External – Human Capital

Founded in 1845, University College Cork is a prominent university in Ireland, enrolling over 24,000 students including over 4000 international students from over 138 countries worldwide. UCC offers a huge variety of courses across many departments including Arts, Business, Law, Science, Engineering and Medicine. The award-winning university is ranked in the top 1.1% of universities worldwide.

Founded in 1972, University of Limerick is a public research university institution based in Limerick. With over 18,000 students, including over 3,000 international students, UL offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across Arts, Humanities, Engineering and Business.

University College Dublin is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide, UCD is Ireland’s global university.

Established in 1845, University of Galway’s reputation now stands as #1 in Ireland for Sustainable Development, with over 18,000 students enrolled worldwide.

ATU is a multi-campus technological university in the west and northwest of Ireland that delivers a rich combination of academic and research excellence, quality of life and opportunity.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s highest ranked university. Home to 20,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across all major disciplines in the arts and humanities, business, law, engineering, science, and health sciences.

Founded in 1989, Dublin City University is a prominent university in Dublin focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Enterprise Ireland’s Mentor Network has a panel of over 400 highly experienced businesspeople with international commercial business development experience. Offering one to one sessions and providing professional advice to help with your journey entrepreneurship and starting your own business, Enterprise Ireland’s Mentor Network supports start-ups with their first-hand experience.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

Local Enterprise Office’s across the country offer mentors free of charge to all registered micro-enterprises operating within that county for 6-months+. The mentors support entrepreneurs in many areas including providing direction, problem solving, innovation, business plan, and sharing their experience and knowledge within the field. Areas of involvement include Finance, Business, social media, Digital Marketing, and Sales and Marketing.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

Small Firms Association’s “MentorsWork” is a fully funded programme designed to provide entrepreneurs with the fundamental skills and supports to grow their business. The programme runs over a 12-week period, addressing entrepreneurs’ business needs. Helping over 1,500 SME’s across all sectors nationwide the programme consists of mentorship, workshops and assessments.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

Tech Industry Alliance is a significant network in the South-West region of Ireland, focusing on connecting and advancing tech producing and enabled businesses. TIA focuses on empowering and enabling an ecosystem that aims to make the South-West region a world class place to live and work through innovation.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

Cyber Ireland is the national cyber security organisation that combines industry, education and government to represent the needs of the Cyber Security Ecosystem in Ireland.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

TTO Offices within the Universities https://www.knowledgetransferireland.com/Research_in_Ireland/Technology-Transfer-Offices/

Technology Transfer Offices help companies and investors access new knowledge and expertise to drive innovation in universities across the country.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

Michael Weldon is a European Patent Attorney with over 30 years of experience in a wide range of technologies including medical devices, energy systems, and communications technologies.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration. Ireland joined the ESA in 1975 and Enterprise Ireland co-ordinates Ireland’s participation in the ESA programmes.

Industry Experts and Mentors in the Deeptech Space

Back for Business is an entrepreneurial development programme for returned immigrants or current immigrants with plans to return to Ireland. The participants experience of living and working abroad brings many advantages towards start-ups in Ireland especially the development of a strong network of international contacts. The main objective of the programme is to support and assist people in starting and developing a business.