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Seekers In an area strongly associated with IT and Medtech, there is no greater currency than R&D. Deanna O’Connor finds the South West is rich in leading educational institutes and world-renowned research facilities. “ E V E RY W H E R E YO U LO O K , YO U C A N S E E D E E P -T EC H
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D E V E LO P E D AT T Y N DA L L W I L L H AV E A H U G E I M PA CT I N C R E AT I N G S O LU T I O N S F O R H E A LT H A N D W E L L B E I N G , T H E E N E R GY C R I S I S , A G R E E N E R S U S TA I N A B L E S O C I E T Y, S M A R T A G R I C U LT U R E A N D T R A N S P O R T. ” Professor Scanlon sees not only the vision of a future transformed by instant access to all information and near-infinite computing resources, but also a great opportunity for the FDI sector to “more significantly harness the innovative and diverse international talent base located here” and for more multinationals to make Ireland their global R&D hub. Tyndall is a research flagship of University College Cork and a leading European research centre in integrated ICT (Information and Communications Technology) materials, devices and systems. Tyndall has secured over 110 EU Horizon 2020 awards, totalling over €60m, over the past seven years. “This is a credit to the extraordinary research talent available in Ireland, coupled with the state-of-the-art infrastructure available at Tyndall,” says Professor Scanlon.
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