FEATURE ARTICLE
Right time to get on board for AsiaPac opportunities
 

Sunday Independent: Stretching from Australia to India and China, AsiaPac is home to half of the world’s population and two of its three biggest economies. By 2025, it will account for more than half of the world’s economic output.


Three Irish companies win €7m in the latest round of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument
 

Three grants amounting to €7 million have been successfully secured by three Irish companies in the most recent round of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument funding which received 1,280 applications from all over Europe.


Minister Humphreys presents €3,000 prize to Martina Woods, Harry's Dog Bakery at Co. Monaghan Fuelling Ambition Roadshow
 

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD presented Martina Woods, the winner of an Elevator Pitch competition, with a prize worth €3,000 in Co. Monaghan on May 14th.


The new Market Discovery Fund


INDUSTRY NEWS
Enterprise Ireland and IDA kick off national trade and investment mission
Silicon Republic
 

More than 455 pre-arranged one-to-one meetings took place between Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland clients during last week's Global Sourcing Trade Mission in Dublin, Limerick and Sligo.


Verus Precision 'breath new life' into derelict building with €800k investment
Irish Independent
 

Minister Heather Humphreys TD officially opened Verus Precision's new state-of-the-art facility in Sligo with the creation of eight new high skill jobs.


Cork company wins €2m funding to develop test for preeclampsia
Irish Times
 

A Cork-based biotechnology company has secured €2 million in funding to develop a product to identify whether women could develop preeclampsia.


Meet some of Enterprise Ireland’s stellar start-ups
Silicon Republic
 

From accurate breastfeeding monitors to a child-safe internet, check out what some of the hottest start-ups are up to.


Business Opportunities Seminar with the World Bank

Enterprise Ireland together with the World Bank, the Department of Finance and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would like to invite you to a Business Opportunities Seminar to highlight how to find and bid for opportunities through the World Bank. 

 

 


Angelina Jolie, the Breadwinner and me
Irish Times
 

The co-founder of Cartoon Saloon on teaming up with the A-list star for their Oscar-nominated animation, and using cartoons to help children make sense of the world.


Sports firm uses its head in Oz
Breaking News
 

Launching in the Australian market with protective headgear designed to help reduce head trauma in rugby, Galway start-up Contego Sports has unexpectedly found a whole new market selling to Aussie Rules football players.


Enterprise Ireland-backed Cubic Telecom in new deal with Volkswagen
Irish Independent
 

Irish company Cubic Telecom, which connects cars and computers to mobile networks, has entered a new agreement with car giant Volkswagen.


Limerick IT in Industry 4.0 pact with Cook Medical and VistaMed
Silicon Republic
 

Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has forged a new innovation partnership with medical device companies Cook Medical and VistaMed.


Irish company looking to grow its identity in US
Breaking News
 

Under European regulations, all financial services businesses are legally required to verify the identity of new customers. The process, termed Know Your Customer (KYC), is designed to prevent fraud and is part of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. 


FutureScope – Building knowledge, building network
Irish Tech News
 

FutureScope is a must-attend event for anybody interested in building their knowledge of emerging tech, exploring collaboration opportunities within the technology and start-up ecosystems, or expanding their business network.


20 years of winners to be celebrated at 2018 National Enterprise Awards
Irish Tech News
 

‘20 Years of Winners’ are being celebrated by the Local Enterprise Offices at the 2018 National Enterprise Awards, which take place every year to highlight the successes of small businesses around the country.


Ireland’s AI revolution: Minister Pat Breen hosts Digital 9 EU conference
Silicon Republic
 

Leaders from nine of the EU’s top digital economies were welcomed to Dublin’s Digital Hub by Minister Pat Breen TD, to discuss the potential of AI technology.


Enterprise Ireland Bake-Off raises over €3,000 for Temple Street Children’s Hospital


8 West Consulting: Delivering world-class IoT solutions #IrishAdvantage
 

Irish company 8 West Consulting has been building enterprise-scale software applications for a range of clients across the US and Europe for the past 20 years.


Nova Leah is named Startup of the Year 2018 at the National Startup Awards


UPCOMING EVENTS
24 May 2018: Agile Innovation Fund support event, Kilkenny
25 May 2018: SBIR Assisted Digital Challenge - Briefing event, Dublin
25 May 2018: Closing date for applications for DataSci Awards
31 May 2018: Futurescope 2018, Dublin
6 Jun 2018: Agile Innovation Fund support event, Galway
7 Jun 2018: Customer Value Proposition, Dublin
12 Jun 2018: Business Opportunities Seminar with the World Bank, Dublin
13 Jun 2018: Sales Pipeline Management, Dublin
28 Jun 2018: Agile Innovation Fund support event, Shannon
28 & 29 Jun 2018: National Life Sciences and Engineering Expo, Mullingar