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Centres for research-based innovation

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences hosts one Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) and plays an active part in four Centres hosted by other institutions. The SFI title is assigned for a period of eight years.

The purpose of the Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) is to build up and strengthen Norwegian research groups that work in close collaboration with partners from innovative industry and innovative public enterprises.


Centre for Scalable Data Access (SIRIUS)

SIRIUS aims to provide the oil and gas business with better ways to access and use the massive amounts of data that are generated in projects and daily operation. The centre opened November 1, 2015. SIRIUS is coordinated by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Centre leader: Professor Arild Waaler, Department of Informatics.

Big Insight: Statistics for the Knowledge Economy

Big Insight contributes to competence and capacity building for the knowledge-based economy, towards a better and sustainable society. Fulfilling the promise of the big data revolution, the centre invents analytical tools to extract knowledge from complex data and deliver big insight. Big Insight is coordinated by the Faculty of Medicine and has participants from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Centre leader: Professor Arnoldo Frigessi, The Norwegian Computing Center

Center for Connected Care (C3)

Center for connected care (C3) aims to succeed in accelerating adoption and diffusion of patient-centric innovations, i.e. innovations that change patient pathways and delivery systems and increases growth in the healthcare industry. The centre is coordinated by the Oslo University Hospital and and has participants from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Centre leader: Professor Kari Kværner, Oslo University Hospital
Contact at the Faculty of MN: Professor Margunn Aanestad

Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions (CIUS)

Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions (CIUS) – for health care, maritime, and oil & gas builds on NTNU’s longstanding tradition in ultrasound (US) research for medical applications and extends this to encompass new research areas within oil, gas and maritime sectors. The centre is coordianted by NTNU and has participants from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Centre leader: Professor Asta Kristine Håberg, NTNU.
Contact at the Faculty of MN: Professor Sverre Holm, Department of Informatics.

Industrial Catalysis Science and Innovation for a competitive and sustainable process industry (iCSI)

Industrial Catalysis Science and Innovation for a competitive and sustainable process industry (iCSI) targets the land-based chemical process industry in Norway. The iCSI basic vision is to establish an integrated competence and technology platform that promotes world class energy efficiency and optimum raw material utilization. The main objective of iCSI is to boost industrial innovation and competitiveness as well as to provide efficient, low-emission process technology. The centre is coordianted by NTNU and has participants from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Centre leader: Professor Hilde Johnsen Venvik, NTNU.

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Through long-term research in close collaboration between industry, public institutions and prominent research partners, we enable novel innovations, technology transfer, internationalization and researcher training.

Contact person at the Faculty: Sven Peter Näsholm

Innovative Natural Gas Processes and Products (inGAP)

Innovative Natural Gas Processes and Products (inGAP) was hosted by the MN Faculty and comprised the leading research institutions within catalysis research in Norway. inGAP's vision was value creation in natural-gas processes through rational design of processes and products based on atomistic and mechanistic insight in catalyst and reactor parameters under operative conditions. inGAP was established in 2007 and completed in 2015.

Centre leader: Professor Unni Olsbye, Department of Chemistry.

Statistics for Innovation (SFI2)

Statistics for Innovation (SFI2) developed core statistical methodologies, strategically necessary to achieve innovation goals in four key sectors: Petroleum, finance, marine and health. SFI2 was established in 2007 and completed in 2015. 

Centre leader: Professor Arnoldo Frigessi, Faculty of Medicine.

Cancer stem cell innovation center (SFI-CAST)

Cancer stem cell innovation center (SFI-CAST) was an integrated biomedical innovation centre that worked towards the identification and characterization of stem cell parameters in tumours. CAST developed innovative approaches for finding small drugs, cancer vaccines and antibodies that address specifically stem cell issues in cancer. CAST was established in 2007 and completed in 2015. 

Centre leader: Professor Stefan Krauss, Faculty of Medicine.

Information Access Disruption (iAd)

Information Access Disruption (iAd) targeted core research for next generation precision, analytics and scale in information access domain. iAd was established in 2007 and completed in 2015. 

Centre leader: Director of technology Bjørn Olstad.


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Published Mar. 10, 2011 4:18 PM - Last modified Apr. 25, 2022 6:44 AM