TRADE & INVESTMENT MISSION

BRAZIL 2012

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TRADE & INVESTMENT MISSION

BRAZIL 2012

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CONTENTS

Ministerial Introduction…………………………………………………….4 Introduction from Enterprise Ireland……………………………5 Athlone Institute of Technology ........................................ 6 Brandtone Holdings Ltd – Brandtone Brasil Ltda ...... 7 Carbery Group ............................................................................ 8 Centre of English Studies ...................................................... 9 Clevamama – Baby Care Products .................................. 10 Combilift ........................................................................................11 John Byrne Conveyors & Packaging Services Ltd, T/A CPS.........................................................................................12 Drive-Rite Ltd.............................................................................13 Dublin Business School..........................................................14 Dublin City University.............................................................15 Dublin Institute of Technology ..........................................16 Dundalk Institute of Technology.......................................17 Escher Group ..............................................................................18 FEXCO Merchant Services ...................................................19 Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.......................... 20 General Paints Ltd....................................................................21 Gray’s Concepts .......................................................................22 T/A Giramundo Operator ....................................................22 Instant UpRight.........................................................................23 Institute of Technology Blanchardstown .....................24 Institute of Technology Ireland.........................................25 Institute of Technology Sligo.............................................26 Irish Universities Association .............................................27 Itronik ............................................................................................28 LA Creative College ...............................................................29 Lifes2good ................................................................................. 30 Lincor Solutions Ltd ................................................................31 Mantis Cranes ............................................................................32 Monex Financial Services Ltd ............................................33 National University of Ireland Maynooth......................34 National University of Ireland Galway ...........................35 Open Management Training Group.................................36 Pay to Study – part of The Taxback Group.................37 Prodieco Pharmaceutical Components Ltd ................38 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.............................39 S3 Group..................................................................................... 40 SRI Executive Search Ltd .....................................................41 Trinity Biotech...........................................................................42 Trinity College Dublin............................................................43 University College Cork....................................................... 44 University College Dublin ....................................................45 University of Limerick........................................................... 46 Waterford Institute of Technology .................................47 Wellclever Ltd .......................................................................... 48

MINISTERIAL INTRODUCTION

Trade and economic co-operation between Ireland and Brazil has grown dramatically in recent years; exports of indigenous goods and services from Ireland to Brazil increased by 40% in 2011. This Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission with the support of my department and the Embassy of Ireland to Brazil aims to build further on this relationship, and reflects the commitment of the Irish Government, the Irish education sector and Irish businesses to further accelerate the development of reciprocal relationships in education, trade and development between our two countries. Our progress in turning this commitment into reality is clearly seen in the rising number of Irish companies doing business and establishing a local market presence in Brazil. Irish education establishments and industry sector companies aim to develop strong and sustainable partnerships with their Brazilian partners and enterprises which will grow our commercial ties and benefit both countries; this is the driving ambition behind this Trade Mission - an increase in business traffic which will result in more trade, investment and ultimately jobs and prosperity. Ireland is a country that exports 85% of its entire output. Irish companies are internationally competitive and customer focused with the skills capabilities to match Brazil’s growing business needs. Our objective during the trade mission this week is to make these connections and fully realise the potential for increased two way trade. I would like to thank the many people and organisations in Ireland and Brazil who are working together to make this Trade Mission a success. I wish all the participants well in their endeavours, and hope that the contacts established and renewed this week will result in lasting business and personal relationships for many years to come.

Joe Costello, T.D. Minister for Trade and Development Government of Ireland

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INTRODUCTION FROM ENTERPRISE IRELAND

Enterprise Ireland’s primary objective is to help Irish companies access business opportunities overseas. Brazil is our no. 1 market in Latin America. Irish companies achieved a 40% growth in exports to Brazil last year and we firmly believe the market holds significant further potential for Irish companies. The participants on this mission represent several high-value added sectors reflecting Ireland’s ability to provide a broad range of internationally tradeable goods and services to this market. Many have already achieved significant success in Brazil and hope to build on this success. Others are keen to explore new opportunities here in construction, lifesciences, aviation, education and telecoms. All of them welcome collaboration with Brazilian companies in both trade and research and development.

I am delighted that the Minister for Trade and Development Mr Joe Costello is leading this strategic trade mission and wish all mission participants and their Brazilian partners every success.

Kevin Sherry Head of International Sales & Partnering Enterprise Ireland

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Athlone Institute of Technology Contact Name: Dr Robert Stewart

Director of Graduate Studies

Email: rstewart@ait.ie Tel: +353 90 6471891 Web: www.ait.ie Company Overview Situated in the heart of Ireland, Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) offers students an education that equips them for career success. With a focus on real-world engagement, AIT’s approach to teaching and learning gives students the knowledge and skills sought by employers. This professional orientation is embedded across all faculties, through placements, project work and an applied research focus. AIT offers more than 100 full-time programs from two-year sub-degree courses through to PhD, across its four schools of business, humanities, engineering and science. This modern higher education institution has a state-of-the-art campus, the benefit of a $130 million investment since 2000. In addition to cutting-edge laboratories and lecture theatres, AIT’s sporting infrastructure boasts Olympic-standard indoor and outdoor facilities. Students from more than 50 different nationalities call AIT home, small wonder given the personal welcome they receive and the attention to ensuring that all students receive the very best education possible.

