Enterprise News 6 February

INDUSTRY NEWS

140 new animation jobs to be drawn at new Lighthouse Studios in Kilkenny

Limerick medtech company signs €1.1m deal in Oman

The Government has announced 164 actions to deliver 45,000 jobs this year

Brexit White Paper: the key points

Keeping it weird – Ireland @ SXSW

Boost for European life sciences sector as Seroba closes €100m Fund III

Irish firm’s invention puts cheap solar power on the horizon

Hack and map the future of healthcare to win €5,000

Cork firm PMD Solutions eyes global growth

Your Business: Medical apps go global

Advertise your job vacancies on Enterprise Ireland's website

Spirits high as The Shed Distillery looks to export

€750k Competitive Start Fund closes on February 8th

Start-up of the week: PhysioLinked

How Irish companies can prepare for the EU Unified Patent system

Graduates 4 International Growth

UPCOMING EVENTS

9 February: Start-up Showcase, Dublin

10 February: Hack Your Way Day, Dublin

10-19 March: SXSW Festival, Texas

Massive Russian market is ripe for Irish farmtech to do business in

Sunday Independent: One of Russia's biggest agricultural trade fairs, Agrofarm, takes place on Tuesday in Moscow. Irish businesses will be among the 340 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries pitching for contracts.

Increase in Angel Investing in Ireland benefits start-ups

RTE Radio 1: Rhona Togher, founder of Enterprise Ireland client company Restored Hearing, talks about the company's experience with Angel Investing which has gained traction in the last few years.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

140 new animation jobs to be drawn at new Lighthouse Studios in Kilkenny
Silicon Republic

Mercury Filmworks, one of Canada’s most prolific animation studios, has joined forces with Enterprise Ireland client Cartoon Saloon in a move that will create 140 jobs in the next three years at Lighthouse Studios.

Limerick medtech company signs €1.1m deal in Oman
Irish Times

Limerick medtech company Fleming Medical has signed a €1.1 million deal to supply medical devices in Oman for the next three years.

The Government has announced 164 actions to deliver 45,000 jobs this year
Irish Examiner

The Government has published its 2017 Action Plan for Jobs which contains 164 actions aimed at delivering 45,000 jobs this year.

Brexit White Paper: the key points
Irish Times

The British government's 77 page "White Paper" policy document on leaving the EU has been published. Key points include a free trade agreement and new customs arrangements.

Keeping it weird – Ireland @ SXSW

The 24th annual SXSW Interactive Festival will once again bring together circa 35,000 executives and innovators from the USA and around the world.

Boost for European life sciences sector as Seroba closes €100m Fund III
Silicon Republic

This is the fifth fund supported by the Government through Enterprise Ireland’s €175m Seed and Venture Capital Programme 2013-2018.

Irish firm’s invention puts cheap solar power on the horizon
Irish Times

The future of solar technology may be closer to home than you think. Irish firm Nines Photovoltaics has invented a new process that will significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing solar cells.

Hack and map the future of healthcare to win €5,000
Silicon Republic

Coders and entrepreneurs have the chance to win up to €5,000 if they can marry Eircodes with open data to create useful healthcare apps for citizens.

Cork firm PMD Solutions eyes global growth
Irish Examiner

Backed by €4.2m in EU funding, Cork company PMD Solutions is preparing to go global with an innovative new breathing monitor which alerts hospital staff to early signs of respiratory distress.

Your Business: Medical apps go global
Sunday Independent

John Moore tells Sean Gallagher about the rapid growth and ingenuity of his medical software business 3D4Medical, which boasts 12 million users worldwide.

Advertise your job vacancies on Enterprise Ireland's website

If you are an Enterprise Ireland client and have a job vacancy, you can list this for free on the Enterprise Ireland website.

Spirits high as The Shed Distillery looks to export
Irish Examiner

Creator of The Shed Distillery Pat Rigney chose ‘remote and wild’ Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim to distill gin and whiskey for world markets.

€750k Competitive Start Fund closes on February 8th

The €750k Competitive Start Fund closes for applications at 3pm on Wednesday 8th February - Michael FitzGerald from OnePageCRM has some tips on making your application.

Start-up of the week: PhysioLinked
Silicon Republic

Start-up of the week PhysioLinked delivers appointment scheduling, practice management and online payment technology to physiotherapy clinics.

How Irish companies can prepare for the EU Unified Patent system

The largest reform of the European Union IP system for decades is expected to be in place by the end of 2017. Enterprise Ireland's Joseph Doyle shares the impact that this will have on Irish businesses and how they can best prepare for it.

Graduates 4 International Growth

Enterprise Ireland's Graduates 4 International Growth initiative connects internationally trading companies with capable graduates. Closing date for applications is 3pm, 24th February 2017.

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