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Supports for Partnering

Enterprise Ireland, represented by Jim Cuddy, Manager of Technology Transfer, focuses on facilitating innovative business partnerships across sectors such as food, software, industrial, and life sciences. With over 5,000 client companies and extensive networks throughout 32 overseas offices, Enterprise Ireland seeks to enhance national and regional prosperity by fostering joint ventures, licenses, and commercial agreements. Successful collaborations like Greyhound Waste's biodiesel initiative highlight the potential of strategic partnerships. Join us in exploring tech transfer and innovation that propels Irish companies into global markets.

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Supports for Partnering

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  1. Supports for Partnering Bridging the Border—business to business partnerships Jim Cuddy, Manager Technology Transfer, Enterprise Ireland

  2. Enterprise Ireland Mission To accelerate the development of world-class Irishcompanies to achieve strong positions in globalmarkets, resulting in increased national and regional prosperity

  3. Sectors • Food and Retail Consumer Markets • Software and Services Sectors • Industrial and Lifesciences Markets

  4. Clients and Resources • Client companies c. 5,000 • Active clients c. 1,000 • Staff 900 • Advisors—marketing / development / technology • Overseas offices 32

  5. Exports—Imports 2005 RoI to NI (€1575m) NI to RoI (€1276m) Beverages Beverages Chemicals Dairy products Non metallic products Non metallic products Meat Mineral fuels Metal products Industrial machinery Transport Textiles Live animals Metal products Industrial machinery Meat Oils/Perfumery Fertilisers/minerals Dairy products Wood

  6. But under the radar---- Partnership agreements • Licenses • Joint ventures • Technical collaborations • Commercial agreements • Manufacturing agreements • Evaluation agreements

  7. Partnerships channel • Technology Transfer service • TechSearch www.techsearch.ie • Innovation Relay Centre www.irc-ireland.ie • Business Partnerships prog. “Gateway to SME’s”

  8. IRC Network 2004 to 2008 71 centres across 33 countries

  9. Forming the partnership • IRC Northern Ireland profiles your requirements • Pass details to IRC Dublin • We use our internal (EI) and external industry contacts • We come back to IRC NI with a short list of companies that: a) Fit the spec b) Are interested in partnership • Introductions • Assistance in developing a partnership agreement

  10. Some examples of successful partnerships • Greyhound Waste with Questor and Petrotec—biodiesel from cooking oil • UCC with DARD NI—high pressure processing for food • Cambrex Profarmaco with Fostech—separator for purification of waste effluent

  11. Some examples of successful partnerships • MDS Gateways with Village Networks—Linux based server technology • Industrial Coatings with BMS Glazeguard—biocidal paint • Celtrak with Quinn Concrete—fleet management and tracking • Techrec with COD International—fridge recycling technology

  12. North/South pipeline • 2 events—Belfast and Dublin • 130 attendees • 23 companies being assisted • 7 strong prospects • 13 potential prospects

  13. Companies seeking partners—offers • Curtain wall system • Non-contact water monitoring equipment • Manufacturing method for novel decorative paving system • Expertise in laser cleaning and de-coating • Shrouding system for electrical distribution systems • Device for eliminating draught beer wastage • Topical first aid cream • Eco self adhesive label • Novel home security device

  14. Companies seeking partners—requests • Technology to convert municipal waste to RDF • Dryer technology for wood waste and biomass • Sorting and separation technology for mixed solid waste • Gas shut-off valve • Ingredients for animal dental health product • Technologies for smart electric heating products • eTraining solutions for consulting services • Technologies for health & wellness products from fish oil • Atomiser technology for liquid dispensing

  15. Thank You

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