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Brandtone Holdings Ltd – Brandtone Brasil Ltda Contact Name: Andres Stella

General Manager - Brazil

Email: Andres.m.stella@brandtone.ie Tel: +55 11 97642 7676

Web: www.Brandtone.ie Company Overview Brandtone is one of the fastest-growing mobile marketing companies, focused exclusively on high growth emerging markets. It is currently present in Brazil, Turkey, Russia, South Africa, Kenia and Nigeria. It has partnered with Global leading FMCG companies such as Unilever, Kimberly Clark, Sab Miller, Kellogs, BP–Castrol, Pepsico, Kraft and Heineken. Along with its partners and clients, Brandtone is exploring a new marketing era, enhancing the consumer engagement on behalf of top brands utilizing mobile universal platforms. Brandtone is a mobile marketing company, offering a superior engagement which drives ROI.

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Carbery Group Contact Name: Thomas Collier

Sales Manager

Email: tcollier@carbery.com Tel: +353 23 8822200

Web: www.carbery.com Company Overview Carbery is a major international food ingredients, flavours and cheese manufacturer headquartered in Cork, Ireland. With a heritage stretching back over forty years, Carbery is still at the forefront of innovation. Its product range has developed to include over twenty well-known cheeses, including Dubliner, added-value ingredients and flavours for many sectors of the food, beverage and nutrition industries. Synergy, independently owned by Carbery Group, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of flavours, yeast extracts, seasoning blends and cuisine pastes for the food and beverage industry. Its inspiration for the best tasting food and beverages comes from around the world. With operations in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Synergy brings you true global thinking, on a local basis.

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Centre of English Studies Contact Name: Mr Joseph Cochrane

Marketing Executive Email: joe@ces-schools.com Tel: +353 1 6714233 Web: www.ces-schools.com Company Overview Founded in 1979 Centre of English (CES) is recognised as one of the leading English language schools in Europe. An award winning school, CES has 5 year-round centres in Dublin, London, Oxford, Worthing and Leeds. CES is recognised by the Irish Department of Education and by the British Council and in Ireland is an official IELTS test centre. CES is also a full member school of EAQUALS in Dublin, Wimbledon and Worthing. CES Dublin has also just been made a full member school of IALC with Wimbledon, Worthing and Oxford schools associate member schools. It offers the following range of courses: Standard and Intensive general English; combination course; Examination Preparation (FCE. CAE, IELTS); teacher training courses; CELT courses; long term courses; multi destination course; junior English language and activity programmes

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Clevamama – Baby Care Products Contact Name: Suzanne Browne

Director

Email: suzannebrowne@clevamama.com Tel: +353 1 8770724 Web: www.clevamama,com Company Overview Established in 2003, Clevamama is a multi award winning Irish owned and family run baby brand that specializes in developing innovative and practical baby products to make the caring for infants easier, healthier and safer. Clevamama has a thorough and constant commitment to research and development and collaborations with world-renowned education facilities such as Trinity College Dublin ensure it stands out from the crowd. Currently it offers over 60 SKU’s spread over four categories including – bath time, feeding, safety and bedding. Clevamama is available on shop shelves in Europe, Asia, South Africa, North America as well as South America. Its customers include – Mothercare, Amazon, Tesco, Home Retail Group to name a few. With headquarters based in Dublin it currently has four warehousing locations – Ireland, UK, North America along with a consolidated warehouse in China to facilitate FOB markets. Everything about Clevamama is WOW!!

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Combilift Contact Name: Rafael Kessler

Director

Email: rafael@combilift.com Tel: +55 55 91464253 Web: www.combilift.com Company Overview Combilift has been manufacturing specialist and customised materials handling equipment since 1998. The company’s groundbreaking range of 4-way forklift trucks provides highly productive handling solutions and over 16,000 units have been produced and sent to customers in over 60 countries. Since Combilift launched its products in Brazil just four years ago, it has already notched up sales worth €6 million. Its forklifts have proved to be ideal for manufacturing and warehousing operations in the country as they allow increased storage and pallet space to be created without the need for costly relocation or expansion. 9% of turnover is reinvested in R&D, enabling continual product development which has kept Combilift at the forefront of material handling technology. The company’s product portfolio encompasses 4-way multi-directional trucks with lift capacities from 2.5 to 25 tonnes: Aisle-Master narrow aisle forklifts for saving storage space in warehouses and Combilift Straddle Carrier for handling heavy bulky loads.

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John Byrne Conveyors & Packaging Services Ltd, T/A CPS Contact Name: John Byrne

Managing Director Email: john.byrne@caps.ie Tel: +353 93 25732 Web: www.caps.ie Company Overview CPS are an automation & robotics compant specialising in providing customised solutions to multinational clients. It operates from a 50,000 square foot premises in Tuam, Co Galway and employs 70+ with a high percentage of engineering graduates. The company is self contained with all the facilities from Design concept through to documentation. It has full mechanical, electrical & systems programming capability in house. Its clients are mainly multinational blue chip companies and approx 50% of its business is export. It installs & commissions equipment to clients nationally / globally and currently has business in Thailand, Philippines, USA & Mexico.

