Enterprise Ireland showcase helps inventors tap into potential investors

Technologies capable of raising IQ, improving hygiene in hospitals, halving hot water bills, and reducing horse-breeding costs were among the “big ideas” pitched to investors by Enterprise Ireland.

Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas Showcase at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium introduced 19 inventors and inventions — developed by publicly-funded research — to more than 300 possible investors and business partners attended yesterday’s event.

Minister for state for research and innovation, Seán Sherlock, said: “The Government is striving to create the right environment where ideas can be identified, protected, and commercialised, leading to the creation of much-needed jobs for this economy.