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#GlobalAmbition NEW FRONTIERS 2019 PARTICIANT DIRECTORY newfrontiers.ieENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 A Our Partners New Frontiers is fully funded and managed by Enterprise Ireland and is delivered nationwide by the following Institutes of Technology Technological Universities and partnering Universities. Colab Regional Innovation Development Centre Centre Dublin City University Innovation Hubs Invent DCU LINC TU Dublin Midlands Innovation Blanchardstown and Research Centre Maynooth University Maynooth Works Hothouse TU Dublin Grangegorman Innovation Hubs Synergy Centre TU Dublin Tallaght Enterprise and Research Incubation Media Cube Campus IADT Hartnett Centre Dun Laoghaire Tom Crean Business Centre Waterford Rubicon Centre Institute of Technology Arc Labs Innovation Centre Web: Newfrontiers.ie B ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 Contents Introduction to New Frontiers 2 About the Programme 3 New Frontiers and Enterprise Ireland 4 The MIRC, Athlone Institute of Technology in partnership 5 with Maynooth Works, Maynooth University The LINC, TU Dublin, Blanchardstown 13 ERIC, Institute of Technology Carlow 21 Rubicon, Cork Institute of Technology 28 Hothouse, TU Dublin & The Media Cube, Institute of Art, 35 Design & Technology Dún Laoghaire RDC, Dundalk Institute of Technology in partnership 52 with DCU Invent Innovation Hubs, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 58 CoLab, Letterkenny Institute of Technology 65 & The Innovation Centre, Institute of Technology Sligo The Hartnett Centre, Limerick Institute of Technology 73 Synergy Centre, TU Dublin, Tallaght 80 Tom Crean Business Centre, Institute of Technology Tralee 88 ArcLabs, Waterford Institute of Technology 94 ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 1 New Frontiers Ireland’s National Programme For Developing Entrepreneurs New Frontiers is delivered at local level by the Institutes of Technology and the Technological University of Dublin in partnership with Maynooth University, University of Limerick and Dublin City University. Over three phases, the programme equips individuals, who have an innovative business idea, with the skills and confidence to develop their business idea within a supportive and encouraging environment. Consisting of practical and interactive workshops, personalised one-to-one mentoring, financial support and free co-working space, New Frontiers is a game changer for anyone serious about developing their business idea into a successful start-up. The programme supports over 500 entrepreneurs each year across all phases of the programme with business ideas from a range of sectors including food & consumer products, information & communication technology, engineering & electronics, medical devices, biotechnology, pharma, digital media, cleantech/renewable energy and eligible internationally traded services. CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Website: www.newfrontiers.ie Blog: www.newfrontiers.ie/blog Twitter: @EI_NewFrontiers Linkedin: New Frontiers Programme 2 ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 About the Programme Financial Support: Participants on Phase 2 of the programme receive funding of €15,000. Further funding may also be available in Phase 3. Geographic Accessibility: The programme is run across 16 centers nationwide making it accessible to individuals from every county in Ireland. Equity: No equity is taken from the participant’s company. Campus Expertise: Participants have access to expertise and support from experienced programme teams, business practitioners, investors, mentors and R&D facilities that the Institutes & Universities offer. Diversity of Business Sectors: New Frontiers is open to individuals with business ideas from across all sectors. ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 3 NEW FRONTIERS NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURS Enterprise Ireland NEW FRONTIERS NATIONAL NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAMME PROGRAMME MANAGER: COORDINATOR: Paula Carroll Robyn Cosgrove PHONE: EMAIL: 01 7272561 robyn.cosgrove@ enterprise-ireland.com EMAIL: Paula.carroll@ enterprise-ireland.com 4 ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 INSTITUTE Athlone Institute of Technology in partnership with Maynooth University INCUBATION CENTRE Midlands Innovation and Research Centre and Maynooth University Business Incubation Centre WEBSITE www.newfrontiers.ie/locations/athlone NEW FRONTIERS INCUBATION CENTRE MANAGER, PROGRAMME MANAGER: MANAGER: MAYNOOTHWORKS BUSINESS INNOVATION CENTRE: Nick Allen Michael Lonergan Joe Moore PHONE: PHONE: 090 6483043 090 6471882 PHONE: 01 7086902 EMAIL: EMAIL: [email protected] [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 