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Drive-Rite Ltd Contact Name: John Giles

Managing Director

Email: jgiles@driveriteltd.com Tel: + 353 1 8612632 Web: www.driveriteltd.com Company Overview For over 20 years, Drive-Rite has developed into a leading supplier of air suspension solutions in the automobile industry. Drive-Rite tailor-make suspension systems to suit a wide range of passenger and commercial vehicles. Drive-Rite supply a wide range of products from simple coil springs, semi-air suspension to full-air suspensions, and electronic control systems capable of interacting safely with the original vehicle. Drive-Rite work closely with the original equipment vehicle manufacturers (OEM) to provide improved, comfortable, easy-to-install and user-friendly systems. Drive-Rite has received OEM approval and homologation from all major manufacturers along with TÜV certification. Drive-Rite’s new Full Air Suspension system for the Renault Master X62 model was released in 2012. Under a joint partnership with Renault France the suspension system took 3 years of extensive testing, cooperation and development with Drive-Rite and is now available as a factory fit option from the Manufacturer. Drive-Rite serves all market segments from the world’s largest automotive companies, truck and bus manufacturers to specialised suspension builders.

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Dublin Business School Contact Name: Jonathan Duignan

International Student Recruitment Manager

Email: jonathan.duignan@dbs.ie Tel: +353 1 4177500 Web: www.dbs.ie Company Overview Dublin Business School is Ireland’s leading independent higher education institution with a student population of over 9000. Established in 1975, DBS has faculties in business, law and arts and provides a comprehensive range of undergraduate, postgraduate, professional accountancy and executive education programmes on a full-time and part-time basis. DBS courses include business, management, law, accounting, finance, marketing, event management, digital media, information technology, cloud computing, arts, media, journalism, psychology, counseling, social science and English language. The college takes pride in its reputation for innovative teaching and student support. The college is situated in the heart of Dublin city and is well known for the quality of student life with a wide range of sports and societies. DBS has established partnership agreements with nearly 100 universities worldwide. Students from over 70 countries currently attend programmes at DBS. DBS is part of Kaplan Inc-the educational division of the Washington Post.

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Dublin City University Contact Name: Sylvia Schroeder

Head of International Office Email: international.office@dcu.ie Tel: +353 1 7007411 Web: www.dcu.ie Company Overview Dublin City University [DCU] is a research intensive university ranked in the ‘QS Top 50 Under 50’. Set on a leafy campus within a residential area on the north side of Dublin and only a short distance from the capital’s airport, DCU offers students a modern campus with convenient access to the city’s main attractions, the Irish countryside and the rest of Europe. It offers employment-relevant, innovative and interdisciplinary programmes that produce highly regarded graduates for the new global workplace. As Ireland’s University of Enterprise, the emphasis on economic relevance and a focus on enterprise and flexibility continue to attract large numbers of high calibre students from Ireland and abroad. These factors also ensure a strong demand for DCU graduates in the workplace. DCU offers paid work placements (INTRA) as an integral part of its degree programmes and its state-of-the-art award winning facilities are second to none.

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Dublin Institute of Technology Contact Name: Sarah Woods

Marketing Coordinator Email: sarah.woods@dit.ie Tel: +353 1 4023463 Web: www.dit.ie Company Overview Over a century of excellence in teaching, learning and research, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) is one of Ireland’s largest publically funded comprehensive doctoral awarding higher education institutions. It combines the academic excellence of a traditional university with professional, career-oriented learning and research. DIT specialises in developing graduates for productive leadership roles both nationally and internationally. The core values reflected in its mission emphasise student-centred learning, useful knowledge, rigorous processes of discovery and critical enquiry and support entrepreneurship and diversity. DIT offers over 150 programmes at bachelors, masters and doctoral levels in its four Colleges; arts & tourism, business, engineering & built environment and sciences & health. DIT's research strategy is built on the development of research excellence in the following four key areas: • information & media technologies • new materials & technologies • environment & health • society, culture & enterprise

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Dundalk Institute of Technology Contact Name: Michael Stewart

International Marketing Officer Email: michael.stewart@dkit.ie Tel: +353 42 9370352 Web: www.dkit.ie Company Overview Dundalk Institute of Technology’s mission is to provide quality third level education and services, relevant to the economic social and cultural development of the region in the national and international context. It aims to promote personal responsibility among all its students and enhance the professionalism of all its members in a supportive, inclusive and productive environment. It has International students from over 30 countries studying at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level. DkIT students enjoy a good study and social life with many supports provided by the institute. There are four schools in the institute as follows: • School of business and humanities • School of engineering • School of Informatics, music and creative media • School of nursing, midwifery, health studies and applied sciences Its research centres are in the following areas: • entrepreneurship • software technology • smooth muscle • renewable energy • freshwater studies

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Escher Group Contact Name: Mr Roberto Airoldi

Head of Counter Sales Email: information@eschergroup.com Tel: +353 1 4790555 Web: www.eschergroup.com Company Overview Escher Group is a world-leading supplier of digital point-of-service solutions. Leveraging its traditional leadership in messaging and transaction solutions for major post offices like the USPS and Deutsche Post, Escher is now leading the way in community, eGovernment and business communications, empowering everyone to communicate, transact and cooperate securely through multiple channels. Escher’s new technology, RiposteTrExTM, is a community-based platform for communicating and transacting. This ground-breaking software platform is designed to optimise exchanges between participants in multiple communities, in this way reflecting the diversity of their lives in their relationships with government and business. RiposteTrExTM can be deployed as a national eGovernment communications network, as a national digital postal network, or as a more limited community network e.g. for a local government. The platform recognises the role of a trusted intermediary who administers the service and guarantees the privacy of participants and their status as equal partners in society.

