MIDAS Ireland warmly welcomes the announcement by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless TD, of the Research Ireland supported Rinn Semiconductors research centre which will be key to supplying breakthrough research and innovation into Ireland’s semiconductor ecosystem. Our sector employs about 20,000 people in Ireland and contributes Read more…
$60M raised from ISIF, Atlantic Bridge Ventures, European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Enterprise Ireland, Elkstone and TNO Ventures—bringing total funding to over $85M. Equal1 develops quantum processors on existing semiconductor fabs, bringing semiconductor-scale manufacturing to quantum computing – a chip company for the quantum age. The approach is validated Read more…
• Expansion comes on 10th anniversary of hiring its first engineer in Ireland and is expected to see headcount at Penrose and Horgan’s Quay facilities increase to more than 1000 people • Latest investment helps strengthen Ireland and Cork’s position as a global hub for R&D, by creating 100s Read more…
John Blake, MIDAS General Manager’s Welcome Address Joe Moore, MIDAS Director, gives an update on the new MIDAS Strategy Keynote Speaker, Enda McNulty challenges the audience on “Irelands Edge” Ruth Cotter, SVP & Chief Administrative Officer, AMD on “Solving the World’s Most Important Challenges” Stefan Andersson-Engels, Biophotonics at Tyndall, presents Read more…
At our Annual Gala Dinner on 5th Dec 2024, MIDAS Ireland honoured Liam Madden with an Outstanding Achievement Award. Liam is an Engineering Graduate from University College Dublin with a Master of Engineering from Cornell University. He worked for much of his career in senior technology leadership roles with industry Read more…
MIDAS member, Infineon Technologies has announced plans to significantly expand its Research and Development (R&D) presence in Ireland within the next four years by over 100 new jobs in the Cork and Dublin sites. The jobs, all highly skilled engineering positions, will be split evenly between the Dublin and Cork Read more…
