Ireland's cutting-edge RD&I sector is driven by outstanding levels of collaboration between industry, academia and government agencies, aiming at maximising the impact of research in Ireland on industry competitiveness.
Bringing innovative ideas to full market realisation is the key focus of these stakeholders, with over 700 companies engaging annually in research partnerships with Universities, Institutes of Technology, Technology Centres, Research Centres and the numerous other research performing organisations (RPOs) in Ireland.
With a focus on collaboration, industry is an integral part of Ireland's Technology Centres and Research Centres. The outstanding success of Ireland's approach to open innovation is demonstrated by the fact that more research is commercialised in Ireland through licences and spinouts per million € invested than most other European countries.