Building a Business on Your Ideas Seminar
Registration is now open for a free seminar on ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ and it will take place in IT Tralee on Thursday, 16th April. The seminar is being organised jointly by Kerry Local Enterprise Office and the Patents Office, in cooperation with Enterprise Europe Network and Enterprise Ireland. The seminar is aimed at small business owners, entrepreneurs, inventors and start-up companies in Kerry and surrounding counties.
The seminar will focus on:
- How business should be aware of and can exploit the value of Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, designs and copyright)
- The support structures that are available for small businesses and start-ups from the State and Europe
Expert speakers will include the Patent / Trademark Attorney, a local entrepreneur and representatives from the Patents Office, Enterprise Ireland, the Local Enterprise Office and the Enterprise Europe Network. To register and view the full agenda please click here.
Meet Potential Customers, Suppliers or Partners at the World’s Largest Seafood Fair, Seafood Expo Global, Brussels, 21st to 22nd April
Seafood Expo Global / Seafood Processing Global is the world’s largest seafood trade-fair. It will feature more than 1,700 exhibiting companies from over 75 companies. In line with Seafood Expo Global / Seafood Processing Global, the Enterprise Europe Network are organising a targeted networking event. This event is being hosted by Scottish Development International and is managed by the Enterprise Europe Network Scotland. Participants in this networking session will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential customers, suppliers or partners during pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.
The brokerage event is aimed at those looking to:
- Expand market research
- Source new product
- Commercialise innovative process or technical solutions
- Find development partners
Who else is going? Click here to view a list of companies who have currently registered for the B2B session. To register your free place at this event, please click here. For further information, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie.
Technology Gateway Network Industry Showcase
Enterprise Ireland, in partnership with the institutes of technology, has established a nationwide network of 12 technology gateways which deliver technology solutions for Irish industry close to their market needs.
On May 18, the Technology Gateway Showcase will take place in the Silversprings Moran Hotel. This industry showcase event is an opportunity for companies to network with the 12 technology gateways and discover how the technology gateways can help your company on its innovation journey and better understand the depth of research skills that are available to Ireland’s industry. There will be an opportunity to view technical demonstrations from each gateway, as well as testimonials from industry on how their collaborative industry projects with the gateways helped their company. Enterprise Ireland staff can explain what innovation supports are available for SMEs to assist in the development of a high-impact collaborative project. Registration is free and to register, please click here. If you have questions about this event or would like to find out more, please contact liam.lewis@cit.ie.
Open access and research data management: Horizon 2020 and beyond
14-15 April, Boole Library UCC, Cork
In recent years we have witnessed significant debate and activity surrounding the movement to make research papers, data, and scientific information freely available to all readers online. Open Access policies have been championed across the European Research Area, and feature prominently in the recommendations of Horizon 2020, the European Commission’s research and innovation programme: the EC views the principles of accessible knowledge and shared data as key components in their efforts to maximize the impact of publicly-funded research, and to promote innovation and economic growth. Open Access, both as a policy-driven initiative and as a general practice in research, has thus become more widely accepted as a desirable goal, and we expect that it will become even more important to forging an interconnected information exchange across Europe in the near future.
On 14-15 April, a seminar on Open Access in Horizon 2020 is being organised by University College Cork (Ireland), Repository Network of Ireland and Teagasc.
Day 1 – Open access in H2020 – how to increase your chances of success with a strong data management and open access plan
Day 1 will be aimed primarily at researchers and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) interested in developing H2020 proposals and will provide:
- An overview of open access in H2020 and benefits of adopting open access
- Advice on addressing open access questions in H2020 proposals
- An introduction to open access to research data and H2020 open data pilot
- Case study from research project successfully using research data management principles
- Case study from the Research Cloud Infrastructure at UCC highlighting their experiences with managing research data
Day 2 – Open access and data management – institutional needs, targets and training
Day 2 will be aimed at institutional support staff including library staff, IT services, research support staff, project managers, tech transfer and legal staff and will provide:
- An introduction to what data is and how to manage it
- Case study of an existing University research data management service
- Information and training on how to support researchers at your institution
Contact information
Click for more information or to register online. The venue for both days is the Boole Library learning zone. You can also register by emailing cora@ucc.ie
