Enterprise Ireland in partnership with the Institutes of Technology has established a nationwide network of 15 Technology Gateways. Companies all over Ireland are using Technology Gateways to develop new or better products and services and smarter ways of doing things

Through the Technology Gateway Network, companies leverage the expertise of over 300 industry-focused researchers, together with the specialist equipment and facilities of the institutes of technology, to access near-to-market innovation and solutions. Since 2008, over 600 Irish companies have used the Technology Gateway Network on more than 1,500 innovation projects and recent research indicates that for every €1 invested in Technology Gateways Network, company turnover increased by €5.85.

Galway based Neuravi has developed an innovative clot-retrieving device designed to treat patients with acute ischaemic stroke. Ischemic stroke is characterised by the sudden loss of blood circulation to an area of the brain, resulting in a corresponding loss of neurologic function. Through an Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership, MET Gateway, GMIT collaborated with Neuravi to develop an in vitro simulation system to verify the device performance prior to in vivo trials. Note: The lighted box is an in vitro silicone model of a vascular system that MET uses to mimic real life vascular systems.

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