The Design+ team will enable your company to define and develop new products and concepts in a highly creative manner, drawing on a broad spectrum of technical, business and marketing expertise available within the Gateway at South East Technological University, in Carlow.
With expertise in Engineering, ICT and Bioscience, Design+ is the application of design thinking to address and solve close-to-market commercial needs.
Design+ facilities provide a focused, vibrant, supportive and nurturing environment for enabling and expanding RDI activities.
As a research knowledge provider, we can offer Enterprise Ireland Funding supports. The can range from supports such as the Innovation Voucher through to larger supports like the Innovation Partnership.
“The team from Design+ provided practical insights into the technology options available to solve the complex data problems that frequently emerge in supply chains. The project provided some valuable insights into how we could deploy our domain expertise and develop our future analytical capabilities”
CEO PerformanSC
Design+ can support a wide range of design projects. Design processes embrace complexity and problem solving, unlocking the potential for new and developing opportunities within industry. Design, as a support helps with early, middle and late stage development.
The ICT & Software research centre conducts both pure and applied research, with a focus on Games and Learning. It also has research interests in Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), Big Data and Cybersecurity.
We focus on Smart Energy Systems, Embedded Circuits & Systems Technologies, and Surface & Coating Engineering to innovate in manufacturing, IoT, healthcare, and aerospace. We collaborate with industry partners to develop near-term solutions and prototypes.
Our scientists research and develop innovative environmental technologies and biotechnologies with a view towards enhancing economic and social development in an environmentally friendly manner.