1. Trans-atlantic cooperation Oceans of Opportunities Director General Arvid Hallén

2. An important meeting place!

3. Why is USA so important to Norway?  USA is the largest global spender on research and development, 42% of the OECD total  Higher growth rate of public R&D than in the EU  USA accounts for around 30% of all articles in scientific journals worldwide  1,3 million researchers  Nearly 80.000 foreign doctoral students

4. A large number of US Nobel laureates USA Other countries

5.  Lars Onsager – chemistry, 1968  Norman E. Borlaug, peace, 1970  Christian B. Anfinsen, chemistry, 1972  Ivar Giaever, physics, 1973  And many semi-americans…  Finn E. Kydland, economy, 2004 300 American Nobel laureates

6. The R&D Giant – and its partner Japan China USA Canada Africa India South- Korea Taiwan Latin- America Australia Europe Russia, Middle East Rest- Asia = 1 billion $ Norway

7. Norway - an increasing number of PhDs from other countries Europe North America South America Asia Africa

8. Norwegian researchers: Co-authorship increasing ! EU US Other Nordic countries

9. The Citation index: Improving our Scientific Impact Norway US OECD EU World average

10. Norway - a strong competitor in European research Norway 26 % EU 19 % Participating in 10 per cent of all projects (822) EU a total funding of 2 billion NOK (app. 400 USD) 3500 Norwegian researchers are involved

11. Norwegian Centers of Excellence Aquaculture protein Geo- biosphere Theoretical chemistry Economics Mind in Nature Ecology Cancer biomedicine Immune regulation Biomedicine and IT Neuroscience Mathematics Civil wars Physics/Geology Geohazards Ships and ocean structures Biology of memory Medieval studies Theoretical linguistics Petroleum research Communication systems Climate research

12. Centres for Research-based Innovation - public private partnerships Statistics for innovation Multiphase flow of complex fluids Natural gas – Processes and products Concrete – new qualities and uses Next generation search engines Aquaculture technology Stem cell based tumor therapy Marine bioactives and drug discovery Industrial measurement technology Integrated operations in the petroleum industry Future manufacturing solutions Medical imaging Telemedicine Structural impact

13. The CoE’s are increasing Norway’s attractiveness Biology of memory

14. Attracting excellent researchers from US Ayumu Tashiro

15. The Leiv Eiriksson mobility program – - some achievements  Mobility grants based on scientific excellence  During the last three years more than 100 scholars have spent up to one year abroad  Open to all fields and disciplines

16. The Leiv Eiriksson mobility program – - some achievements 2005-2007  98 Norwegians visiting top-notch institutions in the U.S. and Canada  18 U.S. and Canadian scholars working at the cutting edge of climate and environmental research in Norway 98 researchers 18 researchers

17. Norwegian-U.S. cooperation at 79 degrees North - Hydrologist Dr. John Faulkner Burkhart (USA) “After returning home from my stay in Norway, I wanted to continue my Norwegian adventure and landed a permanent position with the Norwegian Institute of Air Research (NILU)”

18. A unique opportunity – Dementia researcher Ingelin Testad, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway “At New York University’s School of Medicine I met hard- working, generous, target- oriented researchers who had longstanding experience with the method. My professional and family life prospered in the USA”

19. How can we support trans-atlantic partnerships? ICT Energy/ environment FoodHealthOceans New materials nanotechnology Biotechnology Thematic priorities Technological priorities PETROLEUM CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE ICT NANOMAT Aquaculture GENOMICS

20. Bioenergy and food safety  University of Minnesota and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences  Norwegian chair in the ”Norwegian” state of Minnesota  6 transatlantic research teams  Example: From wood to biofuels  To develop carbohydrate modules (CBMs) for more effective enzymatic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass

21. Exploit gas hydrates, and store CO 2 – at the same time  University in Bergen in cooperation with the research center in ConocoPhillips  Gas hydrates: More reserves than coal, oil and gas in total  Exploitation of this immense natural resources and at the same time store CO 2 ?

22. Selective gas separation with advanced polymer membranes  North Carolina State University, SINTEF, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)  Membranes molecularly designed to separate gases like CO 2 and H 2  Can be applied to other gases like methane, CO  Future research: simulation tools, other gases

23. Energy – Europe and North America faces the same problems  The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - MIT  “Paired teams” dedicated to solve common problems  Gas technology is a target area  Infrastructure to bring gas to the market  Handle CO 2 from gas based energy production  Development of completely new technology to transform natural gas to hydrogen and other favorable energy carriers

24. Advancing translational cancer research and innovation  A new initiative: A symposium held in North Carolina, May 2007 building on longstanding traditions for collaboration on cancer research  Many Norwegian biotech companies have US collaborations  Norway has an innovative research base, important biomedical resources such as biobanks, and a number of young biotech companies

25. Ocean harvesting  The Aquaculture Protein Centre (APC) is a CoE at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University  This has resulted in both bilateral research and new funding  One of the main objectives is to improve the utilization of protein resources

26. Sequencing the atlantic salmon genome  International organizational body in place  Project administration – UMB, Norway  Time frame: 2007-2009, budget: 14 M USD  No other species group of fishes receives such comprehensive commercial and scientific attention  Norway’s contribution: < 40 MNOK  Great potential for scientific impact and commercial success

27. 3500 school children opened IPY in Oslo

28. This year Norway-US cooperate on crossing the Antarctic continent from Troll to South Pole Main theme: Quantify more precisely changes in the Antarctic ice masses as a result of climate change, and their effects on global sea level

29. PI SP-QML 64-68 No-US IPY 07/08 No-US IPY 08/09 The track is shown in white. It is the longest single crossing and is part of a large number of coordinated traverses. Will return from South Pole to Troll in the 2008/09 season

30. Alert, Canada Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

31. Svalbard: An excellent Research Facility  30 000 research man days  20 nations  4 main research bases  2 Norwegian  1 Polish  1 Russian

32. Our ambition for Svalbard: Increasing activity and more cooperation Ny-Ålesund international research station

33. Research days in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Norwegians Other nations

34. IPY has increased the use of Svalbard by 10-20 % 41 IPY projects on Svalbard Norway Netherlands Germany France Sweden Czech Republic Italy Poland Norway/USA Canada Denmark Finland Russia UK USA

35. US/Canada cooperation with Norway during IPY:  Practically all IPY projects funded by Norwegian Research Council have participating scientists from US and from Canada  The IPY potential has not yet been fulfilled with regards to cooperation in Arctic observatories and in data

36. Conclusions:  In polar research Norway is a ”large” country with long traditions, much infrastructure  We encourage now international cooperation, especially in use of our Svalbard facilities  The IPY has the potential to lead to greatly improved cooperation at all levels from science to politics  We would welcome more US and Canadian researchers to Svalbard

37. A basis for further cooperation  Important research questions can only be addressed through international collaboration  Cutting edge science requires collaboration among the best  Complex problems need the integration of multiple perspectives  Researchers in the US and Norway often work on similar problems

38. A basis for further cooperation  It often starts with education: Many Norwegians have received an outstanding education in the U.S.  This has created unique opportunities to build lasting collaborative relationships and research networks  The benefits of spending time in top level international environments cannot be overestimated

39. We will strenghten our efforts to build more partnerships! ICT Energy/ environment FoodHealthOceans New materials nanotechnology Biotechnology Thematic priorities Technological priorities Public sector reforms PETROLEUM CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE ICT NANOMAT Aquaculture GENOMICS Welfare and society Food programme Health programmes CLIMIT Ocean and coast