IN THIS ISSUE
President Higgins welcomes bounce in German-Irish trade
 
 
Brexit binds Ireland closer to Germany in pushing ambitious joint agenda
 
 
Patents and trademarks key to high growth
 
 
Prepare for Brexit - supports available
 
 
Additional €100m in funding announced for disruptive technologies
 
 
NDRC portfolio companies report jump in follow-on investment
 
 
Dublin-based VideoElephant raises €5.5m to expand its content
 
 
Orreco signs ‘significant’ multi-year deal with NBA side Atlanta Hawks
 
 
Enterprise Ireland's Currency Impact Calculator
 
 
Agile Innovation Fund: Easier than ever for companies of all sizes to access R&D funding
 
 
Enterprise Ireland's Market Discovery Fund #GlobalAmbition
 
 
How Gaeltec is helping power major tech companies and the future
 
 
Get your business promoted internationally #IrishAdvantage
 
 
Cork start-up helps firms hold onto good staff
 
 
Telemedicine is not to be underestimated
 
 
Enterprise Ireland Horizon 2020 Conference
 
 
Government launches new regional technology fund
 
 
Enterprise Ireland's €750k Competitive Start Fund for women entrepreneurs
 
 
'Terrifying' heart-condition experience as a child spurred researcher to create wrist-worn medical device
 
 
PropertyBridges attracts first tranche of peer-to-peer loans for Limerick housing project in record time
 
 
President Higgins on three-day State visit to Germany
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TWITTER FEED
Brexit binds Ireland closer to Germany in pushing ambitious joint agenda
The Irish Times
 
 

As President Michael D Higgins ended his three-day visit to Germany, Irish and German officials are confident that something has changed for the better in bilateral relations.

 
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Patents and trademarks key to high growth
Sunday Independent
 
 

It is important that Irish firms, however small, recognise the value created through R&D and innovation, and secure their IP as a business asset.

 
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Prepare for Brexit - supports available
 

The full list of Brexit supports is now included in our Brexit brochure available to download here:

 

 
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INDUSTRY NEWS
 
 
Additional €100m in funding announced for disruptive technologies
The Irish Times
 

Irish start-ups and more established tech companies will be able to tap an additional €100 million from a Government fund to work on projects focused on cutting edge technology.

 
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NDRC portfolio companies report jump in follow-on investment
Irish Times
 

Follow-on investment in Irish technology companies initially backed by early-stage investor NDRC jumped 30 per cent last year to more than €250 million.

 
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Dublin-based VideoElephant raises €5.5m to expand its content
Irish Times
 

VideoElephant, an Irish company whose backers include Smurfit Kappa chief executive Tony Smurfit has raised €5.5 million in a funding round led by Dublin-based Act Venture Capital.

 
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Orreco signs ‘significant’ multi-year deal with NBA side Atlanta Hawks
Irish Times
 
Irish sports tech company Orreco, whose backers include golfer Graeme McDowell, has signed a “significant” multi-year contract with one of the leading basketball teams in the US.
 
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Enterprise Ireland's Currency Impact Calculator
 

For Irish companies exporting to the UK, movements in the sterling/euro exchange rate impacts on your business and its profitability. Use Enterprise Ireland's Currency Impact Calculator to assess your level of foreign exchange risk.

 
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'Terrifying' heart-condition experience as a child spurred researcher to create wrist-worn medical device
Irish Times
 

An NUI Galway-based biomedical engineer, Oisín McGrath, has been granted €500,000 from Enterprise Ireland to further develop his project Galenband.

 
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PropertyBridges attracts first tranche of peer-to-peer loans for Limerick housing project in record time
Irish Examiner
 

A project to develop 16 houses in Pallaskenry, Co Limerick, is well on track to raise the €2.4m in funding that it pitched out to peer-to-peer investors.

 
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Enterprise Ireland's €750k Competitive Start Fund for women entrepreneurs
 

Apply for the Competitive Start Fund for women entrepreneurs to help progress your business plans in the global marketplace. Find out more here:

 

 
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Cork start-up helps firms hold onto good staff
Irish Examiner
 

Currently employing a staff of 11 at its office in Douglas, Workvivo is planning for expansion in the US as well as in the UK and Ireland and expects to double its staff size over the next 12 months.

 
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Telemedicine is not to be underestimated
 

“The global telemedicine market is estimated to be $26.7 billion in 2017 and it is expected to reach $72.5 billion by 2023." (BCC Research 2018). Enterprise Ireland's Market Research Centre is open to clients to view the latest reports on this growing market. 

 
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Enterprise Ireland Horizon 2020 Conference
Business World
 

Over 220 researchers from SMEs, large companies, research organisations and the higher education institutions based in Ireland and across Europe gathered in Dublin at the Enterprise Ireland and European Enterprise Network ‘Horizon 2020 Brokerage Event on ICT, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing’. 

 
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Government launches new regional technology fund
Silicon Republic
 

With an initial budget of €2.75m, the fund is an initiative of Project Ireland 2040 and aligns with the Department’s Future Jobs Ireland and Enterprise Ireland’s new ‘Powering the Regions’ plan, to build scale and expand the reach of Irish exporting businesses.

 
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Global Ambition
 
 
Agile Innovation Fund: Easier than ever for companies of all sizes to access R&D funding
 

It is now easier than ever for Irish companies to access R&D funding to improve their products and services and compete internationally.

 
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Enterprise Ireland's Market Discovery Fund #GlobalAmbition
 

The Market Discovery Fund is designed to help companies meet the key challenges of market research, helping businesses take their first steps into new markets.

 

 
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Irish Advantage
 
 
How Gaeltec is helping power major tech companies and the future
 

Gaeltec Utilities, a leading specialist firm employing over 300 direct staff, continues to achieve sustainable growth, as it delivers value for high-profile clients on major engineering projects across Ireland and mainland Europe.

 
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Get your business promoted internationally #IrishAdvantage
 

Enterprise Ireland client companies can increase their exposure to overseas businesses and can avail of several marketing opportunities through the #IrishAdvantage campaign. Find out how you can register your business here. 

 

 
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