FUNDS & EXPERTISE FOR

R&DDes Foley GMIT

Kevin Keane Chipright

GMIT• 7,200 students• 5 Schools

– Science– Engineering– Hotel– Business– Humanities

• 5 Campuses

• Highly practical, professionally orientated programmes

• Delegated Authority (Level 9 taught and Level 10 selected areas)

• 2 incubation /innovation centres

RELEVANT ACTIVITIESPIPELINE

OF GRADUATE

S•Including Placement/ Internship

CUSTOM PROGRAMM

ES•e.g.

Induction, Skills

training, Springboard

STAFF EXPERTISE•Industry & Education

DEDICATED FACILITIES

RESEARCH CENTRES

ACCESS TO

FUNDING•Education &

Research

INNOVATION in

BUSNESS CENTRES

FACILITIES AND LINKAGES• Incubation Space• Concept Desk Space• Virtual Incubation• New Frontiers

• Research (EI Vouchers, Innovation Partnerships)

• Students (Undergraduates & Post graduates)

SERVICES• Market Research• Market Validation• Route to Market• Sales Process• IP / Patenting• Financials• Building the Team• Mentoring• Networking

RESEARCH CENTRES AND EMERGING GROUPS

CiSETEnergy

GMEDTECHMedical Device

MFRCMarine and Freshwater

SOFTWARE/APPS HERITAGE

CiSET• Focus: “…the integration of cost effective and

reliable sustainable energy technologies ”

2. Climate- Energy Content

- Variability3. Technology- Selection / Sizing

- Integration / Optimisation

1. Application- Demand / Profile

- Energy Management/Storage

MFRCResearch Themes:• Sustainability of fisheries & their ecosystems• Conservation of marine & freshwater

biodiversity• Environmental toxicology• Innovative technologies to optimise

seafood productionCASE STUDY: Optimising survival of live shellfish for export to Asian markets

Case Study - Recirculating Aquaculture System

GMedTech• Applied Biomedical Engineering Research

– Clinically driven experimental haemodynamics research • To provide the best physiological models for

optimising medical devices• Design and Development Support Services

– Design and manufacture of patient specific compliant phantoms

• Small and large arteries• Venous system

– Simulation of physiological blood flow conditions (Fully controlled and monitored)

EQUIPMENT AND

CAPABILITIES

SUMMARY• Highly Applied Research • Driven by Industry Need• How to engage with us

• Innovation Voucher• Innovation Partnership• IRCSET Industry Partnership• EU Funding Partnering• Consultancy and Contract Services

CONTACTRESEARCH OFFICE

ResearchOffice@gmit.ie

091-742761

CHIPRIGHT

• Company Background • Brief overview of what we do• The R&D item

• Experience with Innovation vouchers

Chipright

Enterprise IrelandGMIT

CHIPRIGHT

Micro-Chip Engineering Services

R&D

Irish Customer

s

European Customer

s

CHIPRIGHT

Chipright Focus on Verifying Digital Circuits

Most Cost Effective point in Development Flow

Verification Services (Chipright)

CHIPRIGHT

• Research Question:– Research new verification process for micro-chip

development• Challenge for an indigenous company• Kick started research via Innovation voucher

• Pre-cursor to our longer term view R&D Activity – Innovation partnership

– Opportunity to evaluate “working relationship” with GMIT– Links to Engineering Department

» Viewpoint of what is achievable when working with them» Viewpoint of their courses, strong skills to identify in graduates

– Opportunity to build connections & relationships with GMIT

CHIPRIGHT• How did it work out?

– Identify a research partner and “agree up front on a goal” for the research

– We had to “ramp-up” the researcher and inject ideas into the process

• Streamlined it to “narrow” what we wanted solved– Researcher worked on the process

• Continuous email / communication • Gave us a degree of control over it

• Report generated

CHIPRIGHT

• Identified a good level of software knowledge within Engineering Dept. – Software like JAVA – Can be used to develop graphical user

interfaces• Identified this as something to leverage after the

core research was implemented• Different topic entirely to what we looked at

originally• So used the Innovation voucher a 2nd time