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CÉIM's Trade Mission to Silicon Valley Showcases Irish Technology Entrepreneurship
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/20/09 --
Commercializing Entrepreneurial Ideas and
Management Development Program (CÉIM), a successful Irish enterprise
development program offered by the Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT,
Sligo), Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) and managed by WESTBIC
is conducting a trade mission to Silicon Valley from July 20 to 25, 2009.
The mission will provide an opportunity for select CÉIM technology
participants to meet with Silicon Valley businesses, participate in
networking and educational events and showcase Irish technology innovation.
Ireland has long been a hub for multi-national technology companies.
However, the country also has a strong commitment to building a smart
economy focused on entrepreneurship and other initiatives. One such program
is CÉIM, an enterprise development initiative offering selected
entrepreneurs training, financial support, mentoring, networking
opportunities and incubation space. For more information: www.ceim.ie.
CÉIM technology start-ups participating in this trade mission include:
-- Sokohealth, an aggregator of private healthcare providers in the US
-- http://www.sokohealth.com
-- Text-a-Track, a company enabling artists to sell music via text
messaging
-- http://www.downloadmusic.ie
-- Trinity Innovations, a developer of software for the print publishing
industry
-- www.3dissue.com
-- Eointec Solutions, a provider of solutions for the security and smart
home industries
-- http://www.eointecsolutions.com
-- GroupNos Software, a provider of clinical groupware software to
analyze and manage the treatment of mental and behavioral health
-- JB Interactive Mobile Marketing, a provider of permission-based mobile
marketing solutions
-- Synergy Flow, a company developing a facility in North-West Ireland for
the purpose of commercializing medical devices
For more information: http://www.ceim.ie/content/
To coincide with this trade mission, the Irish Network San Francisco is
hosting an event on Thursday, July 23 to discuss successful
entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley, among other topics. To register:
http://www.irishnetworksanfrancisco.com/
In addition to forging links with U.S. companies and other relevant
institutions, the CÉIM trade mission offers interested U.S.-based
entrepreneurs information about setting up a business in the North-West of
Ireland. The Western Development Commission will also provide information
about locating to Ireland's Western Region and this information is readily
accessible at LookWest.ie -- the online guide to living, working and doing
business in the region.
For more information on WESTBIC: http://www.westbic.ie/
For more information, please contact:
Janette Gillen
IT Sligo
Email Contact
Patrick Donaghy
LYIT
Email Contact
Ultan Faherty
WESTBIC
Email Contact
Joanne Grehan
WDC
Email Contact
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