Sunday Independent: While Ireland’s reputation for health innovation is admired across the world, breaking into new markets is never easy. The US hospital supply chain is one of the most potentially lucrative but can also be one of the most difficult for outsiders to penetrate.

Irish Times: Enterprise Ireland invested €72 million in 87 companies last year through its Seed and Venture Capital Scheme which supports the development of high-growth Irish companies.

The Irish animation industry was the main focus of the mission which was aimed at connecting 15 Irish companies in this dynamic, growing industry in Ireland to many of the largest names in global entertainment.

Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon has opened the new Los Angeles office of Irish sports data, biomarker and performance experts Orreco. The Galway-headquartered company’s new high-tech office is set within one of America’s most high-profile sports training and recovery centres.

Last week, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar officially opened AllinAll Ingredient’s new state-of-the-art manufacturing and Research and Development facility in Rosemount, Dublin. The company develops and manufactures ingredients, sauces and blends for the processed food market.

College Group is to invest €10 million in building a new renewable energy facility producing biofuel from used cooking oil and animal fats in north County Meath. The new 25 million litre purpose-built plant will be set on a 47.5 acre site and will be the first of its type in Europe. 

Over 200 companies met last week in the Aviva Stadium for Enterprise Ireland’s Brexit Advisory Clinic, the latest in a series of nationwide roadshow clinics advising Irish companies on supports available through Enterprise Ireland.

Last year, Galway Chamber met with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and then-Minister of State Eoghan Murphy who oversaw financial services, to promote Galway as a fintech destination.

A gap in the market is one of the greatest assets for an entrepreneur and that’s exactly what Inspirefest 2018 speaker Ciara Donlon found after she set up her lingerie retail business in 2010.

Rigney’s distillery in Drumshanbo currently employs 23 full-time locals, where his primary brand – Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin – is produced. The gin brand is now available in more than 25 international markets.

A very happy customer - Feedpods is an animal enrichment and nutrition delivery company who work with zoos, safari parks and aquariums globally providing robotic feeding for their animals.

Allied Consultant Engineering has just announced its achievement of ISO 9001:2015 certification in its third year of operation.

Ireland has scaled up to ninth place in a European ranking of innovative countries. The rankings, dubbed the European Innovation Scoreboard 2018, is published by the European Commission.

Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) is a world-class programme designed for CEOs and their top teams. The programme applies a structured approach to building sustainable business growth through innovation. Applications close on 29th June.

Irish regtech company Governor Software has developed a solution that allows financial institutions to achieve true oversight and governance right across their business. The regtech solution offers full visibility of an institution’s obligations to all of its stakeholders, and enables the measurement of performance against those obligations.