CRANN CREATES 50 JOBS AND SECURES €8 MILLION IN NON-EXCHEQUER FUNDING IN 2012
CRANN the Government-funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin which has announced that it secured €8 million of non-Exchequer funding for nanoscience research this year, an increase of 60% over investment secured in 2011. The investment has resulted in the creation of 50 full-time research jobs. The announcement was made at CRANN’s Industry Showcase, which was officially launched by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton T.D. and brought together 20 of CRANN’s research partner companies such as Intel, Merck Millipore and Hewlett Packard. CRANN is funded by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Science Foundation Ireland.
