The Bottom Line on KCLR

The Bottom Line Special is a four part series where John Purcell chats with the people behind the Amplitude 2019 Conference. In this, the fourth episode we hear from the experts working within in the manufacturing, engineering & design and how research and innovation can help business, as well as interviews with those who were in attendance at the conference. 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.

Show Notes

The Bottom Line Special - Amplitude 2019 - Manufacturing, Engineering & Design
 
Amplitude 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 ,from the exciting developments in the health and pharmaceutical sector to the ground breaking developments in Smart Agriculture all taking place in the Innovation Centres in our local IT’s.
 
In this, the final episode of our four part The Bottom Line Special, we focus on the areas of Manufacturing, Engineering and Design and how research and innovation can help businesses in these sectors, John Purcell speaks with Ailish Delaney, Gateway Manager at Design + in Institute of Technology Carlow & Ramesh Raghavendra, South Eastern Applied Materials (SEAM) Centre Director & Technology Gateway Manager.

We also continue our discussions from the day of the conference, where we hear about the importance of industry engagement, funding, and the impact that technology and innovation is having on the agricultural industry. While at the conference John spoke with Dr. Pat Lynch, Director of RIKON at Waterford Institute of Technology, Brian Foley, Industry Engagement Manager at Waterford Institute of Technology, Nicky Deasy, Managing Partner, The Yield Lab, and Rob O'Keeffe, Head of Marketing and Digital with Glanbia Agri.
 
To find out more about Amplitude log onto  www.amplitude.ie

What is The Bottom Line on KCLR?

The Bottom Line is KCLR's business-focused show presented by John Purcell.

Each week we'll look at key business issues and trends and hear from leading figures locally, nationally and internationally.