On 6th December 2013 IRDG hosted an Innovation Practice Group visit for members to AMBER at Trinity College Dublin. It was a fantastic occasion to see exclusively the research activities underway at the Centre and to understand the ways in which companies can engage with AMBER to support their R&D and Innovation. Significant amounts of funding are available to help companies collaborate with the third level research colleges and institutes, and this event highlighted the expertise and equipment that is …
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Presentations: IRDG visits AMBER at Trinity, Dec 2013
By Mary on December 11, 2013 in Event Presentations & Follow Ups, Innovation Practice Group, Members

Presentations: Tyndall Innovation Practice Group Visit, Cork, Mar 2013
The following presentations were made during our recent visit to Tyndall National Institute in Cork.
- Tyndall Overview (Michael Grufferty)
- Life Sciences and Healthcare Systems (Paul Galvin)
- Advanced Materials Technologies Coatings (Martyn Pemble)
- Central Fabrication Facilities Overview (Brendan O’Neill)
- CCAN Overview of Projects (Alan Hynes)
- Training Facilities at Tyndall (Carmel Kelleher)
- Photonics Packaging Integration (Peter O’Brien)
- IERC Overview (Michael Kelleher, Bord Gáis Energy)
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Presentations: Microsoft Innovation Practice Group, Dublin, Sept 2012
By Mary on September 19, 2012 in Event Presentations & Follow Ups, Innovation Practice Group, Members
Copies of presentations and other shared links from our Innovation Practice Group hosted by Microsoft on 11th September 2012
- Presentation by Fabien Petitcolas, Director for Innovation Europe, Microsoft
- Presentation by Mr. Brian Donnellan, Innovation Value Institute at NUI Maynooth
References for Microsoft Think Week
- Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB111196625830690477-IZjgYNklaB4o52sbHmIa62Im4.html
- Bill Gates on YouTube from a CEO Summit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No5HkGDYvx0
References for the Microsoft Imagine Cup (external-facing – basically the external version of Think Week)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Imagine_Cup
- MSFT Pressroom on Imagine Cup:
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