The Irish Food Tech Technology Gateway Cluster

Food and Beverage Technologies

The Irish Food Tech Cluster consists of 7 Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateways providing knowledge, expertise and skills in food and beverage technology to Irish industry. Companies across Ireland can now access these resources for Research, Development and Innovation projects in a wide selection of areas that include bioprocessing, food for health, process control and packaging amongst many others.

The Irish Food Tech team consists of 7 Technology Gateways Managers and a team of Business Development researchers and engineers who collaborate with companies of all sizes nationwide, to deliver a wide range of expertise within the Gateway structure, in turn supporting and aiding the development of research and innovation in industry.

The cluster consists of:

APT Technology Gateway (Polymer Technologies)
TUS: Midlands
CAPPA Technology Gateway (Innovation through Light)
Munster Technological University
Design+ Technology Gateway (Applied Design)
SETU Carlow campus
MET Technology Gateway (Medical & Engineering Technologies)
Atlantic Technological University

MiCRA Technology Gateway (Bio-Diagnostic)
TU Dublin – Tallaght Campus
PMBRC Technology Gateway (Pharmaceutical & Healthcare)
SETU Waterford
Shannon ABC Technology Gateway (Applied BioTechnology)
Munster Technological University and TUS: Midwest

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The Irish Food Tech team have been involved in a range of collaboration projects, across many sectors. Below is a sample of what the team have been working on.