TECHNOLOGY

ANALYTICS AND CENTRE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMME 2020

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MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS

FOOD & HEALTH

Technology Centre Programme The Technology Centre programme is a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland. It allows Irish companies and multinationals to work together on market focused strategic R&D projects in collaboration with research institutions. The 8 Technology Centres in the programme are resourced by highly-qualified researchers who provide a unique ecosystem for collaboration in areas identified, by industry, as being strategically important.

TECHNOLOGY CENTRES

ANALYTICS AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES CeADAR - Centre for Applied Data Analytics & Machine Intelligence 4 Learnovate – Learning Innovation 5

MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) 6 Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland (MCCI) 9 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) 10

FOOD & HEALTH Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) 11 Food for Health Ireland (FHI) 12 Meat Technology Ireland (MTI) 13

CeADAR

nationals to indigenous SMEs spanning every industry vertical.

CeADAR’s position is at the intersection of Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, The Centre is also the focal point of a thriving national ecosystem delivering frequent seminars, conferences, and members’ networking events throughout the year.

CeADAR was awarded the Dun & Bradstreet prize for Best Analytics Research Group Ireland CeADAR is the National Centre for Applied Data at the DatSci Awards and has the EU BDVA Analytics & Machine Intelligence. CeADAR is a i-Spaces accreditation which was awarded in market-focused technology centre that drives 2018. the accelerated development and deployment of data analytics and machine intelligence CeADAR’s 3 core work programmes are in: (DA&MI) technology and innovation. The • Visualisation & Intelligent Analytic Centre’s work focuses on developing tools, Interfaces techniques and technologies that enable more • Advanced Analytics and people, organisations and industries to use Blockchain/Smart Contracts analytics and machine intelligence for better decision making and competitive advantage. • Machine Intelligence and Deep Learning CeADAR is the bridge between the worlds of Examples of areas where CeADAR has applied research in data analytics and machine developed demonstrators are: intelligence (DA&MI) and their commercial customer analytics, contact centre analytics, application. text analytics, analytics in real time, social The primary outputs of the Centre are media analytics, location-based analytics, prototypes, and demonstrators, alongside sentiment analysis, sentiment analytics, image contract research plus in-depth reviews of analytics, predictive analytics, machine & deep state-of-the-art technology. CeADAR is funded learning, preventative maintenance, blockchain by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and by & smart contracts. contract research. The Centre is headquartered Contact: in University College Dublin and is a partnership with the Technological University Dublin.

CeADAR has particular strengths in predictive analytics, machine and deep learning, Blockchain, real time analytics, text analytics and visualisation. The Centre has an extensive catalogue of technology demonstrators, know- Dr. Edward McDonnell, Centre Director how and technology reviews which are all 087 333 9777 available at no-cost to members. +353 1 716 5716 Industry membership of CeADAR has grown [email protected] significantly in recent years and now totals over www.ceadar.ie 80 industry partners ranging from multi-

LEARNOVATE

Mellon, WBT Systems, Sureskills, CJ Fallon, Cobblestone Learning, Ellucian and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Learnovate can help you build your digital learning success story, whether you are:

• a new venture seeking funding support • an expanding company in need of expert guidance Learnovate is one of Europe’s leading research • and innovation centres in learning technologies. a learning and development An industry-led technology centre funded by professional deploying learning technologies to internal customers Enterprise Ireland and hosted by Trinity College Dublin, we connect world-class research with Research areas: entrepreneurs at the leading edge of the global learning technologies sector. • Digital Content • Games and Gamification for learning Learnovate has a core of technology-enhanced • Interoperability learning expertise and a wealth of experience in • Learning Analytics learning design, product design, user interface • Social and informal learning design, software development and business • Mobile and collaborative learning innovation including: • Assessment and learning analytics Technology – AI, API's, NLP, Cloud, Machine • Personalisation and adaptive learning Learning • Game mechanics for learning

Learning Design – Needs Analysis, Competency Research performed by: Frameworks, 21st Century Skills, Scaffolded Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Learning, Formative Assessment NUI Galway, Waterford Institute of Technology. Product Design – User Research, UX, UI, Contact: Usability, Gamification Innovation – Outcome Led Innovation, Jobs to be Done, Lean Innovation, Design Thinking

Learnovate offers strategic research and innovation services to individual companies that develop learning technologies; and companies that acquire and use learning technologies. The centre’s expertise and experience encompasses Nessa McEniff, Centre Director Learnovate a wide range of learning contexts including Technology Centre corporate learning, higher-ed learning, school +353 (0)1 896 4910 learning, and non-formal learning. [email protected] www.learnovatecentre.org Organisations who have collaborated with Learnovate include Intel, Microsoft, GAA, BNY

IMR

optimisation, operations simulation, metrology, HVAC commissioning and energy-efficient production.

