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Air pollution in terms of toxic gas molecules and particulate matter is a major cause of morbidity and premature mortality, resulting in an estimated 4.2 million deaths per year. Real time pollution monitoring with high spatial resolution and public alerts is vital to minimise the exposure of the population, particularly the vulnerable, to air pollution. […]

The Innovation Partnership Programme encourages Irish-based companies to work with Irish research institutes resulting in mutually beneficial co-operation and interaction. Companies can access expertise and resources to undertake research towards the development of new and improved products, processes, services, and generate new knowledge and know-how. The participating company benefits in terms of its growth, the

Nelipak Healthcare Packaging is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of custom-designed healthcare packaging for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, serving customers from some of the largest and most reputable medical device and pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company values the research and expertise available at Athlone IT and has engaged

The Irish Food Tech Cluster (IFT) consists of 7 Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateways providing knowledge, expertise and skills in food and beverage technology to Irish industry. Companies across Ireland have access to expertise, resources and equipment for Research, Development and Innovation projects in a wide selection of areas that include bioprocessing, food for health, process

From sensors to process implementation, the Applied IoT Cluster provides world-class RD&I services to companies nationwide. Combining the knowledge base and skillset of six Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateways, the cluster is equipped to assist companies with projects requiring expert technical advice and application development across the broad spectrum that is the Internet of Things. The

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D. today announced funding of €338,000 to establish a new Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway for the North-East in Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT). The new CREDIT Technology Gateway will focus on energy efficiency and look at how companies can make both their products and

Photo Caption L-R: Dr Ramesh Raghavendra, SEAM Director and Eoghan O’Donoghue, SEAM Operations Manager The South East Applied Materials (SEAM) research centre in SETU Waterford (formerly WIT) has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system. ISO 9001:2015 is an international standard for organisations that demonstrates the ability to consistently provide a service that

SEAM has recently acquired a new 3D metal printing system as part of the government’s DTIF funding initiative. The EOS M100 is a highly specialised unit, which has a broad range of capabilities such as, the manufacture of high precision metallic parts from a wide range of materials such as titanium, magnesium alloys, platinum, gold

Virtual Reality (VR) provides an virtual immersive environment detached from the real world around them. This allows objects in this environment to be simulated in a fabricated world. These headsets usually block off the view of the real world in a HMD (head mounted display) and can be standalone like the Oculus Quest 2 or

The creation of three Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Clusters have generated an innovative ecosystem which offers solution-based RD&I opportunities for Irish companies. Each cluster provides research and development expertise to industry, of all sizes and sectors. The EMD Ireland cluster, specialising in Engineering, Materials and Design consists of seven Technology Gateways offering expert technical advice