Testimonials & Case Studies
CRANN partners with a wide range of clients across diverse industrial sectors, both nationally and internationally. Engagement modes vary from short targeted projects, addressing an immediate production or product issue, to larger research programmes that integrate into the company's own product development roadmap. The case studies in this section illustrate some of the typical industry interactions that occur at CRANN.
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Intel
"The Advanced Microscopy Laboratory will greatly enhance CRANN’s ability to perform leading edge work in pursuing further miniaturisation of electronic components deep into the nanotechnology era."
Leonard Hobbs, Head of Research at Intel Ireland
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HP
"This partnership with CRANN provides a Platform to grow research activity within HP Ireland."
Pat Harnett, R&D Manager, HP Ireland
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MERCK MILLIPORE
"Merck Millipore believes the materials expertise
at CRANN, in partnership with our own in-house
membrane knowledge, will enable and support
new product development at the Merck Millipore
site in Cork.
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Liz Henderson, Senior Site Director, Merck Millipore, Cork
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Aerogen
"The innovative nanocarrier product will generate a
range of opportunities with a view to establishing
new partnerships and collaborations between
Aerogen and relevant pharmaceutical, medical
device and commercial product companies"
Alan Hynes, CCAN Executive Director
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SIGMOID PHARMA
"Understanding the interaction between the coating
and the underlying SmPill® technology was critical
to the development and knowledge of the SmPill®
technology and supported Sigmoid in identifying
process improvements for consistent manufacturing
and scale up.
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Dr. Ivan Coulter, CEO, Sigmoid Pharma
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THOMAS SWAN
"We are delighted to be working with CRANN and
Trinity College Dublin on such an exciting project...
I look forward to developing a scalable production
route of true, high purity graphene.
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Harry Swan, Managing Director, THOMAS SWAN
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DePuy
"CRANN has a strong affiliation with DePuy,
working on cutting edge technology in the areas
of high performance materials and state-of-the-art
characterisation technologies that add a lot of value
to the development of new products for DePuy.
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Dr. Sonia Ramirez-Garcia, DePuy (Ireland)
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Eblana Photonics
"Working with the AML team we have been able to develop advanced analysis techniques that support our product life cycle. Also using this facility we have the ability to produce information promptly. "
Dr. Brian Kelly, Director of Manufacturing at Eblana Photonics
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ESB
"ESB has identified CRANN as a key partner
in providing the infrastructure, advanced
characterisation tools and industry experience
to support our businesses.
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Dr. Fionn Griffin, Chemist, ESB
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SOLARPRINT
"SolarPrint has developed a strong relationship with
CRANN over the last 3 years and have identified
CRANN as a key partner with the infrastructure,
advanced characterisation tools and know-how
available to support us in the development of our
Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSC).
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Dr. Mazhar Bari, CTO, SOLARPRINT
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Cellix
"Working with CRANN has enabled Cellix to undertake research to accelerate the development of our next generation of diagnostics platforms. "
Vivenne Willams, CEO Cellix Ireland
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M/A COM
"The expertise and test facilities at CRANN enabled M/A COM Cork to use Key scientific data to resolve a critical materials performance issue with our vendor, allowing us to meet our manufacturing requirements for a major OEM. "
Rick O’Donovan, Principle Engineer at M/A-COM
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