Driving enterprise
innovation and community

Creating opportunities for collaboration, developing research partnerships, and nurturing enterprise through strategic engagement

Our work focuses on creating opportunities for collaboration, developing research partnerships, and nurturing enterprise through strategic engagement.

  • 400+

    Industry collaborations

What we do
Help with funding opportunities

Help with funding opportunities

Supporting partners to drive innovation

Supporting partners to drive innovation

Networking events and opportunities

Networking events and opportunities

Case Studies

Working with IADT on our brand development and our UX workflows has been an invaluable process for our business.

Collaborative Research & Innovation Case Study

  • Collaborative Research & Innovation Case Study

    Collaborative Research & Innovation Case Study

    AI-AD is an AI-powered audio description tool developed by IADT academic Kieran Lynch to help content producers comply with the European Accessibility Act’s requirements for accessible media by June 2025.

  • Exchange of Knowledge & Experience Case Study

    Exchange of Knowledge & Experience Case Study

    IADT’s Innovate Lab delivers structured workshops that facilitate the adoption of new technologies and ideas by industry. A recent three workshop series focused upon immersive technologies.

  • Placements & Talent Pathways Case Study

    Placements & Talent Pathways Case Study

    In April 2025, IADT students took part in an industry immersion day at Accenture Song’s Dublin offices. After hearing presentations from company staff, interdisciplinary student teams worked on a real-world challenge for One Family, pitching their ideas and receiving professional feedback before one winning team was selected.

Our people

The Enterprise & Innovation Team

Aisling Cox

Aisling Cox

Research, Development and Innovation Administrator

Andrew Edgar

Andrew Edgar

Technical Assistant

Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) is excited to welcome businesses and creative professionals to our Industry Day on May 28th

On 4 February, the Elevate Team hosted a session in IADT’s DMB to meet staff and share info on TU RISE funding, the Pure Platform, the Elevate Toolkit, and the Researcher Handbook

An inspiring evening of conversation and connection unfolded at The Female Founders Event