A number of programmes, particularly those administered by Science Foundation Ireland, have been successfully focusing on building the research capabilities of our higher education institutions. With an allocation of €1.4 billion over the period of the Strategy for Science, Science Foundation Ireland will continue its efforts to build world-class research teams; increase the number of high quality researchers; and, therefore, contribute to increasing the output of PhDs, which is a key objective of the Strategy. In addition to funded research, individual Science Foundation Ireland researchers are collaborating with companies such as Wyeth, Siemens, Sigmond and Alimentary Health. By bringing together researchers from Irish third level institutions, with their counterparts in indigenous and multi-national companies, those centres create a force for knowledge and innovation that is greater than the sum of its parts.