About Us  ARE Programme
CAPPA's seed funding was provided by Enterprise Ireland under the Applied Research Enhancement [ARE] programme. This programme has been created to enhance the applied research capabilities within the Institutes of Technology. The aim is to build upon the applied expertise within the Institutes and make this knowledge accessable to local and national industry. Since EI commenced the ARE Programme in 2005, 17 applied research centres of excellence in 11 Institutes of Technology have been provided with seed funding. Information from EI on the ARE Programme can be accessed
here.
The key objectives of the ARE centres are:
- To enable regional development by introducing innovative technological solutions through collaboration with industrial partners.
- To develop the next generation technology platforms for the benefit of Irish based industry through a dedicated applied research strategy.
The centres have a wide range of capabilities and competencies but can be broadly divided into 3 technology clusters:
- ICT & Software
- Bio Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical
- Bio-Medical Devices & Materials
Apart from the expertise that CAPPA can provide in the areas of photonics, applied optics, imaging, spectroscopy and process analysis, our partner centres across the ARE Programme can provide potential collaborators with a wide range of technology solutions. Details of all 13 current ARE centres can be found below.
| Centre | Title | Institute |
| 3CS | Centre for Converged IP Communications Services | WIT |
| CAPPA | Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis | CIT |
| CASALA | Centre for Affective Software for Ambient Living Awareness | DkIT |
| CREST | Centre for Research in Engineering Surface Technology | DIT |
| ICBC | Ion Channel Biotechnology Centre | DkIT |
| MEDIC | Medical Engineering Design & Innovation Centre | CIT |
| MiCRA | Microsensors for Clinical Research & Analysis Centre | ITTallaght |
| PMBRC | Pharmaceutical & Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre | WIT |
| SEAM | South Eastern Applied Materials Research Centre | WIT |
| ShannonABC | Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre | ITTralee & LIT |
| SUNAT | Seamless Use Through Network Abstraction Technologies | AIT |
| TEC | Technologies for Embedded Computing | CIT |
| WiSAR | Wireless Sensor Applied Research Centre | LYIT |
|
