AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoR&D & Jobs: Future Cast has poured €3.25m into a 10,000 sq ft R&D and science hub in a redeveloped 200-year-old church, creating 15 jobs and adding facilities for green skills, 3D concrete printing and prototype development. Medical Innovation: University of Galway will lead the new €64.5m Research Ireland Rinn Medical Devices Centre, backed by €460m for a national research network, with 577 researchers and 800 PhDs supported and 200+ industry partners involved. AI & Health Tech: XRlabs says its AI-designed, patient-specific skull implants for separating conjoined twins marked a world first, using mixed-reality design from CT data. SME Finance Software: Wayflyer is buying Conjura to expand its AI ecommerce analytics for small businesses, bringing a natural-language interface and consolidating fragmented merchant data into funding and growth decisions. Data Centres & Infrastructure: Cordiant Digital Infrastructure flagged structural demand for data centres and AI-driven growth, while noting near-term churn and project phasing. Consumer Pressure: A new look at “shrinkflation” questions whether Cadbury bars have been getting smaller, even as Mondelēz says Ireland’s 53g bar hasn’t been reduced. Trade Policy: EU leaders backed stronger trade defences against a surge of Chinese exports while still pushing “constructive dialogue” with Beijing. Logistics & Life Sciences: DHL Supply Chain announced a major healthcare distribution facility at Infinity Park Derby, targeting UK and Ireland life sciences and medical supply chains.
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