Jean-Michel Portefaix

L’espace, colonne vertébrale vertueuse de la défense européenne ?

Ireland unveils its 2025 Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity Implications for Franco-Irish Cooperation in Europe’s Competitiveness Agenda

Ireland unveils its 2025 Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity
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Opinion: To meet Ireland’s bold start-up targets, urgent action on funding needed Martina Fitzgerald from Scale Ireland and Sarah-Jane Larkin from the IVCA on how Ireland can improve VC support for indigenous companies.

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7 French start-ups that tapped fresh funding in 2025 In honour of Bastille Day, SiliconRepublic.com has put together a list of French start-ups that celebrated their own recent victories.

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Opinion: How Irish deep tech can lead on defence innovation Fintan Buckley, CEO of smart satellite company Ubotica, gives his take on how the deep-tech sector can boost defence without compromising Irish neutrality.

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Bell-1 by Equal1: An inside look at Ireland’s first quantum computer SiliconRepublic.com was invited to see Bell-1, a quantum processing unit made by Irish start-up Equal1, in person.

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2025-4 - French Expert in Ireland This edition is packed with action! 🇫🇷🇮🇪 You’ll find two key invitations — one to tomorrow’s French Tech Dublin Apéro on startup funding trends in Ireland, and another to a strategic Franco-Irish webi...

the 4th edition of my newsletter French Expert in Ireland has been released : From #Space #Hydrogen #Deeptech and #Startup funding. Discover what's going on in #France 🇫🇷 and #Ireland 🇮🇪

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📊 Global Tech Ecosystem Index 2025: Key Takeaways for France, Ireland, and Europe The 2025 Global Tech Ecosystem Index is out! Paris leads in Europe (#4 globally), while Dublin confirms its high-density innovation profile. AI and deep tech remain key drivers. What does this mean fo...

The 2025 Global #Tech #Ecosystem #Index is out! #Paris leads in Europe (#4 globally), while #Dublin confirms its high-density #innovation profile.
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🎉 Win your free ticket to #Vivatech ! 🎫 Exciting Opportunity Alert! Win 3 Exclusive Passes to attend #Vivatech 2025 Are you ready to dive into the heart of innovation? The vibrant French Tech communities in Dublin, powered by La French Te...

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Equal1 aims to dominate quantum in the next decade, CEO says Equal1 CEO Jason Lynch in conversation with SiliconRepublic.com on the future of quantum and the start-up's role in the space.

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Research Ireland appoints Cambridge Enterprise exec as CEO Diarmuid O'Brien will be taking over as CEO from Celine Fitzgerald, who was appointed as interim CEO last August.

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Europe’s Quantum Gamble: The Strategic Industry Roadmap 2025 Unveiled How will Europe secure its quantum future? The Strategic Industry Roadmap 2025 lays out a bold path. For Ireland and France, this is more than strategy—it’s a call to lead, together, in building a sov...

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Latitude Secures France 2030 Funding to Build Reims Factory - European Spaceflight Latitude has secured France 2030 funding to support the construction of its new Reims rocket factory, boosting production to 50 rockets annually.

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Oh for fair use! Sustainable AI models need to respect copyright Big Tech companies and content creators are increasingly at odds over AI and copyright issues. However, respecting fair use benefits everyone.

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2025-2 - French Expert in Ireland ☘️🇫🇷 From green hydrogen to NewSpace 🚀, from smart grids to the future of industry 🏭 — this second edition of our newsletter takes you on a journey through the key transitions shaping both Ireland and...

🇫🇷☘️ From #hydrogen to #startups ⚽🚀, discover how France & Ireland innovate across #tech, #sport & #sustainability. #FrenchTech #IrishTech #DeepTech

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Europe’s New Space-Security Nexus: What ESPI Report 94 Reveals About the (Re)Convergence of Space and Defence Industries As Europe strengthens its space capabilities amid rising geopolitical tensions, a new convergence between space and security industries is emerging. For Ireland, this represents a strategic opportunit...

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Trinity physicists to advance lithium battery alternatives The new project will use advanced nanomaterials to develop more efficient sodium and potassium ion batteries.

The new project will use advanced nanomaterials to develop more efficient sodium and potassium ion batteries.

€17.7m funded to 'future-proof' Irish research capabilities Funded through Research Ireland, these awards are set to advance research across a wide range of disciplines.

The nine projects will focus on climate, energy, medtech and environmental research among others.

Integrity360 expands in France with Holiseum acquisition Integrity360 has announced plans to further expand its European operations with the acquisition of Paris-based Holiseum.

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Equal1 announces 'Ireland’s first' quantum computer Equal1's Bell-1 is ireland's first quantum computer and the 'world’s first' silicon-based quantum server designed for data centres and HPC.

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AI Factories: A New European Ambition The results of the EuroHPC AI Factories call have been published, selecting six new sites, including AI Factory France. Led by GENCI, with INRIA, CNRS & CEA, it will boost European AI. A key opportuni...

The results of the EuroHPC #AIFactories call have been published, selecting six new sites, including #AI Factory #France . Led by GENCI, with INRIA, CNRS & CEA, it will boost European #I. A key opportunity for Franco-Irish collaboration in R&I
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This researcher is developing data-privacy tools for the quantum age www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/n...

Shaping FP10: Ireland’s Vision for a More Effective and Ambitious European Research & Innovation Programme Ireland's position paper on FP10 advocates for a competitive, inclusive, and strategically aligned program. It emphasizes maintaining research excellence, improving accessibility, aligning with EU and...

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🚨#eXode en cours ! Je viens de m'inscrire sur #OpenPortability pour garder le contact avec ma communauté sur #BlueSky et #Mastodon. 8 connexions en attente ont été ajoutées !En 1 min, vous aussi assurez-vous de ne pas perdre vos abonnés ! ➡️ https://OpenPortability.org

Ireland invests €63.8m in new research commercialisation hubs Minister James Lawless, TD, announced a multimillion-euro investment in two new hubs focused on research commercialisation.

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Irish start-ups are thriving – Government must match their ambition Tech comms expert Mark O’Toole highlights resilience of Irish start-ups and calls on the Government to ensure they get the support they need.

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Ireland finally accepted into CERN as an associate member The country will join CERN as an associate member of from 2026, opening opportunities for Irish researchers.

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New CRU rules force data centres to supply power to Ireland's grid Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities has opened its draft policy on new data centres grid connections for public consultation.

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Galway researchers create ‘world’s largest’ digital microbe database The researchers say that the collection of microbe computer models could help accelerate new health discoveries.

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Jean-Michel Portefaix on LinkedIn: #psw #spaceindustry #psw 👏 Big Success at Paris Space Week 🇫🇷 #PSW for the Irish 🇮🇪 Delegation and the Irish Space Association 😊 The Irish 🇮🇪 delegation made a notable…

The Irish 🇮🇪 delegation made a strong impact at Paris Space Week 🇫🇷, showcasing cutting-edge innovations from Celtonn, OCE, National Space Center, Plasma Bound, Pilot Photonics, and Réaltra. Congrats to Pilot Photonics for winning the PSW Challenge 🏆! 🚀 #PSW. bit.ly/4gpal2B