ENTERPRISE IRELAND Where innovation means business Deirdre
Glenn, Director, Manufacturing, Engineering & Energy
Commercialisation
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Our mission We help innovative Irish companies become leading
global players in markets worldwide
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Driving entrepreneurship Delivering international scale Seeding
for future growth Fostering innovation Focus for today! Our
strategy
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Critical to Irelands economic recovery Sustains about 206,000
direct jobs split almost evenly between indigenous and overseas
employers Supports at least as many people again in indirect jobs
Provides employment across a wide range of occupations and skills
levels Almost 95% of manufacturing firms employ less than 50 people
Irelands Manufacturing Sector
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Building Management Systems Industrial Control Components
Sub-Supply Energy Efficiency Water Waste-Energy CleanTech Services
Marine Renewables. Electronics/ Cleantech Machine Manufacture Agri
Equipment Materials Handling Equipment Precision & Mechanical
Engineering, Tanks & Vessels Plastics Other Engineering Dairy/
Functional Foods Ingredients, Beverages and Food Technology
Consumer Food, Seafood and Horticulture Primary Meats Food Medtech
devices diagnostics Medical Sub-Supply Pharma/Vet Pharma Chemicals
Manufacturing Healthcare/Pharma Services Lifesciences Key
Manufacturing Sectors for EI
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Help to grow in international markets Building leadership and
management capability Improving competitiveness Accessing highly
trained engineers and scientists Supporting Research &
Innovation - key differentiator Manufacturing Industry Needs
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Research and Innovation Supporting in-company R&D
Supporting collaboration between industry and academia Innovation
Vouchers Innovation Partnerships Technology Centres Supporting
international collaboration Horizon 2020, ESA funding, etc
Infrastructure/People Supports Technology Gateways Knowledge
Transfer Ireland
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up to 250,000 available for collaborative projects between
companies and research teams in Higher Education EI Collaborative
Supports - Innovation Partnerships Eurotech CIT +
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15 Centres, 326 companies engaged Led by industry Agile,
responsive, focused No of sectors Energy Manufacturing &
Materials, Food & Health, Cloud, Analytics & Learning
technologies and Business Processes and Financial Services EI
Collaborative Supports - Technology Centres
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Technology Gateways Nationwide network - 12 Centres across
Institutes of Technology Technology solutions for near-term
industry problems Open access for industry, local and national
reach
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Examples of R&I Supports for Manufacturing
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We support company development & entrepreneurship
Supporting entrepreneurship throughout Ireland in Manufacturing New
Frontiers Diploma in Manufacturing Management at UCC Innovation for
Growth Level 7 degree in Precision Engineering at LIT BioInnovate
Programme Investing 27 million in management and leadership
programmes for clients
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First National Innovation for Industry Showcase The Convention
Centre Dublin Tuesday, December 2nd Showcasing all Irish
State-supported research centres of scale.
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Thank you Contact me: deirdre.glenn@enterprise- ireland.com
+353(0)17272749