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FEXCO Merchant Services Contact Name: Denis Cleary

Head of FEXCO DCC Email: dcleary@fexco.com Tel: +353 66 9791999 Web: www.fexcoms.com

Company Overview Established in Ireland in 1981, FEXCO is an internationally focused organisation, employing over 1650 people across its operations in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Over its thirty year history, FEXCO has become a true pioneer and innovator in the broad arenas of global payments, foreign exchange, tourist related financial services, transaction processing, managed services and business process outsourcing (BPO). FEXCO introduced the world’s first dynamic currency conversion (DCC) service in 1996 and today leads the market, providing solutions to over 45,000 merchants together with over 30 multi currency enabled acquiring banks worldwide. The DCC provider of choice to merchants from all sectors, FEXCO processes over US$10 billion in DCC transactions annually, generating $10’s of millions in profits for its customers. For more information about FEXCO and its products, please visit www.fexcoms.com.

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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Contact Name: Dr Larry Elwood

Head of International Relations Email: international@gmit.ie Tel: +353 91 742211 Web: www.gmit.ie

Company Overview Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is a higher education institute offering taught programmes leading to ordinary and honours degree and masters degree awards, and research programmes leading to masters and doctoral awards. Disciplines range over Business, Engineering, Humanities and fine arts, science, technology and tourism.

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General Paints Ltd Contact Name: Kevin O'Connor

Managing Director Email: kevin.oconnor@generalpaints.ie Tel: +353 1 6288224 Web: www.generalpaints.ie

Company Overview General Paints was founded in 1953 to manufacture and distribute premium quality decorative paints and high performance industrial coatings. Located 20km west of Dublin, capital of Ireland, General Paints has remained true to its founding principles to this day. The company’s decorative brand Colortrend includes a comprehensive range of decorative paints and state-of-the-art sales and display tools which has enabled the brand to gain market traction in Ireland, the UK and into the EU. General Paints specialize in OEM industrial coatings to the agricultural machinery and corrosion protection industries with special emphasis on environment friendly water-borne systems. The company has developed a number of high technology coatings including InsectX anti-mosquito coating, Hygen anti-microbial system and Acoustic anti-noise coating. These specialist coatings have potential applications in many markets.

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Gray’s Concepts T/A Giramundo Operator Contact Name: Thomas Gray

Director Email: giramundo@giramundoturismo.com Tel: +353 87 2669580 Web: www.giramundoturismo.com

Company Overview Gray's Concepts is the holding company under which Gira Mundo Operator, the travel agency is a sub-division. Apart from operating a general flights and travel arrangements business, it also liaises with reputable Irish colleges in order to send Brazilian students to Ireland in order to study English. Students are provided with accommodation, medical insurance as well as the option of touring well known sites around Ireland.

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Instant UpRight Contact Name: Robert Ballantine

Industrial & Aviation Sales Manager Email: sballantine@instantupright.com Tel: +353 86 8162130 Web: www.instantupright.com

Company Overview Instant UpRight is a global provider of access solutions, manufacturing and supplying the worlds leading INSTANT alloy tower system and custom-engineered scaffolding access solutions for the aviation, power generation and industrial markets.

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Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Contact Name: Mairead Murphy

Marketing and Development Manager Email: mairead.murphy@itb.ie Tel: +353 1 8851135 Web: www.itb.ie Company Overview Located in Dublin, the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB) is funded directly by the Irish government. As one of the newest higher education institutions in Ireland, ITB has excellent facilities and provides a wide range of under-graduate and post-graduate programmes. ITB has created a dynamic and innovative learning environment. Education and research opportunities at ITB cover a broad spectrum including computing, digital forensics, engineering, horticulture, digital media, mechatronics, humanities and business. Now recognised as one of the key industrial and commercial locations in Ireland, Blanchardstown is host to many large multinational companies. These include industry leaders as IBM, EBay, PayPal, Xerox, Creative Labs, Symantec, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Astellas Ireland and Helsinn Chemicals. All taught and research programmes aim to produce graduates to meet the human resource requirements of leading-edge, high-technology industries. If you're looking to take the next step in your education and are looking to study in Dublin, Ireland, please mail mairead.murphy@itb.ie

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Institute of Technology Ireland Contact Name: Miriam Ryan

Senior Executive - International Email: miriam.ryan@ioti.ie Tel: +353 1 7082900 Web: www.ioti.ie

Company Overview IOTI is the representative body for 13 Institutes of Technology in Ireland. Institutes of Technology are flexible and dynamic university-level higher education institutions, which deliver career-focused undergraduate education and training, and industry-focused research and innovation. The Institutes of Technology are leaders in ensuring that Ireland’s modern economy is supplied with the entrepreneurial, management and technical skills demanded by knowledge-based industries, and often work in partnership with industry to provide new modes of educational delivery and to facilitate the continuous professional development of the workforce. As such, the Institutes of Technology are generally recognised as a major success story in Irish education, not only in terms of the academic quality of educational provision, but also for responsiveness to the needs of students, business, industry and community organisations at the national and regional levels. The Institutes of Technology operate a unique system that allows students to progress from two year programmes through Bachelor degree to Masters and Doctoral degrees.

