Cork, Ireland, August 22, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Photonics Ireland is Ireland's premier photonics research conference and is being held this year at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Photonics Ireland is running from 3rd - 5th of September and jointly hosted by the Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA), Cork Institute of Technology ad Maynooth University. This year's conference promises to be one of the most exciting and diverse events yet, with both national and international speakers, the conference will provide insight into the current status of photonics research and the hot topics on the horizon.

There are limited spaces available for the Industry and Entrepreneurship Session which is being held as part of Photonics Ireland. This event will take place in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Wednesday 5th of September from 09:00 to 13:00. There will be light refreshments served from 13:00. This session is aimed at highlighting the increased collaboration and co-operation between academic and industrial partners and will provide information from national funding agencies and academic and industry collaborators highlighting the range of on-going engagements.

The event offers a unique opportunity to hear from national and international companies including:

- Enterprise Ireland
- Johnson and Johnson
- Lionix International
- Equilume
- Synergia Medical
- Metabolomic Diagnostics Ltd.

The conference will cover a wide range of topics including photonics for use in applications such as:

- Materials
- Medical devices
- Integration and packaging
- Food and beverage
- Optical sensing

This is a free event but regsitration is essential and spaces are limited. You can register for the industry and entrepreneurship session here: https://industry_photonics2018.eventbrite.ie

About CAPPA
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) is a research centre of Cork Institute of Technology, conducting both applied and fundamental research on photonics for applications in areas as diverse as telecommunications, medical devices, food and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The centre is co-located both in CIT's Bishopstown campus and in the Tyndall National Institute. CAPPA is at the forefront of photonics research in Ireland. CAPPA works in the area of photonics generation and manipulation of light, and a major strand of CAPPA's sctivities focuses on bringing the benefits of photonics technology to a diverse range of industry partners. Photonics has been identified as an important enabling technology for a wide range of applications. Photonics has been identified as one of the six key enabling technologies underpinning the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme.