Tagged: IBEC & News
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Targeting regulatory processes could help protect med-tech innovation in Europe News
17.12.2012 Bill Doherty from medical devices company Cook Medical became vice-chair of the Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) last week. We caught up with him at the Med Tech CEO...Tags: IBEC, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, R&D, US, Europe, MedTech -
Med-tech exports up 10pc to €3.9bn in first half of this year News
03.12.2012 Ireland is a global powerhouse for the medical technology sector and proof of this can be seen in the export performance of the sector, which grew exports 10pc in the first half... -
New MD at Microsoft’s Irish operations, Paul Rellis, moving to Europe job News
12.10.2012 Microsoft has confirmed that Cathriona Hallahan is to be the new managing director of Microsoft’s Irish division and will take up her new role on 1 February next year. Previous... -
Med tech in Ireland paints a healthy picture News
03.09.2012 With Ireland fast becoming a global epicentre for the med-tech industry, today we are launching a new series to explore how the sector has evolved in the country, taking a look... -
Software companies have 30 days left to enter ISA industry awards News
13.09.2012 This year’s Irish Software Association’s (ISA) industry awards will be taking place on 9 November, and companies have 30 days left to submit their entries. -
IBEC reveals its action plan for Ireland’s economic recovery News
18.07.2012 A new state-backed investment bank, a new social welfare smart card system and the setting up of internationally recognised property investment funds are just some of the moves...Categories: Private Irish Business, Investments, Government, Financial, Economy, Business Intelligence -
Tech job announcements this year reach 4,000 News
28.05.2012 On the back of an encouraging four job announcements this morning, ICT Ireland says tech job announcements for 2012 are already equal to the total for 2011. -
New IBEC guide to help companies with R&D funding News
20.03.2012 Irish companies can now gain information about R&D funding from a new guide by IBEC, the business and employer association for organisations based in Ireland. -
Med-tech sector created 875 jobs and invested €170m last year News
01.02.2012 In 2011, the medical technology industry rolled out investment plans worth more than €170m and announced 875 jobs, the industry said today as it revealed a new, four-year plan... -
Cook Medical named Irish med tech 'Company of the Year' News
09.12.2011 Limerick-based Cook Medical has won the Irish Medical Technology Company of the Year 2011 award at the fifth annual Medical Technology Industry Excellence Awards, which are... -
AF asks Government to extend film tax break, stop online piracy News
17.11.2011 The Audiovisual Federation (AF) has called on the Government to extend the film tax break until 2020 and to implement measures to protect the industry from online piracy. -
UCD awards honorary degree to former Siemens chairman News
21.10.2011 Former Siemens and Science Foundation Ireland chairman Brian Sweeney has been awarded an honorary Degree of Doctor of Science by UCD. -
Ireland a favoured location for science foreign investment – report News
21.09.2011 Ireland is ranked third in the EU by the World Bank in terms of ease of doing business and fourth in the world for the availability of skilled labour and openness to new ideas,... -
Confidence high in booming Irish medical devices sector News
19.09.2011 More than three-quarters of companies operating in the Irish-based medical devices sector have continued confidence in their businesses, a new survey reveals. Outside of Idaho... -
Numbers still don’t add up for Leaving Cert maths and sciences News
17.08.2011 It’s a glass half-full, half-empty kind of picture. On the one hand, we can rejoice that the numbers of Irish students achieving A, B and C grades in high-level maths is at its... -
Access to computers in Irish schools below OECD average News
28.06.2011 The percentage of students using a computer in Irish schools (62.9pc) is significantly below the OECD average (74.2pc), a new OECD PISA report into online digital literacy has...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Computers, Communications -
Code of conduct for on-demand media services released News
04.05.2011 A new voluntary code of conduct has been launched for on-demand audiovisual service providers, setting out the minimum standards. -
IBEC calls for national graduate internship programme News
03.05.2011 Among its recommendations ahead of the Government ‘Jobs Initiative’, employers group IBEC said a new national graduate internship programme and a work placement programme for... -
IBEC launches Jobs Manifesto for Election 2011 News
07.02.2011 IBEC today launched its Jobs Manifesto for Election 2011, which outlined an array of reforms that are required to restore domestic and international confidence and economic...Tags: IBEC, Ireland, Government, Business , Election 2011, Tax, Jobs, Economic Growth, Economy, EU, IMF -
Martina Harford, chief executive, The Educational Company of Ireland News
03.02.2011 Back in the early 2000s when there was a large amount of money also put into ICT in education, the momentum was lost and unfortunately we’re playing catch-up now.