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Institute of Technology Sligo Contact Name: Patrick Lynch

International Office Email: lynch.patrick@itsligo.ie Tel: +353 71 9137298 Web: www.itsligo.ie

Company Overview Faculties: (a) Engineering & Design; (b) Science; and (c) Business, Humanities & Social Sciences. 30,000 graduate students (IT Sligo Alumni). Holds the ERASMUS Charter links with 150 universities throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East and North America. The Institute of Technology Sligo has a student population of close to 6,000 with a diverse portfolio of taught programmes up to Level 9 (Masters) on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), a growing research portfolio to doctoral level (Level 10 NFQ) in Environmental Science, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Management and an emerging taught and research platform in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) is an integral part of IT Sligo’s activities. Its Applied Research capability focuses on (a) Sustainability & Clean Technologies; (b) Creativity & Design; (c) Quality of Life & Healthcare; (d) Economy & Society. IT Sligo is a founding member of the National Institute of Bioprocessing Research & Training (http://www.nibrt.ie).

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Irish Universities Association Contact Name: Sinead Lucey

International Education Manager Email: sinead.lucey@iua.ie Tel: +353 1 6764948 Web: www.iua.ie

Company Overview The 7 universities - all ranked in the top 3% in the world are Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Dublin City University, National University of Ireland Galway, University College Cork and the University of Limerick. The universities have a long history of educating Irish and international students to the highest internationally recognised standards. From energy-filled lecture theatres to state-of–the-art-laboratories, well-resourced libraries and exciting campuses, the Irish university experience is something that draws students from all over the world. There are currently over 32,000 students from across Europe and the rest of the world studying in Ireland, availing of the extensive range of programmes available. Irish universities equip students to be global citizens by offering an exceptional educational experience in a multicultural environment, preparing students for stimulating international careers. The 2011 International Student Barometer showed that Irish universities were well above average global scores.

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Itronik Contact Name: Mike Mahony

Managing Director Email: mike@higenx.com Tel: +353 87 2581779 Web: www.higenx.com Company Overview Itronik supplies its patented hygiene monitoring system called HigenX™ which provides management tools and information to ensure the adoption of best hand hygiene practice, while producing a verifiable audit of compliance for risk management purposes. HigenX™ can also be described as a behaviour modification tool for employees in industries and services where hygiene is a critical factor. The HigenX™ system utilizes small tags worn by staff to communicate with Soap/Gel dispensers each time hygiene activity such as hand washing takes place. Its software application allows client organizations to demonstrate and maintain hygiene compliance. Hand Hygiene is acknowledged as the most effective method of safeguarding against hospital acquired infections and food borne illnesses. The HigenX system is proven to increase hand hygiene by 300%, reducing infection, saving lives and lower costs. Itronik and its partners in Brazil have completed initial sales in Sao Paulo and are now starting a major expansion in Brazil and Latin America.

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LA Creative College Contact Name: Lorraine O'Neill

Managing Director Email: lorraine@lacreativeacademy.com Tel: +353 1 6751999 Web: www.lacreativeacademy.com Company Overview LA College of Creative Arts offers a host of internationally accredited programs in fashion design, styling, shoe making, millinery, photography, illustration, fashion marketing, beauty therapy and make-up artistry. Its experienced and renowned tutors ensure that practical experience in chosen fields are offered at LA Creative. Its placement programs aim at developing individual skills whilst developing a broader creative and business experience. The Company’s professional career placements, internships and live photoshoot experience give each student a solid platform from which to hone their skills. LA Creative believe that the powerful processes undertaken by students generate breakthrough insights within the fashion, beauty and make-up arenas. Excellence is integrated into its philosophy, LA College of Creative Arts is the perfect environment to study, grow and move forward in the creative fields.

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Lifes2good Contact Name: James Murphy

CEO Email: james@lifes2good.com Tel: +353 91 750800 Web: www.lifes2goodgroup.com Company Overview Supply, marketing and distribution company with a proven track record in developing clinically proven, natural products in nutricosmetic and ‘beauty from within’ categories such as hair growth & skin nutrition. It also operates within the personal care category providing innovative electronic products for at-home use. This, coupled with its focused, targeted and aggressive marketing strategies, has seen its continued growth and success while developing brand leaders. The company now has seven offices around the world with sales in over 20 countries and growing.

