Research institutes linked to the third level colleges in the city support the research and innovation capacity of the city and region. Examples include the Tyndall National Institute (ICT hardware research), IMERC (Marine Energy), Environmental Research Institute, NIMBUS (Network Embedded Systems); and CREATE (Advanced Therapeutic Engineering). UCC and CIT also have start-up company incubation centres. In UCC, the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre aims to foster and support entrepreneurship. In CIT, The Rubicon Centre is a business innovation hub that is home to 57 knowledge based start-up companies. COUNT 4
QSN1 What is the biggest conglomeration of start-up companies in Cork? ANS1 The Rubicon Centre QSN2 Where is a good source of marine research in Cork? ANS2 IMERC (Marine Energy) QSN3 What is a good source for business start-ups in Cork? ANS3 the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre QSN4 How many start-ups are associated with the Rubicon Center? ANS4 57