Are Centres Details

Applied Research Enhancement Programme Centres of Excellence for Enterprise Development Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

The Applied Research Enhancement (ARE) programme is supported by Enterprise Ireland and the National Development Plan. Since the EI ARE Programme has commenced in 2005, 17 applied research centres of excellence in 11 Institutes of Technology have been funded with seed funding in order of €1.25 to €2.0 million for a 3 to 5 year period. This results in a total financial commitment of approximately €23 million to date. This seed funding provides for procurement of a dedicated core research team led by an industrial experienced Centre Manager, dedicated lab space and provision of specialised equipment. The objectives of these centres are

• To enable regional development by introducing innovative technological solutions through collaboration with industrial partners

• To develop the next generation technology platforms for the benefit of Irish based industry through a dedicated applied research strategy

The centres can be divided into 3 technology clusters

• ICT & Software • Bio Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical • Bio-Medical Devices & Materials

Details of the 16 current ARE centres and their contact details can be found in the following pages.


ICT & Software

3CS Centre for Converged IP Communications Services

SUNAT Seamless Use Through Network Abstraction Technologies

TEC Technologies for Embedded Computing

Letterkenny

WiSAR Wireless Sensor Applied Research

CDI Centre of Design & Innovation Sligo Dundalk

CASALA- Centre for Affective Software for Ambient Living Awareness

Athlone

Waterford

Cork


ARE ICT & Software Funded Centres

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IOT DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY CONTACT

TEC Technologies for Embedded

Computing http://www.tec-centre.ie/

Cork

www.cit.ie

TEC focus is on the development of Embedded Computing Technologies (i.e. electronics and software) for the next generation systems and components in the applications of consumer electronics, entertainment devices, household appliances, cars, airplanes, e-health, etc

Kieran Delaney

Tel: 353 (0)21 4326379 Email: [email protected]

3CS Centre for Converged IP

Communications Services http://www.3cs.info/

Waterford www.wit.ie

3CS undertakes applied research in the domain of converged IP (Internet Protocol) based communications services. This includes the convergence of access networks (fixed, IPTV, wireless, and mobile) & of network architectures based on IP Multimedia Subsystem. An example of this is the development of software for the creation of mobile phone internet pages.

Barry Downes

Tel: 353 (0)51 302932 Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.wit.ie/



SUNAT Seamless Use Through Network

Abstraction Technologies www.ait.ie/faculties/engineering/as

rc.shtml

Athlone

www.ait.ie

SUNAT research has a focus on facilitating the rapid prototyping, creation and delivery of mobility enabled applications by developing a Service Enterprise Architecture for Adaptive Mobility (SEAAM)

Anthony Cunningham Tel: 353 (0)906483096

Email: [email protected]

WiSAR Wireless Sensor Applied

Research Centre Website www.wisar.org

Letterkenny

www.LyIT.ie

WiSAR: is a centre of excellence in wireless sensor network (WSN) technology which aims to become the hub of research and applied solutions for technology companies in the NW region. The research themes of the centre are to develop WSN solutions in the Body Area & Built Environment Networks for industrial collaborators.

David Tracey

Tel 074 9186454 Email: [email protected]

CASALA- Centre for Affective Software for

Ambient Living Awareness

Dundalk www.dkit.ie

CASALA objective is to work with Irish industry to achieve product innovation, business competitiveness, and market leadership in the emerging ‘ambient assisted living’ (AAL) sector. The AAL refers to the drive to provide ICT solutions to extend the time the elderly can live in their home environment

Rodd Bond-PI

Telephone:042 9391080 Email [email protected]

Centre Manager Andrew McFarlan Tel 0870 516705

http://www.ait.ie/faculties/engineering/asrc.shtml

http://www.ait.ie/faculties/engineering/asrc.shtml





CDI Centre of Design & Innovation http://www.designinnovation.ie

Sligo

www.itsligo.ie

CDI fosters & supports more effective design within Irish industry and business through research in design management & methodologies and assisting companies to develop their design capabilities

David Tormey

Tel. 071-91-55496 Email: [email protected]

http://www.itsligo.ie/



Limerick ITShannon ABC Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre

Tralee IT

Letterkenny IT

ARE Bio Life Sciences / &

Pharmaceuticals

CAMBio Centre for Applied Marine Biology

Dundalk IT

PMBRC Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre

Waterford IT

ICBC Ion Channel Biotechnology Centre


Bio Life Science & Pharmaceutical ARE Funded Centre

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY

CONTACT

CAMBIO

Centre of Applied Marine Biotechnology

http://www.cambio.ie/

Letterkenny www.lyit.ie

CAMBIO has an applied research focus in 3 areas Aquaculture and FisheriesBiomedical Marine ResearchMarine Food Processing and Waste Remediation

