Engineering Trends Seminar Neil Kerrigan Final RD … · ENTERPRISE IRELAND Where innovation means...

ENTERPRISE IRELANDWhere innovation means business

Neil Kerrigan,

Manufacturing, Engineering & Energy Commercialisation

24.6.2014 Final

Starts or Continues with a

conversation,,.

• Open to have a conversation with you

• Context - How you intend to maintain or grow your company

• Meeting the needs of your customers – existing and new ones

• How you intend to maintain and attract new customers

• Products , processes & services – that delight your customers

• How can we help !

Some of our innovation and R&D

supports

Innovation Vouchers

• Voucher of €5,000 (paid to college), are available to assist a

company to work with a registered college or knowledge

provider to explore a business opportunity or technical

problem

• Call close dates apply. Next call opens 17 Sep 2014.

• Co-funded Fast Track option: €5k voucher + €5k from

company; apply anytime

In-Company R&D

• Technical Feasibility

• Can be used to investigate the feasibility of developing a new

product, process, technology or service offering.

• Max grant of €35,000 (grant rate of 50%)

• No call close dates – may apply at anytime

In-Company R&D

• R&D Fund - Small Projects

• This fund supports product, process or service R&D projects

• This may suit companies undertaking R&D for the first time

• Maximum grant amount €150,000.

• R&D Fund – Standard Projects

• Supporting innovation in services, products and processes

• Suitable for companies that are ready to progress to larger

projects.

• Maximum R&D grant €650,000

• Monthly call close dates apply

Innovation Partnership

• Offers financial support to companies who engage in

collaborative research projects with Irish universities and

Institutes of Technology.

• Company must contribute minimum cash contribution of 20%

of the total project cost

• Maximum grant of €200,000 (grant rate of up to 80%)

• Monthly call close dates apply

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Innovation Partnership Success Stories

EU Research and Innovation supported by Enterprise Ireland

Technology Centres

Industry Led Research

– €120m state Investment

(€160m total)

15 Centres - agile,

responsive, focused

326 companies engaged

In partnership with IDA Ireland

www.enterpriseireland.com/technologycentres

Knowledge transfer Ireland

www. knowledgetransferireland.com

Partnering with Irish industry

Thank You

Neil Kerrigan

Head – Industry Led Research Programmes

Mob: 087 2667269

Email: neil.kerrigan@enterprise-ireland.com