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SFI Research Centres

SFI Research Centres link scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and industry to address crucial research questions. Walton Institute is partnering on 4 SFI Research Centres across diverse areas including agri-tech, future networks, software and neurological diseases.

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CONNECT Centre

CONNECT is the Science Foundation Ireland research centre for communications networking, services, applications and technologies. Its mission is to research, develop and innovate solutions to the communications challenges facing society. New broadband architectures, new cellular technologies and the Internet of Things is at the centre of its work.

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FutureNeuro

FutureNeuro is the national centre dedicated to brain research. Walton Institute is an academic partner alongside RCSI, TCD, UCD, DCU, NUI Galway and internationally recognised neuroscientists, clinical neurologists, geneticists, cell-biologists, analytical and materials chemists as well as a wider network of clinical neurologists and other collaborators based around the country. Together they will connect national and multinational industry with key academics and clinicians based in leading hospitals to provide diagnostic, therapeutic and eHealth Solutions.

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Lero

Lero brings together expert software teams from universities and institutes of technology across Ireland in a co-ordinated centre of research excellence with a strong industry focus. Lero’s research spans a wide range of application domains from driverless cars to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, fintech, govtech, smart communities, agritech and healthtech.

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VistaMilk

VistaMilk is hosted by Teagasc in partnership with the Tyndall National Institute, Walton Institute at South East Technological University and the Insight Centre for Data Analytics (at UCD, NUIG, DCU). VistaMilk represents a unique collaboration between agri-food and ICT research institutes as well as leading Irish/multinational food and ICT companies.

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