ENTERPRISE IRELAND Where innovation means business Deirdre Glenn, Director, Manufacturing, Engineering & Energy Commercialisation

Our mission We help innovative Irish companies become leading global players in markets worldwide

Driving entrepreneurship Delivering international scale Seeding for future growth Fostering innovation – Focus for today! Our strategy

Critical to Ireland’s 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 Ireland’s Manufacturing Sector

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

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

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

up to €250,000 available for collaborative projects between companies and research teams in Higher Education EI Collaborative Supports - Innovation Partnerships Eurotech CIT +

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

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

Examples of R&I Supports for Manufacturing

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

First National Innovation for Industry Showcase The Convention Centre Dublin Tuesday, December 2nd Showcasing all Irish State-supported research centres of scale.

Thank you Contact me: ireland.com +353(0)