Ireland Invests €460 Million in Seven New Advanced Tech Research Centres

Ireland is investing €460 million to establish seven advanced technology research centres under a new national research network called Rinn, Minister James Lawless announced. The network will focus on advanced therapies, AI, energy, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceutics, quantum computing, and semiconductors.

This allocation will fund 577 research positions and create 800 PhD positions across 17 institutions, including Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University, as well as the Tyndall National Institute and the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training.

Key centres include the Rinn Artificial Intelligence centre, headed by Prof Noel O’Connor of DCU, receiving €121.8 million. The advanced therapies centre, coordinated by TCD, gets €51.1 million. The pharmaceutical sector centre, coordinated by the University of Limerick, is allocated €60.3 million. The Rinn Semiconductors centre receives €71 million.

Additional funding includes €51.8 million for Rinn Energy, nearly €64.5 million for Rinn Medical Devices, and €39.6 million for quantum computing. The network will also secure an additional €500 million from over 200 industry partners, including more than 100 multinational corporations. The centres are set to begin activities on July 1st.