1. REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE STATE COMMITTEE OF SCIENCE Science in Armenia

2. R&D Sector: Structure Number of Research Organizations at Ministries and National Academy of Science Total Number :84 NAS - Natonal Academy of Science MES - Ministry of Education and Science MH - Ministry of Healthcare MA - Ministry of Agriculture MC - Ministry of Culture ME - Ministry of Economy MTA - Ministry of Territorial Administration Yer. Mun. - Yerevan Municipality

3. Budget allocation-2013: Physics Budget allocation-basic financing programs-2013 (mln. AMD)

4. Budget allocation-2013: Physics Researchers involved in basic financing programs-2013

5. SCS Activities Supporting Young Researchers Within the frames of topic-based financing 2008-2010 and Call of proposals for 2011-2013 the minimal rate of participation for young researchers was established -25% of the overall number of all participants. While funding conferences and other scientific activities those ones are supported in which the young researchers outnumbered: in 2009 were funded 23 conferences, in 2010-28. In 2009 and 2010 there were funded 4 and 3 summer schools for young researchers respectively. In order to provide mobility to young researchers 20 young researchers were granted in order to participate in international conferences: 11 in 2009, and 9 - in 2010.

6. SCS Activities Supporting Young Researchers In 2009 SCS, NFSAT and CRDF launched the Joint Support Programs for Young Researchers (natural sciences and technologies) and SCS launched the same Call in the field of social sciences and humanities. In 2009 there were funded 27 individual and group projects. From 2010 32 projects supporting Young Researchers are funded (16 for PhD students and 16 for research groups) Grants for PhD students: 25 for 2013. Within the frames of the Call of Joint proposals with CNRS, FFR and RFH, encouraged especially those projects where young researchers were involved.

7. R&D sector - International Cooperation: Bilateral Agreements All the policy and strategy documents adopted during last decades directed to the regulation and the development of S&T and Innovation in Armenia, stress the importance of the development of international cooperation in S&T. SCS (Armenia) and CNRS (France) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in January 2009. The agreement provides framework for exchanging scientists of the two countries, implementation of joint scientific and research programmes, organisation of joints scientific conferences and seminars. The joint programme is implemented with the contributions of the two sides. In November 2010 a trilateral agreement on the establishment of joint laboratories was signed between CNRS, the NAS RA and SCS. Three laboratories were established in the fields of geological sciences, archaeology and physical research.

8. R&D sector - International Cooperation: Bilateral Agreements SCS (Armenia) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR, Russia) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in February 2012. The joint programme will start from 2013. Ministry of Education and Science (MES, Armenia) and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Germany) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in August 2011. The joint programme will start from 2013. SCS (Armenia) and Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH, Russia) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in February 2011. The joint programme is implemented from 2011. SCS (Armenia) and Foundation for Fundamental Research (FFR, Belarus) signed a bilateral cooperation agreement in November 2010. The joint programme is implemented from 2011.

9. Bilateral Joint Programs Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH, Russia) From 2009;3 joint laboratoties;10 annual travel grants; 1 joint group Centre National de la Recherce Scientifique (CNRS France) Foundation for Fundamental Research (FFR, Belarus) State Committee of Science (SCS, Armenia) From 2011; 17 annual grants From 2011; 7 annual grants Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR, Russia) Will start from 2013 Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Germany)

10. R&D Sector: Current International Projects – IIAP NAS RA High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research Communities –HP-SEE (2010-2012) Deploying ARmenian distributed Processing capacities for Environmental GEOspatial data (SCOPES) EGI-InSPIRE (2011-2013) Leading developer of Distributed Computing Development of a Second Generation Scientific Computing Infrastructure Based on P-Grade Portal (Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, 2010-2012) Integrating Armenia into ERA: Information and Communication Technologies – INARMERA-ICT (2012-2015) EGIInSPIRE - European Grid Initiative: Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in Europe (2010-2014). From V. Sahakyan “IIAP Activities”

11. YerPhI and CANDLE : WHY YerPhI and CANDLE Large Scale Projects: YerPhI, CANDLE, Research Universities,… Construction of 6 GeV synchrotron-1967 Byurakan Observatory Armenian Nuclear Plant

12. Future Plans Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector ALIKHANYAN NATIONAL SCIENCE LABORATORY(YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE) “On Establishment of Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute)” (approved on 01 September 2011, 1301-N). NUCLEAR PHYSICS WITH RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS CENTER FOR RADATION MEDICINE

13. Future Plans Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector ALIKHANYAN NATIONAL SCIENCE LABORATORY(YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE) From A. Chilingaryan “Status Report-2012” 2013: 760.0mln

14. Future Plans Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission Energy 3GeV Current 350mA Length of Circum. 216m Frequency 500MHz Emittance 8.4nm Beam life time 18.4hrs Signed MoU‘s: DESY, PSI, Kurchatov Center, Elettra... From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project”

15. Science Science Biology Physics Material Science Medicine Chemistry EnvironmentsIndustry Biotechnology Electronics New material Pharmacy Nanotechnology Microfabrication Electron source sampledetector X-Rays CellVirusProteinMoleculeAtom 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 keV Spectrum High Brightness Continues Spectrum Tunability High Coherency User Demands - 3-10 times From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project”

16. Biology Protein Structure Nucleic acids Structural genomics Biotechnology, biosensors Drug design 1998 2010 2006 2002 50 000 Protein Structures deposited Macro-molecular physics High-Temp superconductivity Physics of nano-particles Surface physics Physics Chemical Dynamics Polymers Nanoscale chemistry Biochemistry Catalytic Interfaces ChemistryMedicine Angiography Bronchography Mammography Computed Tomography Photon Activ. Therapy Microbeam Rad. Therapy From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project”

17. Material Science 3D structure of new material Magnetic materials Complex materials Ceramics Nano-structures Nano-tubes Micro-fabrication X-Ray Lithography - LIGA Diffraction & Scattering Beamline Initial beam After mirror M1After DCMFocused Beam From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project”

18. Future Plans CANDLE Budget from RA state sources, mln Drams “On Establishment of Synchrotron Research Institute CANDLE” Foundation (approved on 24 May 2012, …N 675-N )