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Lincor Solutions Ltd Contact Name: Victor Bueno

Business Development Manager Email: victor.bueno@lincor.com Tel: +353 87 3710144 Web: www.lincor.com Company Overview Leading provider of bedside computing and multimedia solutions for hospitals and healthcare delivery organizations around the world. With over 100 hospitals in more than 18 countries using 22,500 terminals, it is successfully delivering quality education and entertainment services to patients and a secure technology for hospitals to access their HIS at the bedside. Lincor’s core product is MEDIVista, a solution that helps hospitals to improve clinical outcomes, streamline operational effectiveness and enhance patient experience. The solution provides secure access to clinical applications, picture archiving (PACS), electronic medical records and hospital management systems to meet the needs of clinicians and hospital support personnel. When not being used by doctors and nurses, the same system delivers multimedia entertainment, education and communications services to the patient.

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Mantis Cranes Contact Name: Seamus Mc Menamin

Managing Director Email: seamus@mantiscranes.ie Tel: +353 74 9149981 Web: www.saur.com.br www.mantiscranes.ie Company Overview Mantis Cranes Ireland Ltd offers a range of self-erecting tower cranes for use on construction projects of up to 6 floors in height. The range varies from units with max lift capacity of 4,000kg @35M to smaller models with a max capacity of 2,000kg @ 25M. A feature of these cranes is their ease of use and the speed of deployment on site. Use of the cranes by developers and builders greatly increases productivity, enhances site safety and reduces materials handling, leading to increased project profitability. See www.mantiscranes.ie for full details of the product range. Mantis was established in 1989 and is the market leader in the provision of self-erector cranes to the construction industry in Ireland and Great Britain. The company has also sold units in the Middle East, USA, and several European countries. Mantis are represented in Brazil by their distributor SAUR EQUIPAMENTOS S/A.

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Monex Financial Services Ltd Contact Name: Louise McGillycuddy

Business Development Executive Email: lmcgillycuddy@monexfs.com Tel: +353 64 6630646 Web: www.monexfs.com Company Overview Monex is a leading provider of next-generation, multi-currency card payment solutions to banks, payment processors and merchants worldwide. As the world’s leading dynamic currency conversion (DCC) provider, it enables its customers to realise new profits from existing transactions without impacting cardholder value. In 2010 Monex processed in excess of 100m card transactions. In 2010 Monex processed card transactions with a value in excess of USD 23bn. Monex has live merchant solutions in 26 countries across America, Europe and Asia. Monex provides ‘white-label’ DCC acquiring platform solutions to major acquiring banks such as Bank of China.Monex also provides directly integrated DCC services to of some of the world’s largest multi-national merchants including the world’s biggest international passenger airline, Ryanair, and the world’s biggest car rental company, Hertz Car Rental. For further details log on to www.monexfs.com

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National University of Ireland Maynooth Contact Name: Alison Cooke

International Officer Email: alison.cooke@nuim.ie Tel: +353 1 7083943 Web: www.nuim.ie Company Overview National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM) is Ireland’s fastest growing university, with approximately 8,500 students. The university has 26 academic departments which are organized into three faculties: arts, celtic studies and philosophy; science and engineering, and social sciences, offering a wide variety of undergraduate degrees and postgraduate taught and research programmes at masters and PhD level. NUIM is committed to being a first-class research-led centre of learning and academic discovery. NUIM was ranked first in Ireland in The World’s Best New Universities in 2012 and is the only university outside North America to be included in the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges Guidebook in 2012 and 2013. The university is also adjacent to Ireland’s ‘silicon valley’, with strong links to Intel, HP, Google and other multinational companies, and has recently undergone a major phase of expansion in research, teaching and service facilities. Visit www.nuim.ie/international or Facebook at www.facebook.com/international.NUIM.

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National University of Ireland Galway Contact Name: Anna Cunningham

Director of International Affairs Email: anna.cunningham@nuigalway.ie Tel: +353 91 495177 Web: www.nuigalway.ie Company Overview Established in 1845, National University of Ireland, Galway is one of Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious universities, with over 160 years of teaching excellence across a wide range of disciplines including arts & humanities, business, law, science, engineering and health sciences. Today the university is recognised as a centre of excellence in a number of key research areas, including biomedical, computer, environmental & marine science; Irish studies, human rights & film studies and biomedical engineering. 17,000 students are enrolled at NUI Galway including over 2000 international students representing 95 countries. The unique student experience at NUI Galway owes much to its location in the beautiful West of Ireland. NUI Galway offers a wide range of undergraduate & taught postgraduate programs across a variety of disciplines. Research based Masters and PhD programmes attract international students from all over the world and semester & year-long study abroad programs have been in place for over 30 years.

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Open Management Training Group Contact Name: Richard McCarthy

Director of Consultancy Services Email: richardmccarthy@omtorgdev.com Tel: +353 87 914 9414 Web: www.omtorgdev.com Company Overview OMT Group is a performance consulting firm specializing in helping businesses beat their targets and perform at their most effective and efficient. Working closely with senior leaders in established brands and leading international organizations for over 22 years, in over 45 countries and in 11 languages, it drives growth via innovative development solutions that focus on: • giving the C-Level a true view of business performance and talent across the organization • driving transformational change across the business • utilising technology to give a clear view on performance improvement The results-focused and practical approach of its international network of performance professionals, along with its global project management expertise and automated evaluation processes ensure that its clients make the step change to becoming a high performance organization. Having implemented its tailored suite of products and services its clients experience significant revenue growth, reductions in costs and increases in staff retention and productivity.