We are open to all levels of collaboration with Irish-based SMEs and large/MNC manufacturers. Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) is an independent manufacturing and industrial Research areas: energy efficiency research centre focused on delivering solutions for the manufacturing • Manufacturing informatics ecosystem throughout Ireland. Our passion is to • Operational excellence make Ireland a world leader in advanced • Energy management manufacturing operations. • Energy efficiency • Operations research As an independent research centre, the IMR • Industry 4.0 offers manufacturing industry a unique • Additive Manufacturing environment to collaborate with peers across • Robotics & Automation all manufacturing sectors, and to inform and • Sustainable Manufacturing guide manufacturing research that not only addresses industry problems but also visions for Research performed by: future factories. Irish Manufacturing Research, Dublin City We are a cross-sectoral research centre with University, Limerick Institute of Technology, partner companies in semiconductors, ICT, Maynooth University, NUI Galway, Trinity pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, energy College Dublin, Institute of Technology Tralee, services, aerospace and other areas. We work University College Cork, University of Limerick, closely with academic, Government and University of Ulster industry partners, and through bringing this Contact: cross-sectoral interaction around one table, we establish best in class knowledge and behaviours as the starting point for future research.

Through pilot projects embedded in company facilities, IMR research has demonstrated productivity improvements and efficiency savings opportunities in excess of €20M for Barry Kennedy, CEO - IMR Technology Centre member and partner companies. It has +353 1 5675000 achieved this through delivery of enterprise- [email protected] ready solutions in areas such as schedule http://www.imr.ie

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COMPANIES IN TECHNOLOGY CENTRES

MCCI

future. The world-class circuits that we design allow companies to differentiate their products.

In the last number of years alone there have been 11 commercial licences from MCCI, 38 of MCCI research staff have transferred into MCCI’s (Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland) industry, and our member companies have vision is to be the first choice for created over 1,000 new jobs, with 120 of those Microelectronics research that enables future jobs attributed to MCCI. products and applications. MCCI is a technology centre focused on carrying out microelectronic Research areas: circuit research for the benefit of industry and is • a world leader in analogue and mixed-signal Analogue and mixed-signal circuits research integrated circuit research. • Sensor interfaces We recognise that Microelectronics is at the • Communications heart of all technology, driving & powering the • Smart medical devices Irish economy. Our vision emphasises high • Smart agri-food devices impact research outcomes, but beyond that the development of our researchers into Research performed by: independent thinkers and future leaders in Irish Tyndall National Institute, University College companies and in the global semiconductor Dublin, University College Cork, University of landscape. We value the trusted networks of Limerick, Maynooth University, Cork Institute of industry-led collaborative research and commit Technology. to timely execution that benefits not only our industry partners, but which contributes Contact: fundamentally to a better, more prosperous society.

MCCI is working with medical companies on new ultra-low power implantable microchips to monitor the human body, with smart food companies on microchips that can detect DNA Donnacha O'Riordan, Centre Director in food products, with energy companies to MCCI Technology Centre reduce the power in data centres and +353 21 234 6164 communications companies on networks of the [email protected] http://www.mcci.ie/

PMTC

to identify talent for future recruitment; and, access to members only networking forums with key industry players, academia, regulators and government agencies. The Centre accesses state-of-the-art research facilities capable of delivering molecule to patient solutions through its Irish academic members.

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Research areas: Centre (PMTC) is a leading industry informed • Advanced rapid micro-analytical research centre focused on developing techniques advanced technology solutions for all stages of • Enabling and control of continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing. The market- processing by process analytical focused research delivers solutions to technology (PAT) contemporary issues currently facing the • Soft sensor modelling tools pharmaceutical industry. • Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) The PMTC is hosted at the University of real-time release PAT Limerick with core funding from the Irish • Pharmaceutical packaging technologies Government, supplemented with co-funding • Cleaning, validation and verification from industry and leveraging further research Research performed by: funding. The PMTC is coordinated by an industry–academia advisory committee with an University College Cork, University of Limerick, industrially driven research programme. Institute of Technology Tallaght, Waterford Indigenous SMEs along with MNCs access the Institute of Technology, Cork Institute of PMTC to inform the research agenda. Technology, Tyndall National Institute, NUI Galway, NIBRT, Dublin City University, Dublin Company engagement allows the PMTC to Institute of Technology. execute world-leading, industry-relevant research in advanced technology solutions to Contact: address contemporary manufacturing issues across the pharmaceutical sector. Members benefit by having access to core capability and skills in continuous processing, mathematical modelling, statistics and process optimisation; and, unrivalled awareness of research

programme outputs. Sarah Hayes, Director Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre Other benefits include pre-agreed project [email protected] agreements; professionally managed, timely +353 61 20 2293 access to IP and research outputs; opportunities www.pmtc.ie

DPTC

collaborating partner institutions Dublin City University, Dublin Institute of Technology, and Institute of Technology Tallaght.

