A new drafting organization which supports theimplementation of the new strategy was formed duringthe year, which means that four panels for strategywork with approximately twelve members each havebeen established in the areas:• Biotechnology, drug discovery and development,medical technology• Information, communication and systems technologies– software• Information, communication and systems technologies– hardware• Materials development – including biomaterialsFurthermore, a truly multidisciplinary panel consistingof 14 persons with broad expertise has been created. Itis hoped that this group will generate new proposals forinitiatives.The different panels are supposed to submit aninterim report in the early spring of 2007 and a finalreport in October/November, and the strategy workwill be concluded with a joint seminar aimed at creatinga good overall perspective. An important task is toidentify strategic strength areas for the Foundation.The following persons have been appointed to chairthe different panels:Britt-Marie Sjöberg – biotechnology, drug discoveryand development and medical technology,
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