Enterprise News 21 August 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hi-tech Dutch and Belgian ports are next stop for firms

Ireland pays big price in EU trade war with Russia

Business and trade focus of Taoiseach's second day in Canada

Irish company taking stock of news in local communities

Celebrating Ireland's Data Science Talent

Companies backed by state agencies report increase in job creation

Taking dining into hi-tech age

Run Angel is creating a big noise about runner safety

GirlCrew revs up for future success with new app and pop-up store

Predict Data Conference

Irish SME develops app to help CAO students connect with colleges

Selio lung biopsy device exemplifies medtech growth and scale

Irish Medtech Awards launched as industry flourishes

€150k of funding to HPSU client company Pewter Games Studios

UPCOMING EVENTS

23 August 2017: Innovation Voucher clinic, Roscommon

21 September 2017: DataSci Awards, Dublin

2016 GEM Report published - 35,000 new business owners

Entrepreneurship in Ireland is back to pre-recession levels - read the full details in the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hi-tech Dutch and Belgian ports are next stop for firms
Sunday Independent

Belgium and the Netherlands look set to become growing ports of call for Irish logistics and technology companies, as some of Europe's largest seaports look to smart technologies to revolutionize their operations.

Ireland pays big price in EU trade war with Russia
Sunday Independent

Enterprise Ireland's Gerard MacCarthy discusses the challenges and opportunities that lie within the Russian market.

Business and trade focus of Taoiseach's second day in Canada
RTÉ

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is due to attend a business breakfast co-hosted by Enterprise Ireland in Toronto this morning, at the start of the second day of his three-day visit to Canada.

Irish company taking stock of news in local communities
Irish Times

StoryStock chief executive and founder Francis Fitzgibbon worked in traditional media for more than 15 years before deciding to start his own company in 2016.

Celebrating Ireland's Data Science Talent

Enterprise Ireland is proudly sponsoring the DataSci Award for the Best Use of Data Science in an SME. The Awards will take place on the 21st September in Dublin - book your tickets now!

Companies backed by state agencies report increase in job creation
Irish Times

The data shows businesses backed by Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta, reported full and part-time employment of 409,041 jobs in 2016. This marks a 5.4 percent rise compared to the previous year.

Taking dining into hi-tech age
Irish Examiner

Bringing high technology to the dining out experience, Kildare start-up Promo Pads is planning to pilot its digital tabletop menu devices in a Kildare restaurant next month.

Run Angel is creating a big noise about runner safety
Silicon Republic

Silicon Republic's Start-up of the Week is Run Angel, the Cork-based manufacturer of an innovative, connected audible personal safety wearable.

GirlCrew revs up for future success with new app and pop-up store
Irish Times

Dublin-based start-up GirlCrew, which has more than 100,000 members across 46 cities worldwide, has marked the release of its new mobile app with the opening of a pop-up store in Dublin’s Temple Bar.

Predict Data Conference

Predict is Europe’s Leading Data Conference, covering data science, technology, and the future. Predict takes place in the RDS on the 3rd of October. You can get 25% off with the discount code PREDICTEI2017 exclusive to Enterprise Ireland.

Irish SME develops app to help CAO students connect with colleges
Irish Independent

An Irish start-up has developed an app, CampusConnect, that helps CAO applicants connect with third-level institutions while they are deciding which college to attend.

Selio lung biopsy device exemplifies medtech growth and scale
Irish Times

One of ten companies to pitch at Big Ideas 2017, Selio Medical has developed a medical device that will transform lung biopsy procedures - with the potential to prevent approximately 121,000 extra hospital admissions yearly.

Irish Medtech Awards launched as industry flourishes
Silicon Republic

Celebrating the strength and innovation of the medtech sector in Ireland, the Irish Medtech Awards were launched last week, with applications being accepted until September 22.

€150k of funding to HPSU client company Pewter Games Studios

Enterprise Ireland client company PewterGames were recently awarded €150k of funding from Creative Europe - the company was one of 32 successful applicants to receive funding.