INDUSTRY NEWS
Enterprise Ireland targets 50pc growth in Irish exports to Asia Pacific
Combilift to create 200 jobs at its new €50m global HQ in Ireland
€22m in EU funding for research project looking at turning dairy by-products into high-value products
Entries for €1m female entrepreneurs Competitive Start Fund open tomorrow, May 1st 2018
Enterprise Ireland’s Tom Cusack on the Business Breakfast on Newstalk
Competitive Start Fund for Female Entrepreneurs - opens for applications tomorrow
Netwatch to double in size via merger with US and UK monitoring firms
Regional shortlist announced for National Startup Awards 2018
Remote Signals takes Rubicon’s New Frontiers prize
How Nova Leah will help deliver a brighter future for the global healthcare sector #IrishAdvantage
Fuelling Ambition, Killarney
      
 
Ancient market Egypt is land of opportunity for Irish exporters

Sunday Independent: Ireland’s trading relationship with Egypt developed in the 1970s and 1980s with the export of cattle and beef, evolving into a market worth over €100 million for exporters today.

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Smart Dublin launches five new innovation challenges with 800k in funding

Smart Dublin, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland, launched five Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competitions with €800k in funding last Thursday.

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Enterprise Ireland targets 50pc growth in Irish exports to Asia Pacific
Irish Independent

Enterprise Ireland is aiming to increase Irish exports to the Asia Pacific region by 50pc by 2020. Over the past five years, exports to the Asia-Pacific region from Ireland more than doubled since breaking the €1bn mark in 2012.

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Combilift to create 200 jobs at its new €50m global HQ in Ireland
Irish Independent

The 40-hectare site houses a 46,500m squ. factory, a dedicated research and development and testing centre as well as extensive administrative and visitor facilities.

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€22m in EU funding for research project looking at turning dairy by-products into high-value products
Irish independent

The European Commission announces €22m in funding for a new bio-economy research project to be led by Glanbia Ireland.

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Entries for €1m female entrepreneurs Competitive Start Fund open tomorrow, May 1st 2018
Irish Tech News

Enterprise Ireland’s €1 million Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for female entrepreneurs will open for applications on Tuesday, 1 May. Up to €50,000 in equity funding is available to a maximum of 20 successful female applicants.

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Enterprise Ireland’s Tom Cusack on the Business Breakfast on Newstalk
Newstalk

Enterprise Ireland’s Tom Cusack joined Vincent Wall on the Business Breakfast on Newstalk this week to talk about the opportunities for Irish businesses in the Asia Pacific Region ahead of the Routes to Growth Asia Pacific Conference last Wednesday.

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Competitive Start Fund for Female Entrepreneurs - opens for applications tomorrow

The Competitive Start Fund provided ApisProtect with financial and mentoring support that helped the business hit key milestones.

 

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Netwatch to double in size via merger with US and UK monitoring firms
Silicon Republic

Carlow-headquartered security monitoring company Netwatch is to double in size after merging with three companies in the US and the UK.

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Regional shortlist announced for National Startup Awards 2018
Business World

The regional shortlist for the National Startup Awards, powered by Bank of Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, has been announced with 109 companies shortlisted across 14 categories.

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Remote Signals takes Rubicon’s New Frontiers prize
Irish Examiner

Digital data monitoring company Remote Signals has been awarded top prize at the Enterprise Ireland New Frontiers Programme at the Rubicon Centre, hosted by Cork Institute of Technology.

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How Nova Leah will help deliver a brighter future for the global healthcare sector #IrishAdvantage

The company’s co-founder and CEO Anita Finnegan explains how its Irish advantage has driven Nova Leah from a college spin-off to a global player in just a few months.

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Fuelling Ambition, Killarney

 

Winners of the €3,000 pitch competition, The Busy Botanist, pictured at the Fuelling Ambition Roadshow in Killarney with Roseanne Heavey President of Network Ireland, Rachel James of Enterprise Ireland and Aoife Ni Mhuirí of Salaso Health Solutions.

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