BIMORE Kick-off meeting

First BIMORE meeting; Presentation of the scientific roadmap, the training actions, and administrative procedures; presentations by the scientists in charge, presentation of IPP strategy.

Intellectual property protection

Ing. Sabrina Prada (Technology Transfer Office, Politecnico di Milano)

Obtaining Intellectual property protection in collaborative research project involving both academia and industry.

First BIMORE Summer School

The first BIMORE summer School was focused on "approaching the single molecular limit". Tutorial talks by the group leaders and invited experts showed the approach and capacities of the single groups.

Scientific Article Writing

Dr. Fabio Pulizzi (Editor of "Nature Materials")

A general introduction into Nature publications led to a discussion about the system of peer-reviewing and possible alternatives to it. In the second part Dr. Pulizzi explained the function of an abstract and then asked the fellows to write one.

The Femto Workshop: Introduction into time-resolved spectroscopy

Dr. Larry Luer (CNR/INFM) (BIMORE)

A general introduction into pi-conjugated systems and their optical resonances. The tutorial can be downloaded.

First BIMORE annual meeting

The first annual meeting was focused on the presentations of the young researchers and to discuss them. Two external experts contributed external knowledge.

Second BIMORE Summer School

This Summer School was focused on Managerial capabilities for young researchers. A series of interactive workshops were focused on presentation skills (giving an interview on TV, funding acquisition, writing a newspaper report), but also research ethics was discussed.

Is it time to shoot for the sun?

Prof. Richard Cogdell (University of Glasgow)

Tutorial Talk on light harvesting and energy conversion. Insight into present & future global energy needs, highlighting how bio-inspired approaches can help to increase the efficiency of artificial light harvesting.

Ethics in Science

Dr. Barbara Cogdell, Dr. Dorothy Aidulis (University of Glasgow)

Workshop.After a tutorial introducing into the fields where science touches ethics, a workshop took place where teams had to elaborate an assessment of a specific ethical conflict situation.

Newspaper workshop

Dr. Ray Mc Hugh (University of Glasgow)

This tutorial + workshop, researchers learned how to present scientific results to a non-scientific audience. The tutorial showed the work of a public relations office and highlighted how to draw attention to research outcomes. In the workshop, researchers were asked to write a newspaper article about own research results, which was then assessed.

Video training program

Prof. Richard Cogdell (University of Glasgow)

In this two-step workshop, young researchers worked out their skills of presentation in front of a video camera. Everybody (including the senior researchers) had to give a short (unprepared) presentation, which was then discussed in the plenum. The next day, the young researchers should give a prepared talk. Strong improvements with respect to self-confidence and presentation skills were obtained. The skills are valuable not only for interviews in TV, but in any situation where the researchers is to present her/himself personally in front of an audience (conference, job interview, project assessmnet in industry, etc.)

EU grant applications

Dr. Ulrike Kolch (University of Glasgow)

An outline of the instruments of the 7th framework programme of the EU, addressing specifically the options for young researchers but also host-driven actions.

National grant applications

Prof. Richard Cogdell (University of Glasgow)

Workshop. After an explanation of the British research funding system, the young researchers were ask to write the first outline page of a grant proposal, which was then assessed by Prof. Cogdell.

Organization of a research group

Prof. Richard Cogdell (University of Glasgow)

Tutorial talk, addressing recruitment, funding, strategic and day-to-day operation aspects of successfully running a research group in academia.

BIMORE midterm meeting

Midterm assessment of the networks' performance so far; representative of the European commission will be present.

IBM Industrial workshop

This workshop is aimed at providing the young researchers the capabilities for an industrial career. Insight into industrial research, the way from a scientific result to a product on the market, is given as well as financial aspects (venture capital) and the societal dimension of future information technology.

Business Development

Erich Ruetsche (IBM Zurich Research Laboratory)

Research at IBM

Martin Schmatz (IBM Zurich Research Laboratory)

Intellectual property

Martin Schmatz (IBM Zurich Research Laboratory)

Challenges of Internal Communication

Chris Sciacca (IBM Zurich Research Laboratory)

Human Resource Management

Heike Riel (IBM Zurich Research Laboratory)

How to start your own company

Ulf Holm Nielsen (IBM Zurich Research Laboratory)

Workshop "Management of Innovation"

Prof. G. Tovstiga (Henley Business School)

BIMORE ESR meeting

This meeting is entirely organized by the fellows.

BIMORE third annual meeting

Third annual meeting of the BIMORE network. Contents still to be decided.

Third BIMORE Summer School

The contents of this summer school are still to be decided.

BIMORE final meeting

Final assessment of network performance with representative of European Commission.