Wolfram Bruck Tel: 353 (0)74 9186322


Shannon ABC

Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre

www.shannonabc.com

Limerick www.lit.ie

& Tralee

www.ittralee.ie

Shannon ABC develops innovative products and ingredients from natural resources using novel processes to obtain value added food products, food flavours and medicinal products. These products will be used to create, enhance or add value to existing products in the food, healthcare and developing nutraceutical industries

Benjamin Bradley Phone 066 7144217




PMBRC: Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre


PMBRC: Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre at the Waterford Institute Technology will generate a stimulus for innovation, new ideas and technology transfer for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries based in the South East of Ireland. The 2 research themes to be undertaken by PMBRC are Drug Delivery Technologies & Development of Novel Process Technologies

Contact Niall O’ Reilly

Phone (051) 306167 Email:

[email protected]

ICBC

Ion Channel Biotechnology Centre http://ww2.dkit.ie/research/smrc

Dundalk

www.dkit.ie

The multidisciplinary Ion Channel Biotechnology Centre (ICBC) at Dundalk Institute of Technology is a centre of excellence in applied research capable of exploiting opportunities in life sciences for the economic benefit of regional and national Irish based Bio-Pharmaceutical Industries. The Centre uses a combination of physiology, pharmacology, molecular biology, electrophysiology and organic chemistry to focus on commercialising the results of the 3 identified applied research themes for the centre for the two disease states of – urinary incontinence and osteoarthritis

Contact

Mary Earle Phone 00353 429370475




Waterford IT

Cork IT

DIT

SEAM South Eastern Applied Materials Research Centre

CREST Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology

Galway-Mayo IT Tallaght ITGMedTech MiCRA Micro Sensors

Galway Medical for Clinical Analysis Technologies Centre

CAPPA Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Control

Biomedical Devices / Materials

MEDIC Medical Engineering Design and Innovation Centre


CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY

DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY CONTACT

GMEDTECH

Galway Medical Technologies http://www.gmedtech.ie/

Galway-Mayowww.gmit.ie

GMEDTECH offers an advanced product performance testing service on both a regional and national basis by engaging medical device development companies to identify their product test needs, GMEDTECH enable implantable medical products to be tested in environments that very closely match the in-vivo condition

John Kelly:

Tel: 353 (0)91 742870 Email:

[email protected]

MiCRA

Micro Sensors for Clinical Analysis

http://www.it-tallaght.ie/research/micra/

Tallaght

www.ittallaght

.ie/

MiCRA targets the rapidly growing biomedical diagnostics market, in particular the point-of-care sector, in particular new devices to enable early diagnosis and real-time results, i.e. the development of biosensors for the main targets in a kidney and liver function test.

Oliver Worsfold

Tel:353 (0)1 4042084 Email:

[email protected]

http://www.gmit.ie/


http://www.ittallaght.ie/

http://www.ittallaght.ie/



SEAM

South Eastern Applied Materials http://www.wit.ie/seam


SEAM has identified 3 research strands: 1). X-ray Micro-tomography 2). Microwave Processing & Remediation of Materials. 3) Magnetically Targeted Nanoparticles in Biomedicine

Ramesh Raghavendra Phone: 051 – 845648


CAPPA

Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis

www.cappa.ie

Cork www.cit.ie

The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) at the Cork Institute of Technology is a focal point for industry-led applied research in Optics and Photonics in the Cork region. The CAPPA centre develops new photonic devices and techniques that will find applications in process analytical technology, in particular for the pharmaceutical and medical -technology industries.

Eamonn O’Neill Tel: 087 9669803

Email [email protected]

http://www.wit.ie/


http://www.cit.ie/



MEDIC:

Medical Engineering Design and Innovation Centre

Cork

www.cit.ie

MEDIC as an applied research centre of excellence will generate a stimulus for innovation, new ideas and technology transfer in the research themes of Smart Medical Devices for Assistive Rehabilitation. This objective will be achieved by consolidating and enhancing the research capability within CIT in two specific and focused research strands namely Smart Surgical Devices & Smart Rehabilitation Devices.

Contact

Pat O’Connor Tel 086 8048111


CREST

A Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology

http://www.crestdit.com/

Dublin

www.dit.ie

CREST is a national centre of excellence in the applied research area of specialised coatings. The Centre has grown from the initial three staff members to ten full-time DIT staff members and six CREST postgraduate students. The Centre serves up to 100 clients per annum, has delivered three commercial licenses for DIT, filed one patent and published 14 research publications in the field of surface coatings The centre has 3 predominant research themes: Corrosion Control, Hygiene Surfaces & Air Quality

Contact

John Colreavy Tel (0)1 4027940


http://www.cit.ie/


http://www.dit.ie/


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