Enterprise News 2 October

INDUSTRY NEWS

Direct Dublin-Tokyo route ‘inevitable’ given trade growth, Tánaiste says

Monaghan forklift company expands its market in Singapore

Irish companies expanding horizons in Far East

Enterprise Ireland changes to make R&D funds easier to access

Dozens of firms take up Brexit grant offer

BioExel accelerator programme issues call for medtech start-ups

Future Proof: Automatic Plastics

Stock Exchange welcomes 12 new companies to IPO class

Enterprise Ireland funds Bord na Mona

Irish cancer biotech reaches a vital inflection point

Irish Exporters Awards

Investigating the future of food from production to consumption

Export Summit 2017 – Taking you from Local to Global

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Sunday Independent: Enterprise Ireland's range of supports specifically designed to encourage female entrepreneurs have driven the highest ever number of female-led companies backed by Enterprise Ireland in 2016.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Direct Dublin-Tokyo route ‘inevitable’ given trade growth, Tánaiste says
Irish Times

Direct flights between Dublin and Tokyo are inevitable given the increased interaction between the two states, according to the Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald TD.

Monaghan forklift company expands its market in Singapore
Irish Independent

Combilift, an Irish manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts, has signed a contract with Paves Asia Pacific to launch its ‘straddle carrier’ product in Asia.

Irish companies expanding horizons in Far East
Irish Times

Home to two of the world’s three largest economies in China and Japan, Asia-Pacific is expected to make up 60 per cent of the world’s middle class in the next decade.

Enterprise Ireland changes to make R&D funds easier to access
Irish Times

Some recent changes made by Enterprise Ireland should make it easier for firms to access support from the In-house Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) Fund.

Dozens of firms take up Brexit grant offer
Irish Independent

The Be Prepared Grant rolled out by Enterprise Ireland provides firms with up to €5,000 to get themselves in shape to deal with any potential fallout from the UK's EU exit.

BioExel accelerator programme issues call for medtech start-ups
Silicon Republic

An Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald TD announced the launch of the Galway based BioExel accelerator which aims to further augment and enhance the Irish medtech start-up scene.

Future Proof: Automatic Plastics
Irish Times

Alfred Lawless Jnr accepts that the only certainty in business is uncertainty, but he hopes being focused and planning forward will deliver a positive future for his company.

Stock Exchange welcomes 12 new companies to IPO class
Irish Independent

This year's programme, which is receiving support from Enterprise Ireland and ISIF, is building on last year's IPOready programme, from which nine high-growth companies graduated.

Enterprise Ireland funds Bord na Mona
Irish Independent

Enterprise Ireland has given Bord na Mona €688,000 as part of a programme aiming to help businesses transform.

Irish cancer biotech reaches a vital inflection point
Silicon Republic

The Dublin company, which was established in 2012, is currently in the pre-clinical stage of development for its biotechnology that could play a decisive role in defeating breast cancer.

Irish Exporters Awards

Seven Enterprise Ireland clients have been shortlisted in the High Potential Exporter category for this year's Export Industry Awards.

Investigating the future of food from production to consumption
Silicon Republic

Researcher Charles O’Doherty explains how the NICB is working with industry partner Alltech to promote sustainable food production.

Export Summit 2017 – Taking you from Local to Global
Local Enterprise

Ireland's leading new one day event for businesses seeking to expand internationally, export products or set up overseas operations, will take place on November 9, 2017.