The Midlands Innovation and Research Centre (MIRC) in Athlone and MaynoothWorks in Maynooth jointly deliver the New Frontiers programme in the Midlands Mid-East region. This partnership between Technological University of the Shannon and Maynooth University means that New Frontiers participants have access to the expertise, facilities and resources of both locations.
The MIRC provides incubation facilities and business development support for innovative and knowledge-based startups and makes available the resources and expertise of TUS to support client companies and enterprise in the region. Whether you are a prospective entrepreneur, a start-up, an existing company committed to ongoing innovation or an academic interested in commercialising your research, the MIRC is open to you.
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KNOWLEDGE-BASED STARTUPS
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INNOVATION VOUCHER PROJECTS COMPLETED
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HIGH POTENTIAL STARTUPS (HPSUS)
What’s on offer?
Incubation units ranging from 14m² to 42m², concept desking, high-speed broadband, boardroom, meeting room and canteen facilities.
Access to the R&D resources of TUS’s Software Research Institute, Materials Research Institute and Bioscience Research Institute, along with the expertise of TUS’s Schools of Business, Science and Engineering.
Business development support: project management, mentoring, one-to-one interventions to accelerate project progression, and networking. Student placements and collaborative student projects.
The InnovAIT Entrepreneurship Academy for graduate entrepreneurs – led by TUS’s Business School – is based in the MIRC.
The team
The New Frontiers Programme Manager at TUS – Athlone Campus is Nick Allen. Nick has 18 years’ experience working as a training consultant and management consultant in the challenging environment of leading corporations in the UK and in delivering value management services to public and corporate sector clients in Ireland and the UK.
Nick Allen
New Frontiers Programme Manager
090 648 3043
Michael Lonergan
MIRC Manager
090 647 1882
Joe Moore
MaynoothWorks Manager
01 708 6902
Notable alumni
- Emma-Rose Conroy, Euro Stallions – stallion semen agency
- Dean Gammell, TheGroupSystem.com – software for group bookings
- Brendan Murphy, Better Energy Management – energy-saving products
- Ian Kerr, Idaso – traffic count/classification technology
- Keith Harrington, DebaPay – innovative digital exchange
- Neal McDermott, Whatzere.com – mobile ordering solutions
- Henry Fingleton, Sweepovac – integrated vacuum system
Have A Startup Idea? Register Your Interest In New Frontiers And One Of Our Programme Managers Will Be In Touch Soon!
