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Minister Sherlock launches €23million Technology Gateways for industry
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| Minister for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock TD pictured with Pete McBride of McBride Fishing and Nick Timmons of WiSAR at the Technology Gateway Launch which took place in Thomond Park, Limerick last week. This is a €23million investment by Government through Enterprise Ireland in 12 Technology Gateways located in 8 Institutes of Technology. |
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Enterprise Ireland network a boost to regional innovation and job creation
A nationwide network of Technology Gateways, capable of delivering technology-based solutions for companies in Ireland was launched by Seán Sherlock T.D. Minister for Research & Innovation last week in Thomond Park, Limerick.
This is a €23million investment by the Government through Enterprise Ireland in 12 Technology Gateways located in 8 Institutes of Technology; Athlone IT, Cork Institute of Technology, Dublin Institute of Technology, IT Tallaght, IT Tralee, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Limerick Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology.
Designed to act as the ‘R&D arm’ of companies, the Technology Gateways will focus on delivering technology solutions through collaborative projects with the research teams in the Institutes of Technology.
Expertise is available to companies in technology areas such as; applied biotechnology, connected media, biodiagnostics, engineering materials, pharmaceutical and healthcare, mobile services, coatings innovations,
embedded systems, polymer technologies, intelligent sensor systems, photonics and wireless solutions.
Companies already engaging with the Technology Gateways include Openet Telecom, Dairymaster, Eurotech Renewables, Shasta Ltd., General Paints and Mincon.
Speaking at the event, Declan Lyons, Enterprise Ireland explained that Technology Gateways will connect the research and innovation capabilities of the Institutes of Technology to the companies that need novel technology solutions.
“Enterprise Ireland and the teams in the Technology Gateways are committed to solving the technical challenges faced by companies in their efforts to develop new products and services. The beauty of this network is that if one Gateway doesn’t have the answer, they can put out a call to the other 11 in the network to find it” concluded Lyons.
For more information on the Technology Gateway Network visit: www.technologygateway.ie
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