New Innovation Hub at Eyre Square to be confirmed soon
An innovation hub located in a disused building on CIE land at Eyre Square is due to be announced shortly it was revealed at the Innovating West conference at NUI Galway on Friday.
Set in a former Guinness depot beside Ceannt Station the hub will house offices and collaborative work space for start-up and newly established companies.
The project is being driven by Galway Chamber with support from various bodies in the IT and enterprise creation sectors.
It's understood that the first two businesses to use the hub have been identified and that they are in the IT sector but that the Innovation Hub will be available to any start-up businesses.
A formal announcement is expected in the next few weeks.
The Innovating West conference was organised by John Breslin and Dave Cunningham of NUI Galway with to highlight those who have successfully built world-class teams in the West of Ireland, from ICT and medtech to recreation and sports.
It also aimed to kickstart discussions around what is required to create a Galway City Innovation District and similar ecosystems throughout the West of Ireland.
There will be a full report on the Innovating West conference in this week's Tribunes.
For a taster see the Twitter feed here