Waterford City Region has a global profile, unique heritage and capacity for innovation. Indeed, innovation is the common theme that brings together public, private and academic partners within the region and the Waterford City Region has one of the most vibrant, structured, cohesive and collaborative innovation ecosystems in the country that supports international and indigenous companies in their innovation journey from inception to maturity to internationalisation.
The city aims to enable entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises, SMEs and global enterprises to engage with the necessary government and business supports such as funding, business incubators, accelerators, networking, mentoring and other relevant services to help them forge their future success in the region. A focus on commercialisation, with industrial partnerships is at the heart of all Waterford’s strategy.