Sunday Independent: Business opportunities for Irish companies and suppliers in the auto manufacturing industrial parks of Saltillo, the capital and largest city of the Northeastern Mexican State of Coahuila.
More than 400 companies interested in expanding into new global markets took part in 1400 scheduled meetings at International Markets Week where they met with Enterprise Ireland staff from 32 overseas offices.
Enterprise Ireland-supported spin-out InfiniLED has been acquired by Facebook-owned Oculus, which plans to use the Irish company’s technology to enhance the performance of virtual reality devices.
Plynk has created Europe’s first money-messaging app, which lets phone users chat one-on-one and in groups and send or receive money instantly from within the chats.
A €200,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Feasibility Fund for entrepreneurs and early stage start-up companies in the Cork region was launched by Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor.
The team behind Herdwatch's Irish farming app was presented with the RABDF Prince Philip Award 2016 by His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, at Buckingham Palace.
Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi has taken a majority stake in Irish energy trading firm ElectroRoute. The Irish company plans to set up its first overseas office with the backing of Mitsubishi.
The success of Irish SMEs in the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument was celebrated at an Enterprise Ireland breakfast networking event in Brussels during the week.
As consumers worldwide turn away from harsh chemicals in cosmetic products, Ri na Mara, a small family owned Connemara business, is utilising local seaweed in its natural skincare range.
Based at Institute of Technology Carlow’s Dargan Centre, the Gateway aims to give companies an opportunity to develop their business through innovative collaborative research and development.
AmbiSense has filed a new patent for Gas Technology Innovation called GasfluX. GasfluX is the world’s first continuous gas and flow monitoring device for ground-gas applications.
Increased spending on research and innovation in Budget 2017 - Enterprise Ireland's funding of R&D supports will increase by €4.47 million to €122 million.
Enterprise Ireland client companies Beats Medical and NewsWhip featured in last week's episode - tonight's programme profiles clients Athlone Extrusions, Q1 Scientific and iCabbi.