World Class Research & Development
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS
Ireland has a unique environment that encourages interconnectivity and convergence between all the participants in a collaborative research landscape. Government departments, funding agencies, regulatory authorities, academia and industry are all interconnected creating a dynamic research environment.
IDA plays an active and progressive role in this complex process spanning the range from primary research through to full commercialisation.
This strategy is based on obtaining and growing the highest level research talent from Ireland and globally in each area of research to create long term, world class research capabilities at the highest levels.
Top level collaborative research being conducted in Ireland includes:
- Molecular Medicine
- Tissue Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Bioprocessing
- Diagnostics & Sensors
- Nanostructures & Devices
- Telecoms Software
- Pervasive Computing
- Semantic Web
- Software Engineering
This collaborative national research interconnectivity is illustrated in the diagram below:
