Tánaiste to open research building

ON Monday next Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan will officially open Tyndall National Institute’s new research building. It is a remarkable addition to Ireland’s capabilities in nanoscale semiconductor research.

Tyndall National Institute, UCC is one of Europe’s leading research centres, specialising in ICT hardware research, commercialisation of technology and the education of next generation researchers. Tyndall has a critical mass of over 370 researchers, engineers, students and support staff focused on quality research and the commercialisation of technology through industry collaboration.

Tyndall addresses technological challenges, to provide solutions in the key areas of communications, energy, health and the environment, spanning research from atoms to systems in photonics, microsystems and micro-nanoelectronics.