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Pay to Study – part of The Taxback Group Contact Name: Fiona Reidy

Business Development Manager Brazil Email: freidy@paytostudy.com Tel: +55 21 84843659 Web: www.studentfees.ie Company Overview The Taxback Group provides world-leading taxation, financial, travel and corporate promotional services to an international client base. Established in Dublin in 1996 from small beginnings, The Taxback Group has grown to encompass a stable of global names with a workforce of 800 people and offices in 22 countries. Its global footprint enables it to communicate with its customers in their language and in their time zone. The Taxback Group has offices in the US, South America, Europe and Australia and last year, its services were delivered to clients in 100 countries worldwide through 22 languages. Over the years, its work has been recognised through awards including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, a European Business Award, Deloitte Best Managed Company awards over three consecutive years and the ISO 9001 hallmark of quality. It recently ranked 264th in the Irish Times top 500 list of companies.

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Prodieco Pharmaceutical Components Ltd Contact Name: Andrew Rennicks

Director Email: Andrew.rennicks@ppc.ie Tel: +353 86 3721795 Web: www.ppc.ie Company Overview Prodieco Pharmaceutical Components is the leading independent supplier of blister pack tooling and blister science services. Prodieco has a global customer base, world class technology and expertise in research and development. It can satisfy your blister pack design, tooling and validation requirements. Prodieco Ireland was formed in 1962 as a precision engineering company providing tool making services to mainly Irish industry. The company grew over the next two decades supplying a multinational customer base in the press tool industry. In the 1980's and 1990's Prodieco's export business expanded, providing engineering services to a variety of high volume production industries. This included serving the growing demand for blister pack pharmaceutical tooling. Through this period, the expertise that is at its core today was formed, as were extensive links with other companies at the forefront of blister pack tooling technology.

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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Contact Name: Dr Helen McVeigh

Postgraduate Programmes Manager Email: hmcveigh@rcsi.ie Tel: +353 1 4028614 Web: www.rcsi.ie/Schoolofpostgraduatestudies Company Overview The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is an independent academic institution with charitable status, dedicated to improving human health through education, research and service. Founded in 1784, originally to train surgeons, RCSI provides education and training in the healthcare professions at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Ireland and overseas. As well as undergraduate courses in medicine, pharmacy and physiotherapy, RCSI offers PhD, MD, MCh and MSc degrees by research in biomedical, clinical and health services research. Research postgraduate students carry out interdisciplinary, translational research and make significant and innovative contributions to human health. Supervision is by internationally renowned principal investigators, many of whom are clinicians. Key areas are population health; cancer; respiratory disease; cardiovascular disease; neurodegenerative diseases; innate immunity and regenerative medicine. Core research facilities include genomics, peptide chemistry, drug delivery, molecular medicine, transgenics, cellular and molecular imaging, clinical trials and biobanking. The student body represents over 60 countries.

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S3 Group Contact Name: Olivier Le Balle

Director of Sales TV Technology Latin America

Email: Olivier.LeBalle@s3group.com Tel: +353 1 2911000 Web: www.s3group.com Company Overview S3 Group accelerates end-to-end delivery of multiscreen TV for digital TV programmers, operators, component vendors and managed service providers. It reduces time-to-market and improves quality for its customers as they launch and operate new products. S3 does this by providing solutions that combine system integration, test automation and advanced platform diagnostics, end-to-end across the content delivery chain. In particular, its StormTest test automation platform is in use by over 40 operators and DTV companies worldwide including BBC and Mediaset as well as reverse logistics providers such as Teleplan who are collectively delivering TV services to over 100 million subscribers worldwide. Founded in 1986, S3 Group, a multinational technology company, focuses on three business areas: TV Technology, Semiconductor and Telehealth. It has development centres and sales offices in Ireland, North America, Poland, Czech Republic and Portugal with representatives and support for Brazil, Mexico, South East Asia and South Africa.

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SRI Executive Search Ltd Contact Name: Colette Coffey

Operations Manager Email: ccoffey@sri-executive.com Tel: +353 1 6479204 Web: www.sri-executive.com Company Overview SRI Executive Search is a medium sized global search practice founded in 1997 specialising in appointments in the life science, consumer and not for profit industries. SRI Executive Search provides comprehensive people solutions to business related opportunities and challenges. Its team is a mixture of ex board members of blue chip multinationals and specialised personnel who have worked in both private and public sector environments. The distinctiveness of the team operating at a very senior and specialised level is unique. SRI Executive Search’s main research team is based in its Dublin HQ with offices of consultants in Ireland, UK, USA, France, Czech Republic (and Eastern Europe), Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, China, Kenya (and Sub Saharan Africa). The model is such that research for potential candidates is done in one central place and the consultants in their specific market/region are responsible for business development, screening interviews, interview training and client management.

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Trinity Biotech Contact Name: Ronaldo Loiola

General Manager Email: ronaldo.loiola@trinitybiotech.com.br Tel: +55 11 3031 8144 Web: www.trinitybiotech.com Company Overview Trinity Biotech is a public company, specialising in the development, manufacture and marketing of clinical diagnostic products.

