An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, T.D., together with the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., and the Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan, T.D., this week announced four new world-class Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres.
The new SFI Research Centres represent an investment of €74 million from the Government over the next six years, with a further investment of €40 million from industry. The investment aims to support cutting-edge basic and applied research with strong industry engagement, driving economic benefits and positive societal impact.
The four new SFI Research Centres involve strong collaborative partnerships between research bodies in Ireland including:
Athlone Institute of Technology
Beaumont Hospital
Cork Institute of Technology
Dublin City University
Mater Hospital
Maynooth University
NUI Galway
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Teagasc
Temple Street Children’s Hospital
Trinity College Dublin
Tyndall National Institute (UCC)
University College Cork
University College Dublin
University of Limerick
Limerick Institute of Technology
Waterford Institute of Technology.
Furthermore, the four SFI Research Centres will engage in over 80 collaborations with industry partners; both indigenous and foreign; large and small. These companies include:
Abbvie
Action Point
Alltech
Analog Devices
Applied Materials
Ascenix Biotechnologies
Avenue Moulds
Bekaert
BHSL
Bioatlantis Ltd
Castolin Eutectic
Commercial Mushrooms Producers
Croom Precision Medical
DAQRI
Ebeam
Ei Electronics
Element Six
Exergyn
Glanbia
Henkel
HJL Scientific Ltd
IBM
Intel
Johnson & Johnson
KUKA
Medtronic
Modular Automation
Monaghan Mushrooms
Nammo AS
Nucleus VP Energy
Prior PLM Medical
Schivo
Sherkin Technologies
Siemens
SL Controls
SR Technics
Stryker
TEG
Trend Technologies
Truform
United Technologies Research Centre Ireland
Viska Systems
VistaMed
VitaActives
Speaking at the launch of the four new SFI Research Centres, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar said, "Investing in leading-edge scientific and technological research is good for our economy and helps us to discover new innovations which can improve our quality of life. Our SFI Research Centres represent a virtuous triangle between government, industry and higher education, and show just what can be achieved when there is a shared vision about reaching your ambitions."
He added, "These four new SFI Research Centres will be centres of activity where Irish and international researchers are trained and collaboration with private companies is facilitated to deliver new ideas and innovation. This in turn helps to create high-value jobs and drives economic growth and regional development. The SFI Research Centres show the value of investing in today, so we can imagine the world of the future."
Source: www.businessworld.ie
