FEATURE ARTICLE
Aerogen's European #GlobalAmbition story

Aerosol drug delivery system provider Aerogen has been active in European markets since 2000 and the region now makes up about 30% of its total sales. In the first of a series of #GlobalAmbition campaign case studies looking at Enterprise Ireland clients successfully exporting to Europe across a range of sectors, Aerogen's CEO John Power shares his advice to Irish companies contemplating exporting into the Eurozone.

Irish business Aerogen tell their Global Ambition story


INDUSTRY NEWS
'Made in Italy' is a powerful brand but Irish firms can sock it to local companies
Sunday Independent
 
Italy is Ireland's eighth-largest market worldwide and our fourth-largest for internationally traded. It is a country divided into 20 regions, each of which has unique traditions and customs.
Presidion: We don't know what the repercussions of a hard Brexit will be
RTE.ie
 

Anne Lanigan from Enterprise Ireland's Brexit Unit and Presidion co-founder Cathy McGennis talk to RTE's Aengus Cox about preparing for a hard Brexit.


The only way is innovation
Irish Independent supplement
 
Deirdre Glenn, Head of Life Sciences at Enterprise Ireland, speaks about the role of Irish-owned organisations within the Life Sciences sector.

 

 

Firms here offered free London office
Irish Independent
 
Irish businesses looking to expand to Britain are being offered free office space in the heart of London, with the launch of telecoms company Magnet Networks' BrEntry initiative.
Dublin-based start-up SwiftComply raises $900,000
Irish Times
 
Irish start-up SwiftComply has developed a platform to help restaurants and food outlets comply more easily with regulations.
Confectioner Broderick’s raises €6.3m to fund expansion
Irish Times
 
Family-owned confectioner Broderick’s has raised €6.35 million through the State-backed BDO Development Capital Fund to fund further international expansion.

Accuvio puts the focus on climate change
Irish Examiner
 
A pioneer in the development of software, which allows large organisations to manage and report on their climate change impact, Limerick company Accuvio is targeting an addressable global market of €500m.
DCU calls on ambitious female entrepreneurs
Business World
 
The DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurs is calling on female-led start-ups to apply for its prestigious Female High Fliers Accelerator Programme 2017.
Blueface raises €10m from BDO in expansion push
Irish Independent
 
Irish cloud telephony company Blueface has raised €10m from the BDO Development Capital Fund as it seeks to accelerate its international expansion plans.
30 Irish women you need to know
Irish Times
 

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8th, here are 30 of Ireland's women shaping Irish life, with the inclusion of Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon.


Export industry needs a Brexit plan
Irish Examiner
 
Since the 1990s, net exports have typically accounted for 10-20% of GDP. With Brexit, all of this now needs to be evaluated. 
International Entrepreneurship Competitive Start Fund
 

Ankur Mohan, CEO of MarketXLS, moved from India to Galway in December 2016 after winning the International Entrepreneurship Competitive Start Fund (CSF). This is his advice from his experience of applying for the CSF. The fund is open for applications on Wednesday, 8th March. 


New research hub is first new DIT Grangegorman building
RTÉ
 
The Greenway Hub will be home to the institution’s postgraduate researchers as well as those commercialising their research and growing spin-out companies.
Manufacturing companies shown gateway to technology at WIT conference
Enterprise Ireland
 
The ‘Design for Manufacture’ conference was organised by the South Eastern Applied Materials (SEAM) Technology Gateway based within WIT. SEAM is part of the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Network.
UPCOMING EVENTS
9 March: Female Leadership and Growing Ambition, Dublin
21 March: Finance for Growth workshop series 2017, Dublin
29 March: Launch of Google Small Business Supplier Diversity Ireland, Dublin
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