EPISODE · Nov 11, 2019 · 30 MIN
The Bottom Line Special - Amplitude 2019 - The Conference
from The Bottom Line on KCLR · host John Purcell
The Bottom Line Special - Amplitude 2019 - The ConferenceAmplitude is an annual conference led by the Technology Transfer Offices of Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Carlow with the support of EI Technology Gateways and Research Centres.The goal of Amplitude is to support industry and help them understand the impact of research on their business/industries/sectors. Over the last number of weeks on The Bottom Line Special - Amplitude, we have heard what Amplitude and disruptive innovation is all about and about the exciting developments in the health and pharmaceutical sector as well as ground breaking developments in Smart Agriculture all taking place in the Innovation Centres in our local IT’s. In this episode, the third of our four part The Bottom Line Special, John Purcell attended the conference on Wednesday 6th November and while there he spoke with a number of guests who were in attendance. Throughout the podcast we will hear from Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, research & Development John Halligan who officially opened the conference, Dr. Richard Hayes, Vice President for Strategy at Waterford Institute of Technology, Fiona Deegan, Head Of Enterprise at Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office, Michael Lucey, Director & Patent Attorney at Purdy Lucey Intellectual Property, Brendan McDonald, South East Regional Manager, IDA Ireland and Dr. John Breen, Manager of Kinetic Labs.For full list of speakers on the day log onto www.amplitude.ie
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The Bottom Line Special is a four part series where John Purcell chats with the people behind the Amplitude 2019 Conference. This episode brings interviews with those who were in attendance at the conference and who spoke with John about the importance of innovation to the Irish economy and the resources available to businesses. This year the conference focused on four industries: Precision Agriculture, Future Health, Smart Energy & Manufacturing, Engineering & Design. Throughout the four part series we will hear from experts across each of these industries and how their research can impact on industry.
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