FEATURE ARTICLE
Research hub can empower ambitious export firms
 

Sunday Independent: Companies must understand their customers' requirements, cultural considerations, market trends and what competitors in the market are doing, in order to succeed.


The new ‘Intellectual Property Strategy Offer’

The ‘Intellectual Property Strategy Offer’ supports SMEs to recognise their RD&I related IP assets (including patents, designs, trade secrets and copyright) and to deploy them strategically for the benefit of the business.

 


INDUSTRY NEWS
Risk analytics firm Qauternion to create 20 jobs
Irish Times
 

Irish risk analytics firm Quaternion Risk Management will create 20 jobs as the result of a strategic partnership with software company AcadiaSoft and Enterprise Ireland investment funding.


Irish start-up wins contract worth nearly €3m to supply pre-fab homes to Canada
Irish Times
 

An Irish start-up that hopes to cash in on growing demand for back-to-nature holidays and “glamping” has won a near €3 million contract to supply pre-fab homes to Canada.


34 Irish companies on Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Germany
Business World
 

Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen, TD led a two-day Enterprise Ireland trade visit of 34 companies to Germany last week.


Little nuggets to help children get their five a day
Irish Times
 

Start-up Hidden Heroes aims to help parents get their children to eat more vegetables.


Kastus treatment aims to pave way for wider water conservation
Irish Times
 

DIT spin-out Kastus and winner of the 2017 Irish Times Innovation Award is best known for its pioneering antimicrobial treatment that can be used to coat glass and ceramics or added to plastics and paint.


The Motley Fool ups its stake in Irish fintech Rubicoin
Irish Times
 

Irish fintech Rubicoin has secured a further €3 million in funding from new and existing investors, including well-known investment advice group the Motley Fool.


Arkphire acquires CloudStrong in Castlebar
Business Plus
 

IT company Arkphire has acquired CloudStrong, a specialist cloud solutions provider based in Castlebar, Co Mayo.


Rubber mats to heat detection – Irish agtech products at EuroTier
Irish Farmers Journal
 

A number of Irish agtech products were launched at EuroTier in Hanover, Germany last week. Over 160,000 visitors attended the event focused on highlighting technologies for successfully combining productivity and animal welfare.


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ID-Pal helps businesses to securely ‘know your customer’
Silicon Republic
 

ID-Pal is a Dublin-based company that enables businesses to verify their customers’ identity.


10 Irish science-based start-ups to watch
Silicon Republic
 

Science is in Ireland’s DNA and the quality of young companies to watch is pretty much scientific evidence of this.


Nutritics wins High Potential Exporter of the Year Award

Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Exporter of the Year Award went to Nutritics - the award was announced at the annual Export Industry Awards in Dublin on Friday night.

 


Geoscience Ireland member companies well represented at the ninth Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards
 

Geoscience Ireland (GI) members scooped awards at the ninth Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards. The Kerry Central Regional Water Supply Scheme by Irish Water, in association with TOBIN Consulting Engineers, Nicholas O’Dwyer and Glan Agua picked up the award for Engineering Project of the Year.


Irish exporters set to benefit from Italy’s economic revival #GlobalAmbition
 

Two months after Italy’s general election, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook delivered positive economic news for the country. The report indicated that Italy’s 2017 growth rate of 1.5% was its fastest since 2010, with growth projected to remain stable this year.


EuroTier success has Dairymaster’s Mission Control primed for launch #IrishAdvantage
 

The next-generation touchscreen system provides farmers with real-time performance indicators on the cow and herd, including attachment time, carousel downtimes, cow throughput, expected end of milking time, the status of the milk tank, remaining feed quantity, and animal health.


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