ENTERPRISE IRELAND Where innovation means business Deirdre Glenn

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

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

Ireland’s Manufacturing Sector • 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

Key Manufacturing Sectors for EI Lifesciences Medtech • devices • diagnostics Medical Sub-Supply Pharma/Vet Pharma Chemicals Manufacturing Healthcare/Pharma Services Engineering Electronics/ Cleantech Food Machine Manufacture Building Management Systems Industrial Control Components Sub-Supply Dairy/ Functional Foods Ingredients, Beverages and Food Technology Consumer Food, Seafood and Horticulture Primary Meats • Agri Equipment • Materials Handling Equipment Precision & Mechanical Engineering, Tanks & Vessels Plastics Other Energy Efficiency Water Waste-Energy Clean. Tech Services Marine Renewables.

Manufacturing Industry Needs • • • Help to grow in international markets Building leadership and management capability Improving competitiveness Accessing highly trained engineers and scientists Supporting Research & Innovation - key differentiator

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

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

15 Collaborative Centres, 326 companies engaged - Technology Centres EI Supports Led by industry Agile, responsive, focused No of sectors – Energy Manufacturing & Materials, Food & Health, Cloud, Analytics & Learning technologies and Business Processes and Financial Services

Technology Gateways • • • Nationwide network - 12 Centres across Institutes of 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 Investing 27 million in management and leadership programmes for clients 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 • Bio. Innovate Programme

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

Thank you Contact me: deirdre. glenn@enterpriseireland. com +353(0)17272749