A 30million euro platform funded under the Higher Education Authority of Ireland – Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions

- To provide a structured research and training framework for Ireland's investment in advanced imaging applied to the Life Sciences 

- To establish Graduate Training Programmes in Biophotonics and Imaging 

- To bridge the Physical and Life Sciences interface and, through partnership with Industry,  to enhance technology developments in BioPhotonics and Imaging

- To provide a national access to Core Facilities in Molecular, Cellular, Small Animal and Human Research Imaging

- To provide the infrastructure for Ireland's participation in large-scale international research programmes underpinned by Biophotonics and Imaging

Applications are now invited for attendance at the Optics for Microscopy lectures to be held in NUI Galway 27^th- 28^th October and 1^st - 2^nd December 2009. For further details go here.

National Co-ordinator Prof Brian Harvey Professor of Molecular Medicine and Director of Research,               Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Scientific Director Prof Martin Leahy Department of Physics,               University of Limerick

Programmes Manager Dr Eadaoin Mc Kiernan   Research Office Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Telephone: + 353 1 402 2374 E-mail: eadaoinmckiernan@rcsi.ie

Employment Enquiries: Email: nbipadmin@rcsi.ie