Research areas:

• Efficiencies – cost competitiveness in The Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) dairy processing is an industry–academic collaborative research • Process development – next generation centre, hosted by the University of Limerick, dairy processing science and technology with a research agenda driven by the long-term • Product innovation – innovating for growth opportunities for the dairy sector value through dairy processing created by the removal of milk quotas in 2015. • Quality and safety – product quality and safety by design DPTC has been established as a centre of • Environmental sustainability – towards excellence for dairy processing research and a zero emissions dairy industry innovation. The Centre will help to fuel growth in the Irish dairy sector by performing research Research performed by: focused on cost-efficient processing, facilitating University of Limerick, Teagasc, University a step-change in environmental sustainability College Cork, University College Dublin, NUI and creating, validating and commercialising a Galway, Dublin City University, Trinity College pipeline of science and technology-based Dublin, Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute manufacturing platforms for dairy ingredients. of Technology Tallaght The foundation of the DPTC is a strong, long- Contact: term industry–academic collaborative partnership that will develop, build and translate the knowledge and capabilities in dairy processing that are needed today and for the long-term growth development of the sector. Current members of the Centre are the industry partners Arrabawn Co-op, Aurivo Co- op, Carbery Group, Dairygold Co-op, Glanbia Padraig McPhillips, Centre CEO Ingredients Ireland, Kerry Group, Lakeland DPTC Technology Centre Dairies and Tipperary Co-op, and together with +353 61 234945 Teagasc, University College Cork, University [email protected] College Dublin, and NUI Galway, and http://dptc.ie/

FHI

competencies, resources and technologies. This service provides a gateway to academic research in Ireland and supports open innovation.

Food for Health Ireland has completed over 60 projects of this kind since 2008. Food for Health Ireland brings together leaders in industry and research to improve global Research areas: health through innovation in food. The centre supports its partners to become market leaders ● Healthy Ageing: Muscle & Bone Health, in the development of functional food Appetite Modulation, Gut & Immune function ingredients that offer health benefits to ● Metabolic Health: Glycemic Management, consumers. Weight Management ● Digestive Health: Microbiome, Maternal and Food for Health Ireland is a collaborative model infant, IBS/ IBD for functional and health food innovation and ● Sports & Physical Performance: Recovery, commercialisation. For more than a decade, it Endurance, Immune Function has provided a gateway for its industry partners ● Cardiovascular Health: Vascular flow, Blood to access world-class science and academic Lipids, Lipid metabolism research in the functional food space.

Food for Health Ireland has spent more than a Research performed by: decade developing bespoke research and technology to uncover ingredients and foods University College Dublin, Teagasc Food that improve health and wellness. It has the Research Centre, University College Cork, experience, knowledge and facilities to take Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin innovations in food from the lab to the factory, Contact: helping industry partners to test the prototype in a commercial environment. And its human- intervention trials have produced results that can tackle the health issues underpinning diabetes, obesity and heart health, as well as supporting healthier ageing.

Food for Health Ireland has developed a unique Nessa Noronha, Centre Director innovation ecosystem that bridges the gap Food for Health Ireland Technology Centre between high-class research organisations and +353 1 716 2831; 086 244 7118 industry needs. The centre also provides a [email protected] contract research facility for small and large www.fhi.ie global food companies utilising our

MTI

commercial requirements of the MTI member companies.

Research areas:

• Genomic predictions • Meat tenderness management Meat Technology Ireland (MTI) is an industry- • Meat safety and shelf life extension led initiative that will build a strategic research • Meat characterisation technologies and innovation base in beef and sheep meat • Meat and health processing in Ireland. The Centre is a ‘one-stop • Future market opportunities shop’ for meat processing research and technology, serving as a hub to co-ordinate all Research performed by: beef and sheep meat processing research Teagasc, Dublin Institute of Technology, needs. University College Cork, Irish Cattle Breeders MTI is hosted by Teagasc at its Ashtown Food Federation, Dublin City University and Research Facility in Dublin with Dublin Institute University College Dublin. of Technology (DIT), Dublin City University Contact: (DCU), University College Cork (UCC) and the Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) involved as research providers. The companies behind the initiative are ABP Ireland, Ashbourne Meat Processors, Dawn Meats Group, Dunbia (Ireland), Hilton Foods Ireland, Irish Country Meats, Kepak Group, Liffey Meats, and Slaney Foods International. Dr John Colreavy, Director MTI Technology Centre The programme is delivered through 6 strategic +353 1805 9916 ext.1716 research pillars which have been defined by the [email protected] www.mti.ie

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