North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Date of latest update: 2023-03-10

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Description (EN):

Project Overview: The project will result in the creation of an Advanced Manufacturing supercluster combining the collective and complementary strengths of the engineering Research Institute at Ulster University; the James Watt Nanofabricaton Centre at Glasgow University; the PEM Centre at Sligo Institute of Technology; and CoLab at Letterkenny Institute of Technology; co-ordinated by Catalyst Inc. the Project will involve the deployment of Advanced Manufacturing technologies (Sustainable Manufacturing; Advanced Polymers; Additive Manufacturing and Nano Manufacturing) to enable eight regional Health & Life Sciences companies predominately based in the North West to develop new products and processes; thus strenthening the Regional economy. Project Partners: The North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (the Programme) led by Catalyst Inc (trading name of Northern Ireland Science Park Holdings Ltd) involves a number of academic and industrial partners, who collectively possess the right experience and expertise to deliver it successfully. The Partnership comprises: Catalyst Inc (Lead Partner); Ulster University (Lead Academic Partner): Glasgow University; Institute of Technology Sligo; and Letterkenny Institute of Technology; Derry City & Strabane District Council; Abbott (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary); Armstrong Medical (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary); Bemis Healthcare Packaging (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary); Laser Prototypes Europe (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary); GSK Stiefel (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary); Nuprint (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary); Randox Laboratories (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary); and Sphere Global (Industrial Partner / Beneficiary). Project Objectives: 1. Increase the level of cross border collaboration across the Region in the area of applied Advanced Manufacturing R&I; 2. Increase the number of regional Health & Life Sciences (including supply chain) sector companies engaged in commercially driven cross border Advanced Manufacturing R*I; 3. Further develop the regional economy through the development of new products and / or processes (TRLs 2-6) within the Life & Health Sciences Sector; developed as a result of the applicaiton of Advanced Manufacturing technologies; and, 4. Increase the awareness of the potential of Advanced Manufacturing as an enabling technology within the Life & Health Sciences Sector and others key to the Regions current and future economic success.

Achievements (EN):

Sixteen world-leading R&D projects involving more than 50 university researchers and ten innovative companies have been successfully delivered as part of a unique collaborative cross-border programme called the North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (NWCAM). Established in 2017, NWCAM established an Advanced Manufacturing virtual cluster focused on bringing new technologies to products and processes within the Life and Health Sciences sector. The project was designed to increase the number of Life and Health Sciences sector companies engaged in commercially driven, cross-border Advanced Manufacturing R&I and to further evolve the regional economy through the development of new products and/or processes within the Life and Health Sciences sector. Spanning Northern Ireland, the border regions of Ireland and the West coast of Scotland the cluster has enabled a collaboration which has been independently facilitated and led by Catalyst.

Website: https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation Knowledge and technology transfer

Specific Objective: To increase business and industry relevant research and innovation capacity across the region within two target sectors; Health and Life Sciences and Renewable Energy

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority: (01a) enhancing research and innovation (R&I) infrastructure and capacities to develop R&I excellence, and promoting centres of competence, in particular those of European interest

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Catalyst Inc

Address: Queens Road, Queens Island, BT3 9DT Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: www.catalyst-inc.org

Total budget: EUR 1 570 885.51

Ulster University

Name: Ulster University

Department: Engineering Research Institute, School of Engineering

Address: Shore Road, BT37 0QB Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 3 955 527.91

Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Name: Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Department: Development Office

Address: Port Road, F92 FC93 Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Legal status: private

Website: www.lyit.ie

Total budget: EUR 570 210.73

Institute of Technology Sligo

Name: Institute of Technology Sligo

Department: The Centre for Precision Engineering, Materials and Manufacturing Research (The PEM Centre)

Address: Ash Lane, F91 yw50 Sligo, Ireland

Legal status: private

Website: www.sligoit.ie

Total budget: EUR 940 250.76

University of Glasgow

Name: University of Glasgow

Department: School of Engineering

Address: The Square, G12 8QQ Glasgow, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 742 978.15

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Ulster University

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Letterkenny Institute of TechnologyPort RoadLetterkennyF92 FC93

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Institute of Technology Sligo

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University of Glasgow

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Catalyst Inc

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Summary

Project name (EN): North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

Project acronym: North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

Project start date: 2017-04-01

Project end date: 2021-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 8 779 853.06

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 7 462 875.10

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2022-11-16

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

33 / 33 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

175 / 175 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data of four projects (FASTER, ISIMPATHY, Sea Monitor, ONSIDE and SWELL_2) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2021-09-15 and 2022-11-15. Specific objectives were derived from Thematic objectives. Regarding partners data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-02-01 and 2024 03 20.

The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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