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
Lithuanian University of
Health Sciences
Kaunas University of
Technology
Ideas for Teaming
Life Science and engineering center of excellence
Lithuanian University of Health
Sciences
Kaunas University of Technology
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Unity 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 Faculties
4 Research Institutes
2 Faculties
Research Institute
The Centre of new pharmaceutical and health
technologies “SANTAKA” valley
LUHS research areas
Cardiology
Research of animal
physiological physical
properties
Oncology
Neuroscience
Influence of
lifestyle and
environmental
factors to health
Health
economics and
health system
research
Animal morphology
Endocrinology
Animal immunology
Gastroenterology
Pulmonology and immunology
Animal epidemiology
Rehabilitation and nursing
Animal pharmacology
Emergency medicine
Health of woman and child
Functioning
mechanisms of
living tissues
Livestock reproduction,
breeding and genetics
Zoohygiene and ecology
Ophthalmology and
otorhinolaryngology
Oral and maxillofacial pathology
Clinical
research
Infectology
Livestock health and
wellness
Feedstuff quality and food
safety
Pathology of human movement
system
Behavioral Medicine
Nephrology and Urology
Development of functional
product
Livestock nutrition and
effective use of feedstuff
Dermatology
Elaboration of novel medications
and search for their market
Nutrition and
biotechnology
Livestock
wellness and
feedstock
quality
Publications and citations of ISI WOS papers in
Biomedicine, LUHS
Published Items in Each Year
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
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
15
7FP
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
3%
State Subsidy
16%
Research Council of Lithuania
50%
31%
Foreign grants
Agency for science, innovation
and technology
Ideas for Teaming
Life Science and engineering center of excellence
Lithuanian University of
Health Sciences
Kaunas University of
Technology
Kaunas University of Technology
Internationalization, inter disciplinarity, cooperation with business
Leading University with knowledge and
technology development and transfer based
activities in the Baltic States: more than
10.000 students (352 PhD students)
9 Faculties
9 Research Institutes
Science, Studies and Business Centres –
SANTAKA and NEMUNAS
KUT research areas
New materials
for high
technologies
Smart
environments
and information
technologies
Diagnostic and
measuring
technologies
Technologies
for sustainable
development
and energetics
Sustainable
growth and
cohesive social
development
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 publications
Number 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
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
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:
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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
2
Smart 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
5
Automatic 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