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Trinity College Dublin Contact Name: Olivia Waters

Marketing Coordinator Global Relations

Email: owaters@tcd.ie Tel: +353 1 8963205 Web: http://www.tcd.ie/globalrelations/ Company Overview Trinity College Dublin, Ireland’s oldest university is recognised internationally as Ireland’s leading university and continues to be at the cutting edge of research, technology and innovation placing the university at the forefront of higher education in Ireland and internationally. Trinity College Dublin was ranked as Ireland’s No.1 university and 65th in the world by the 2011/2012 QS World University Rankings. Situated in the centre of Dublin, Ireland’s vibrant capital city and one of Europe’s liveliest student hubs, Trinity College Dublin’s 47-acre campus is home to technologically advanced libraries, laboratories and IT facilities that have been seamlessly integrated into the historic campus.

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University College Cork Contact Name: Nuala Finnegan

Professor, Department of Hispanic Studies

Email: nuala.finnegan@ucc.ie Tel: +353 21 4903213 Web: www.ucc.ie Company Overview University College Cork (UCC), National University of Ireland, Cork, was established as the university of Munster in 1845. Situated in Ireland’s second city, UCC is the comprehensive globally-oriented research-led university of the south of Ireland providing the full range of disciplines and playing a key role in the development of Ireland’s knowledge-based society. As Ireland’s first 5-star university, UCC boasts a vibrant, modern, environmentally-sustainable campus and a top-ranked student experience, second to none in Ireland. It takes pride in its long tradition of independent thinking in teaching, learning and research. Its students are of central importance, and the creative relationship between students and professors is key to its unique ethos. The campus is located in the heart of Cork city, the European Capital of Culture 2005, which was cited by the Lonely Planet Guide as a top ten location to visit, for its “unshakeable self-confidence and innate sense of pride”.

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University College Dublin Contact Name: Alex Metcalfe

Interim Director of International Affairs Email: internationalapplications@ucd.ie Tel: +353 1 7168500 Web: www.ucd.ie Company Overview UCD is Ireland’s largest university with almost 25,000 students. It is Ireland’s most international university with 20% of the student body coming from overseas. It is ranked in the Top 1% of universities in the world. Undergraduate Programmes In addition to high quality programmes in the humanities, social sciences and the natural, physical and performance sciences, UCD offers courses in most professional disciplines including architecture, business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, and diagnostic imaging. Graduate Studies UCD is Ireland’s leader in graduate education with approximately 7,000 graduate students, representing 30% of the UCD student population, and almost 2,000 PhD students. Location and Campus Facilities UCD’s beautiful parkland-style campus is located close to Dublin city centre. Facilities include a dedicated International Student Centre which has a 12 screen video wall with satellite channels from around the world. UCD’s campus facilities are among the finest in the country with its Student Sport & Social Centre featuring an Olympic-size swimming pool, gym, theatre, cinema and debating chamber.

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University of Limerick Contact Name: Josephine Page

Head of International Education Division

Email: josephine.page@ul.ie Tel: +353 1 7168500 Web: www.ul.ie Company Overview The University of Limerick (UL), located on the west coast of Ireland, is a popular choice for international students. Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and has a beautiful location on one of Ireland’s most picturesque rivers, the River Shannon. UL is an independent, internationally focussed university with over 10,500 students and 1,200 staff. It is a young, energetic and enterprising university with a proud record of innovation in education and excellence in research and scholarship. Students choose UL for the internationally recognised programmes and the unique campus location. The university is situated on 133 hectares of green parkland along the river Shannon and provides the best on-campus accommodation and sporting facilities in Ireland.

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Waterford Institute of Technology Contact Name: Don O'Neill

International Office Email: doneill@wit.ie Tel: +353 51 302031 Web: www.wit.ie Company Overview Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), located in Ireland’s oldest city, offers career focused undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (Masters and PhD), in business, education, engineering, health science, humanities, information technology and science. With almost 10,000 students from over 60 different countries, WIT offers a stimulating multi-cultural environment in which to learn. Added to this, class sizes are small ensuring that all students get excellent personal attention. The campus has a state-of-the-art library and information technology building and students can avail of a choice of campus restaurants, shops and a gym. The institute also offers modern accommodation both on campus and in the city centre. WIT is located in the heart of one of Ireland’s most beautiful regions close to beaches, mountains and breath-taking scenery. The city of Waterford is the commercial capital of the South-East region and is a safe and friendly city with excellent shopping and an active social scene.

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Wellclever Ltd Contact Name: John O'Connor

Chief Executive Email: John@wellclever.com Tel: +353 86 8197692 Web: www.wellclever.com Company Overview Wellclever has developed a suite of advertising solutions that deliver incremental, high-value, premium revenue for online content publishers. Wellclever works exclusively with media companies of scale to increase their online advertising revenues. We partner with publishers to create additional premium online advertising opportunities for their sales teams to sell. Its publisher-centric solutions; • create additional premium advertising inventory • deliver a significant increase in advertising

effectiveness • improve the user experience By working with Wellclever, publishers can offer their clients contextually relevant advertising solutions where the advertising messages specifically relate to the content of the page being viewed by their users.

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