Led by the University, EpiCentre is truly unique in that it is a collaborative cross border venture bringing together local industry with the three further/higher education institutes in the region – University of Ulster at Magee, North West Regional College and Letterkenny Institute of Technology. The core work of the centre is to provide local companies with hands-on support in product design and manufacture, supervised access to equipment and knowledge transfer.

Examples of the type of assistance provided to companies include:

• Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design and manufacture
  
• 3D design and Rapid Prototyping using our 3D Printers
  
• Telecommunications, including wireless technologies such as WiFi, RFID, Zigbee
• Sensor technologies including wireless sensors
  
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) systems
  Robotic applications
  
• Software design specialising in embedded systems, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC)
  
• Intelligent Systems design and development

For further information visit our website or contact Malachy McElholm, telephone +44 28 7137 5189, email m.mcelholm@ulster.ac.uk or log on to www.epicentreireland.com

The University will host ISEA2009, the 15th international Symposium on Electronic Art from 23 August to 1 September 2009 across Northern Ireland.

The event will generate a showcase for creative businesses working in the area of digital content production and technologies. It offers the opportunity for exchange with leading international creative professionals: artists, designers, scientists, engineers, academics and representatives from industry and businesses. The main theme for ISEA2009 is Engaged Creativity in Mobile Environments.

To get involved in the Symposium, please log on to www.isea2009.org

People in Focus

Dr John MacRae has been appointed as Commercialisation Executive within the Office
of Innovation. A native of Larne and educated at the University of Ulster and University of Aberdeen, John joins the University after many years experience of the commercialisation of research outcomes. John’s contact details are email j.macrae@ulster.ac.uk or telephone 028 9093 0007.

Caroline McGoran has recently been appointed as Technology Commercialisation Executive within the Office of Innovation. Based at the Coleraine campus she will focus on the management of technology and intellectual property commercialisation, principally within the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences. Caroline’s contact details are email c.mcgoran@ulster.ac.uk j.macrae@ulster.ac.uk or telephone 028 7028 0070.

Jennifer Cook has recently been appointed as one of the Office of Innovation’s Technology Commercialisation Executives based at the Jordanstown campus. Jennifer has a background in the life sciences and will be responsible for managing a portion of the University’s portfolio of intellectual property. To contact Jennifer, email j.cook@ulster.ac.uk or telephone 028 9093 0011.

Michele Rusk has been appointed as Consultancy Executive at the Office of Innovation. Formerly a member of staff at the Ulster Business School, she is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing with expertise in new product and market development for international markets; and government strategy and policy development. Michele’s contact details are
email mu.rusk@ulster.ac.uk or telephone 028 9093 0012.

CONTACT DETAILS

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Business Liaison Office,
University of Ulster
Shore Road, Newtownabbey,
BT37 0QB

T: 028 9036 8019
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E: enquiry@ulster.ac.uk
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