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WiSAR Lab, CoLab, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Port Road,
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 YY97, Ireland
As partners in the Interreg Atlantic Area project, SAFER, led by ERNACT, WiSAR has developed and implemented three Industry 4.0 pilot initiatives aimed at improving the technological adoption and innovation performance of the economy of the sea. In collaboration with the Loughs Agency in Derry (North Ireland), WiSAR Lab developed 2 pilots to help sustain … Continued
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, together with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, launched the fourth Call for applications to the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) on 8 November 2021. The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is a €500 million fund established … Continued
SMARTrenew is a project, led by the WiSAR Lab and funded under the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme 2014 – 2020 with an allocated budget of €1.6 million. The aim of SMARTrenew is to transfer to knowledge from partners across the NPA region to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of renewable energy sources and implement … Continued
The Presidents of the three institutes of technology in the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) today (Thursday 28 October 2021) warmly welcome the announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, that GMIT, LYIT and IT Sligo have together been approved for designation as a Technological University (TU). … Continued
The WiSAR Technology Gateway, at LYIT, has today unveiled a new €170,000 state of the art, 7-axis portable CMM (coordinate measuring machine) arm, equipped with an ultra-high precision scanner and related software, following a successful submission to last year’s Enterprise Ireland, Capital Equipment Fund. The advanced technology will see the LYIT Department of Electronic and … Continued
‘Technology Insights’ brings together a range of relevant and exciting industry topics highlighting current, new and emerging technologies in sectors such as MedTech, Software, Biotechnology, Food and Manufacturing. The series aims to provide Irish industry with a platform for interesting and engaging discussion on a wide range of current and future technologies, presented by … Continued
Following our recent success in the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme Cluster Call, we are delighted to announce that the WiSAR Lab, LYIT, lead partner of the NPA project SMARTrenew, is also a partner in the newly approved NPA Cluster project HEATER- Heat and Energy Education and Empowerment in Rural Areas, and together with the new … Continued
The WiSAR Technology Gateway, at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology, is delighted to announce that the research lab has been successfully awarded €250,000 worth of funding under the Enterprise Ireland Capital Equipment Call. The announcement made by An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, will see a significant investment for the … Continued
The 2020 Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey has been launched by Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI). The Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey (AKTS) is published by KTI in conjunction with the Higher Education Authority (HEA). It provides a review of business engagement and commercialisation activity (knowledge transfer, KT) in the State funded … Continued
Is your business looking for help or guidance with research and innovation? Perhaps your product, service or process requires expertise that is outside your current R&D capacity? Did you know that the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Network can help? To compete in the challenging global business environment, indigenous companies face an ever-increasing demand for advancement … Continued
