INDUSTRY NEWS
Irish tech firms make their mark at the ever-growing SXSW event
Talent shortage drives wage growth in IT sector
Zutec first Irish firm to float in Stockholm
Maynooth team secures €2.1m EU funding for cancer therapy
Enterprise Ireland events in China led by Tánaiste Simon Coveney T.D.
Cork firm Wisetek opens operations centre in Texas with 25 new jobs
SXSW 2018
Travaplan takes the hard work out of business travel
‘Extremely unconscious bias’ leading to underfunding of women tech founders
Fuelling Ambition Roadshow for women entrepreneurs to tour Ireland
Kerry company aims to take a bigger bite of snack market with protein bars
Lexi teaches a living language that people use in everyday work situations
6 Irish AI companies to watch
Prepare for Brexit - Cootehill, March 22nd
National Startup Awards, closing date: March 22nd 2018
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
The new Agile Innovation Fund
      
 
Time is key when capitalising on Swiss export opportunities

Sunday Independent: In the context of Brexit, now is a good time for Irish exporters to consider the market. Switzerland uses the English language widely for business, overcoming one challenge Irish exporters to Europe often face.

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The Marian Finucane Show meets Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon

Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon joined Marian Finucane live in studio on RTE Radio 1 to discuss the global ambition and growth of Irish companies in the USA.

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Export Market Watch - Software Sector

A new “Export Market Watch” report, published by Enterprise Ireland in conjunction with Investec, examines trends impacting the software sector including recruitment and availability of capital.

 

 

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INDUSTRY NEWS
 
Irish tech firms make their mark at the ever-growing SXSW event
Irish Times

This year’s exhibitors at the Enterprise Ireland start-up stand successfully demonstrated the broad potential of our country’s growing indigenous tech sector.

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Talent shortage drives wage growth in IT sector
Irish Times

A shortage of talent in Ireland’s IT sector is fuelling wage growth, which is nearly three times the national average, a new study has revealed.

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Zutec first Irish firm to float in Stockholm
Irish Independent

Technology company Zutec has become the first Irish business to list shares on the Nasdaq First North exchange in Stockholm.

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Maynooth team secures €2.1m EU funding for cancer therapy
Irish Times

Avectas, an Irish company developing cutting-edge technology to help cure cancers, has secured €2.1 million funding under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

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Enterprise Ireland events in China led by Tánaiste Simon Coveney T.D.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney TD, witnessed the signing of 17 partnership agreements between Enterprise Ireland clients and Chinese companies and Higher Education Institutions last week.

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Cork firm Wisetek opens operations centre in Texas with 25 new jobs
Silicon Republic

Wisetek, a global leader in advanced used IT asset disposal and secure data destruction services, has opened a new operations centre in Austin, Texas.

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SXSW 2018

Minister Heather Humphreys TD and Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon met with the 10 Irish start-ups supported by Enterprise Ireland exhibiting at global tech conference SXSW in Austin, Texas.

 

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Travaplan takes the hard work out of business travel
Silicon Republic

Travaplan is a travel platform that makes it easier for business people and coordinators to plan, book, and manage their travel.

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‘Extremely unconscious bias’ leading to underfunding of women tech founders
Silicon Republic

Great work is being done in silos around diversity and inclusion, but an ecosystem approach is needed to fundamentally change the Irish start-up ecosystem, Dogpatch Labs’ Liz McCarthy tells Silicon Republic.

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Fuelling Ambition Roadshow for women entrepreneurs to tour Ireland
Silicon Republic

‘Lead and Succeed’ is the theme of this year's annual Fuelling Ambition Roadshow which aims to encourage the ambition of women entrepreneurs at a national level.

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Kerry company aims to take a bigger bite of snack market with protein bars
Irish Examiner

With the launch of a handmade, high protein, high fibre snack bar, Kerry entrepreneur Niall Harty is aiming to take a bite out of Ireland’s fast growing sports nutrition market.

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Lexi teaches a living language that people use in everyday work situations
Irish Times

The new platform aims to teach sector-relevant language skills to those trying to improve their chances of finding employment in an English-speaking environment.

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6 Irish AI companies to watch
Irish Tech News

These six companies are paving the way for progress inside the country, as well as encouraging other nations to continually explore what AI can do and how to use it with maximum effectiveness.

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National Startup Awards, closing date: March 22nd 2018

The National Startup Awards, supported by Enterprise Ireland and Bank of Ireland, is the most prestigious and sought after awards program for start-ups in Ireland. Apply here before March 22nd.

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Social Entrepreneurs Ireland

If you have an idea or a project that solves a problem in Irish society, apply now to Social Entrepreneurs Ireland for support to bring that solution to life.

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