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Enterprise Ireland #GlobalAmbition

Enterprise Ireland #GlobalAmbition



Irish business APC had an ambition for growth in the pharmaceutical research industry but needed the funding to make it happen. Their partnership with Enterprise Ireland proved a major catalyst for success. #GlobalAmbition

Enterprise Ireland Export Advice Column: Sweet seduction of Switzerland should whet Irish appetites
 
Sunday Independent: Switzerland has been named number one in the world for both competitiveness and innovation. Jane Greene reveals where Switzerland is strong and also gives an insight into the areas of Swiss business where Irish companies could excel.
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SPECIAL REPORT - How the funding landscape is driving future growth
Irish Times
 
Openet and AMCS offer first-hand accounts of how funding from Enterprise Ireland helped them scale up and highlight how investment supports can assist businesses realise their global ambition.
Enterprise Ireland’s mission is critical for Ireland’s economic prospects says MIT expert
IrishCentral
 
Bill Aulet, professor at MIT has given strong praise to Enterprise Ireland for their efforts to create employment and encourage entrepreneurship. He applauds the global amibition of Enterprise Ireland for knowing 'they have to sell beyond their own backyard.'
Silver Hill Foods plans to double output
BizPlus
 
Silver Hill Foods has opened a new centre of excellence at its base in Emyvale, Co. Monaghan to support their expansion into new Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Vietnam and Indonesia.
How Ireland is exploiting the final frontier
Sunday Business Post
 
The space industry in Ireland generates approximately €77m per year across 60 companies. Manager for Space Industry for Enterprise Ireland, Tony McDonald, believes the overall value could be closer to €300m.
Osteoporosis test developed at UL to benefit millions of people
Silicon Republic
 
Breakthrough research developed at the University of Limerick will enable millions of people to check their risk of developing osteoporosis with a new over-the-counter test. The Osentia Osteroporosis screening test is a clinically proven at-home test. 

Enterprise Ireland aims to get more West of Ireland companies exporting
Connacht Tribune
 
Speaking at Enterprise Ireland’s recent ‘Get Export Ready’ workshop in Ballinasloe, Barry Egan, Enterprise Ireland acknowledged the enormous entrepreneurial talent in West of Ireland businesses and the value businesses can add through job creation and exporting.
KTI annual report is good news for Irish research
TechCentral
 
Knowledge Transfer Ireland released their annual survey results revealing a record 748 new collaborative research agreements signed in 2015. The survey tracks engagement and commercialisation activity between the commercial sector and Ireland’s research performing organisations.

Finalists of 10th Irish Medtech Awards announced
IBEC
 
Irish Medtech Association has announced the finalists for the tenth Irish Medtech Excellence Awards. This event, along with the Irish Medtech CEO Forum,  takes place just before the Irish Medtech Awards, from 7-8 December.
Minister Breen concludes Enterprise Ireland’s Trade Mission to India
Enterprise Ireland
 
Dublin companies Shimmer and Shaw Academy have made significant deals during Enterprise Ireland’s Trade Mission to India, led by the Minister of State for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD.
Irish digital companies looking to establish roots in UAE
The National
 

The first Ireland-UAE Digital Media Showcase brought together government representatives, media agencies and visiting entrepreneurs from Ireland as part of the trade mission to the United Arab Emirates led by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan.


Datalex and Neusoft sign partnership agreement in Beijing
Datalex
 
Datalex and Neusoft have signed a partnership agreement to bring innovative e-commerce and digital solutions to Chinese airlines which are currently investing in the transformation of the customer engagement.
EpiCor Therapeutics wins UCD start-up of the year award
TechCentral
 
EpiCor Therapeutics, has won University College Dublin’s (UCD) 2016 Start-Up of the Year Award. EpiCor is developing new disease-modifying treatments that target the mechanisms underlying the development of heart failure.

Top 10 Tips for Exporting to Europe
Enterprise Ireland
 
Marina Donohue, Enterprise Ireland's director for the UK and Northern Europe, offers her top ten tips for Irish businesses looking to export to European countries.
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