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Welcoming the announcement of funding were, front row from left: Josette O’ Mullane – MTU, Dr Siobhán Mac Sweeney – MTU, Liam Lewis – CAPPA, MTU; Brian Cahill, Nimbus, MTU; Tom Fitzmaurice, IMaR, MTU; Mark Whelan, Enterprise Ireland; Dr Tim Yeomans, Shannon ABC, MTU; Karen Coughlan, Southern Regional Assembly; Michael Loftus, MTU. Back row from left; Rachel O’Keefe, Enterprise Ireland; Prof Joseph Walsh, MTU, Prof Hugh McGlynn, MTU, Mike Casey – MTU.
MUNSTER Technological University (MTU) has announced that it has secured €7.6 million in funding to advance its research activities through the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Programme until 2029.
The funding is co-financed by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-27.
The investment of €7.6m is projected to generate 1,660 projects with industry and will benefit several research centres at MTU, including: Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID Gateway (IMaR) & Applied IoT in Tralee; Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) in Cork; Nimbus Gateway in Cyberphysical Systems and Internet of Things in Cork and Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre (MTU) (Shannon ABC) in Tralee.
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Welcoming this significant funding boost, Professor Maggie Cusack, President of Munster Technological University, said, “This investment will extend MTU’s successful collaborations, driving innovation across the Southwest and connecting businesses with our esteemed research network. Together, we will continue to push the boundaries of innovation and economic growth.”
Since the inception of the Technology Gateway Programme in 2013, over 4,900 Irish companies have utilised the network, engaging in more than 7,700 innovation projects.
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