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Portfolio Overview
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Allegro Technologies Allegro was a spinout from the Physics Department at Trinity College Dublin and has developed innovative technologies for nano volume liquid handling. The technologies facilitate miniaturisation and automation thereby increasing throughput and efficiency in drug discovery, genomics, biotechnology and medical diagnostics. |
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AMCS AMCS, based in Limerick, develop information systems that combine a number of innovative technologies including RFID, GPRS and GPS, to deliver effective vehicle and container monitoring for the waste industry. The information gathered by these systems facilitates remote monitoring of recycling bins and enables waste operators to charge customers on a pay-by-weight or pay-by-use basis thereby supporting the “polluter pays” principle. |
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Biotrin Biotrin is a diagnostics company that develops products that are used for the early detection of infectious diseases and organ damage. |
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Cellix Cellix is a spinout of the Departments of Clinical Medicine and Physics at Trinity College Dublin. The company manufactures instrumentation for use in laboratories that are engaged in drug discovery, diagnostics and medical research. A unique feature of the technology is its ability to mimic human capillaries. |
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Jackie Skelly Jackie Skelly is Ireland’s leading and fastest growing fitness & leisure group. Over the past four years Jackie Skelly has opened eight new purpose built health and fitness centres and continues to add new centres each year. |
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KCC KCC is a leading supplier of security, access control and architectural hardware products. The KCC team has over 100 years collective experience and they address the needs of the construction, education, security and hospitality sectors in Dublin, Belfast and Cork. |
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Macalla Software Macalla is a provider of mobile top-up and payments solutions facilitating the use of mobile technology as a viable payments channel. Macalla's customers include mobile operators, financial institutions, service provides and other commercial entities. |
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Magnetic Solutions The company develops tools, which create high strength magnetic fields and are used by leading companies in the semiconductor and data storage industries. The research and development engineers and scientists have deep expertise in magnetic design. |
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National Linen National Linen is the market leader in Ireland in the provision of textile rental services to customers in the hospitality, healthcare, pharmaceutical, food and technology sectors. These services include linen hire, workwear rental, cleanroom services, washroom products and sterile surgical supplies. The Fund divested by way of a trade sale in 2005. |
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Newcourt Group Newcourt is the largest Irish owned security services provider and has established operations in Dublin , Belfast and Cork . Newcourt's services include the provision of static and mobile patrols, key holding, store detectives and CCTV monitoring services. In November 2005, Newcourt listed on the AIM and IEX markets of the London and Irish Stock Exchanges. |
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Phonecard Warehouse Phonecard Warehouse is a distributor of airtime (minutes) to prepaid mobile phones over its network of self-service vending machines. These machines are located within merchant stores and use GRPS technology delivering top-up codes in seconds. |
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PixAlert PixAlert develops software that detects and prevents illicit images appearing on desktop personal computers in the workplace. PixAlert's software analyses images as they are accessed by computer users regardless of their source, providing a more complete solution than traditional firewall/gateway-based solutions. |
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Terminalfour Solutions TERMINALFOUR is a leading developer of 'out-of-the-box' enterprise web content management software. Its systems enable medium and large sized organisations to improve the delivery and communication of information through various channels including websites, personalised portals, intranets, extranets and emerging media. It is the number one supplier to third level education institutions in the UK and Ireland and to the public sector in Ireland and has implemented systems in the United States, Canada and the Middle East. Customers include the United Nations, IDA Ireland, the Office of Public Works (Ireland), the department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, University of Manchester, University College Dublin, University of Oxford, Element 6 and Specsavers UK. |
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Xtra-vision Xtra-vision is one of Ireland's best known consumer brands and has a leading position in the rental and sale of both films and games in Ireland and a growing presence in music, mobile telephony and consumer electronics. With 186 stores located throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Xtra-vision employs 1,400 full-time and part-time employees across the island of Ireland. |
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Zamano Zamano is a mobile data services company, that provides content, interactive services and applications to mobile devices. zamano which employs 55 people in Dublin and London sells its content directly to consumers by advertising it on market channels such as online and mobile portals and through placing adverts on TV and in print media. In addition, zamano offers a comprehensive solution suite, including mobile messaging, billing, applications and WAP services to business partners wishing to interact with consumers on their mobiles. |
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- March 17, 2010: Terminalfour Lands Web Content Management Contract with Aer Lingus
- January 7, 2010: The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund leads €1.6m funding round in Dublin based software company, Terminalfour Solutions, a leading provider of web content management solutions.
- December 10, 2009: Zamano, a leading provider of interactive applications and services to mobile devices, attracts €2.5m investment from The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund