Established in 1989 by Dundalk Institute of Technology, the Regional Development Centre is the Institute’s Innovation Support and Technology Transfer organisation. The Centre is the commercially oriented interface between DkIT and the industrial, commercial and business life of the region, and makes available the expertise, facilities and resources of the Institute for the wider benefit of the regional economy. The Centre achieves this through the following range of programmes and activities: Research & Development and Technology Transfer Entrepreneurial Development Programmes Incubation Facilities for Knowledge and Technology-Based Enterprises Applied Research Sectoral & Regional Development Initiatives Spearheading and Supporting EU and Cross-Border Development Initiatives Networking with Agencies and Organisations at Regional, National and International Level