Cork's Tyndall Institute secured funding at three times the EU average

Funding was approved for projects in 'deep tech', healthcare, agri-businesses and energy

Georgios Fagas, Louise Burgoyne, Martin O'Connell and Cian O'Murchu of the EU Programmes Team at Tyndall National Institute.

The Tyndall National Institute in Cork has become one of the most successful institutes in Ireland for European funding after securing more than 100 Horizon 2020 awards totalling over €56m.

The figures were detailed in the research centre's 2019 annual report launched by the Minister for Further Education Simon Harris today.