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Issue 1,November 2005

Welcome to TechSearch, The Newsletter for Technology Acquisition.

I am pleased to introduce you to the first sample edition of our TechSearch Newsletter, the new bi-monthly e-newsletter from Enterprise Ireland designed to educate and inform Irish companies on all aspects of technology licensing. Subscribe now using the button below to continue to receive the TechSearch Newsletter.


To mark the launch of Enterprise Ireland’s new technology acquisition eNewsletter, we are offering a free subscription to Technology Review, the world’s leading technology publication to the first 50 subscribers.

All you have to do is click the subscribe button below, and in addition to receiving our free bi-monthly eNewsletter you could also receive a year’s free subscription to Technology Review.
Sign up now to TechSearch News and discover how companies all over the world are cutting R&D cycles, increasing profits and driving down costs through technology licensing. 

We hope that TechSearch can help your company benefit from the many technology opportunities available for licensing from across the world.
We encourage you to contact Enterprise Ireland at any time should you wish to discuss your requirements with us. Simply click the subscribe now button above and be in with a chance to win a subscription to Technology Review and see how TechSearch can help your business.

Yours Sincerely,

Jim Cuddy
Enterprise Ireland
techsearch@enterprise-ireland.com


:: Finding New Business Opportunities
by Kieran Comerford
Managing Director, Comerford Technology Management Ltd


Many companies in the manufacturing sector are finding themselves up against stiff price competition from low-cost economies. Firms who work as subcontractors are more affected than those with products of their own. read more >>
:: Licensing and Intellectual Property
Brian O'Neill, F. R. Kelly & Co.
European Patent Attorney,
Community Trade Mark Attorney. 


The licensing of Intellectual Property is an area which has experienced significant growth in recent years, but which has not yet experienced the same level of growth in Ireland. read more >>
:: Selected Technology Opportunities

The following technology offers have been selected from 2,500 available via the TechSearch database. They represent recently announced opportunities which are considered to have good commercial prospects. read more >>
:: Success Story– Ireland
Xenith Biomed enters new markets with diagnostic kits licensed from California

Xenith Biomed is located at Ballynahown, Co. Galway, and currently employs 20 people. It was set up as a subcontract manufacturer making diagnostic kits for other companies but saw the need to have its own products. read more >>

:: Success Story– International

New cutting-edge plastic takes on glass.
A Swedish technique which gives plastics some of the advantages of glass while retaining all the characteristics of plastic is being tested and developed by a company in Wales thanks to the assistance of the IR read more >>
:: Upcoming Events Of Interest

Details of the latest events of interest in the area of technology transfer include the Champions of Innovation networking evening in Tallaght on November 1st featuring intellectual assets and intellectual property.
read more >>

TechSearch is a unique, free service provided by Enterprise Ireland that enables companies to locate and acquire technologies from international sources that are not readily available from commercial suppliers. In addition to availing of this service, your company may be eligible for funding to support your technology acquisition project.

For more details, visit www.techsearch.ie


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