Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on the business community. After months of uncertainty, attention has now turned to reopening doors and welcoming back employees and customers. This has indeed been a difficult and unsettling time for many businesses around the country. With the pandemic still ongoing, uncertainty is rife, long-term decision making is difficult …
In our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we bring you a range of staff interviews from across the Technology Gateway Network. Today we introduce Jack Gregan, Senior Designer at Design+ Technology Gateway. Jack talks about his role, how companies can benefit working with the Gateway and what to consider when thinking about embarking on an innovation …
Meet the Team … Jack Gregan Design+ Technology Gateway Read More »
There is no specific unit that is used in bars to sanitise the beer bottles before serving the beer to the customers. Health and safety are an important aspect of a business, so a product has been developed to overcome this problem in bars/pubs. TSSG Technology Gateway collaborated with its sister Gateways Design+ and CAPPA …
Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Cluster, EMD Ireland, is a group of seven technology gateways operating within the engineering, materials and design sector. Established in 2016 the cluster provides a broad range of expertise to industry in the areas of research and innovation, connecting with over 300 industry researchers in areas such as precision engineering, biotechnology, …
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic CAPPA researchers have been exploring ways in which they can provide their services and expertise to help the fight against the virus. CAPPA researcher Dr Steven Darby has been involved in the development of the definition of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) standards for barrier masks …
Innovative IoT solutions for Irish companies Businesses across Ireland are capitalising on the research and engineering expertise of the Applied IoT Technology Gateway cluster, which is comprised of five Technology Gateways. Availing of nearly 250 industry focused professionals, companies are engaging in the development of new and revolutionary products, services and processes in the broad …
In March 2020, at the very beginning of the impact awareness that COVID-19 would have on Ireland, the WiSAR Technology Gateway was contacted by a consultant anaesthetist in Letterkenny University Hospital, Dr Erik Korba who was concerned about a shortage of PPE used by healthcare staff caring for Covid-19 patients. He had discovered an open …
An Innovative Face-shield Response to COVID-19 by LYIT Read More »
While microalgae may be a new term for some people, everyone will have seen them. When a green biomass grows on a pond (sometimes called pondscum!) that’s microalgae. Microalgae, including cyanobacteria and diatoms, are mostly single-celled microorganisms, which only need sunlight, water and a small amount of inorganic nutrients to make its own food, similar …
Microalgae cultivation and R&D facilities at Shannon ABC Read More »
CAPPA Technology Gateway recently added a new Chemical Imaging Microscope, the Spero – QT, to its current service offering. With the addition of this system, CAPPA will now be able to offer an extensive range of services to help with their customers growing needs. The system is based on a tunable mid-infrared Quantum Cascade Laser …
Within the hospitality sector, a large number of beverages are consumed from the neck of glass bottles (approx. 30%). Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic there was already a growing need to address the cleanliness of these glass bottles for the health and safety of the consumer. As we slowly edge back to normality that need …
Design and Development of an intelligent UV sanitising system for bottle beverages Read More »