5 ATHLONE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY Seahorse is a WordPress Managed Hosting Provider who specialize in integration software; connecting the WordPress platform with Amazon Web Services. Seahorse allows SMEs to grow by offering a simple method to transfer their WordPress site to the AWS Cloud and manage their hosting within the cloud. PROMOTER NAME Alan Bracken ABOUT THE PROMOTER COMPANY NAME Since its inception in 2011, Alan has successfully stewarded Echo Media into an established Seahorse Accredited Software and Technology company PHONE: +353 1 442 8449 operating in both the public and private sectors. EMAIL: [email protected] This success has been built on a solid foundation WEBSITE: www.seahorse-data.com of nurtured customer relationships, a strong TWITTER: @SeahorseData understanding of customer needs and delivering results. DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY Tempo is a white label measuring app for relocation companies that enables homeowners to conduct pre-move surveys unassisted through the use of Artificial intelligence. Tempo saves relocation companies both the time and financial costs associated with visiting a home to calculate the total volume of a job before sending a quote, while enhancing communication between the mover and PROMOTER NAME the user. Adam O’Neill ABOUT THE PROMOTER COMPANY NAME Adam has a strong background in sales where he outperformed team members in premium Tempo moving Ltd. companies such as BMW. He transitioned to the PHONE: +353 87 179 7727 moving industry in America where he worked for one of the largest moving & storage companies in EMAIL: [email protected] the city he was based, before co-founding his own WEBSITE: www.tempomoving.com moving company. His track record for developing leads, driving sales and profitability within businesses has given him the foundation to help grow Tempo. 6 ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 ATHLONE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY We design and manufacture stylish and innovative assistive products, to make people’s lives easier. Our primary focus is people with limited mobility, strength or dexterity. ABOUT THE PROMOTER PROMOTER NAME I’ve been involved in quality control, assurance and regulatory compliance for 21 years, with 15 of Darragh Lynch those working internationally, based in Australia, COMPANY NAME Middle East, Caribbean, Central & South America and all across the EU. I’m a recent graduate of the Uccello Designs University of Western Australia, achieving an MBA. PHONE: 087 951 7266 EMAIL: darragh@uccellodesigns. com WEBSITE: uccellodesigns.com TWITTER: @UccelloDesigns DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY A creative social map app to Drop & share audio messages publicly with groups, or privately. Dropz are only available where they’re recorded. Users can record and leave public Dropz describing amazing landmarks, or leave a group Dropz about fabulous experiences, or record Private Drops for friends. PROMOTER NAME ABOUT THE PROMOTER Donal Fennell Donal is a veteran of the digital and entertainment COMPANY NAME space and has been involved in a number of startups and digital enterprises related in particular to music DropzApp and video distribution. PHONE: 0862430860 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.dropzapp.com ENTERPRISE IRELAND NEW FRONTIERS PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 2019 7 ATHLONE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY Biltong Chief make snacking convenient, healthy and satisfying. Biltong is a high-protein, low sugar, ready-to-eat snack made using grass-fed Irish beef to give you a nutritious product to power your lifestyle, guilt free. PROMOTER NAME ABOUT THE PROMOTER Dylan Rogers Dylan is from South Africa, he played professional rugby for 10 years, including for Connacht and COMPANY NAME Hong Kong. Dylan founded a biltong company in Biltong Chief Hong Kong in 2015 which is currently the number 1 PHONE: +353 87 3923732 biltong brand in the region. EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.biltongchief.ie TWITTER: @biltongchief DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY This company is working on extracting energy from hot/warm waste water before it cools down. The energy recovered will be used to re-heat water and on the air condition system from before entering the public sewer system. ABOUT THE PROMOTER PROMOTER NAME Eamonn has been an entrepreneur from an early age. Eamonn McShea From opening a tuck shop in secondary school to establishing his first business in 1997. Eamonn studied COMPANY NAME computer programming facilities management in Greenday Energy Services Bolton Street DIT. Eamonn first business was in the PHONE: 086 7802805 drainage sector where he added