10 May 2013

Roisin Kelleher has been presented with the Denise O’Dea Perpetual Trophy for obtaining best marks in first year of the chemical and biopharmaceutical engineering...

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30 April 2013

Final year engieering students presented the results of their Reseach Projects at the recent CIT Engineering Exhibition.  240 stands provided ample opportunitiesfo...

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14 March 2013

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13 March 2013

First year GMP students accompanied by Mary Quirke and Ann Toebes, went on a site visit to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Little Island on Tuesday March 12th.  The aim o...

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04 March 2013

We had a large turn-out for the lecture presented by Ger Downing, production superintendent at Philips 66 refinery in Whitegate.  Ger explained the wide range of H...

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25 February 2013

Ger Downing, production manager at Philips 66' refinery in Whitegate, will speak to the chemical engineering society on Thursday 28th February about Whitegate's...

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15 February 2013

Pfizer are using spectroscopic techniques such as NearIR, MidIR and Raman to follow the progress of reactions and crystallisations both at pilot scale and industrial le...

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14 February 2013

Genzyme Waterford produces medicines for patients living with rare genetic diseases, kidney disease and cholesterol management requirements. Shipped to more than 70 cou...

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10 February 2013

Biopharmaceutical upstream processing students accompanied by Sandra Lenihan (lecturer), visited BioMarin located in Shanbally, recently.  BioMarin manufactures tr...

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04 December 2012

In February 2013, CIT is offering the following modules: • Technology Transfer • Maintenance, Utilities and Facilities • Environmental Management ...

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20 November 2012

Brian Nation (class of 1997), Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, presents  "Engineering Challenges - Maintaining Max Output While Doubling Capacity - the Midleto...

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15 November 2012

Xi Jinping, a chemical engineering graduate of Tsinghua University,  was named the Head of China's Communist Party and chairman of the country's Central Mi...

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13 November 2012

First year GMP students accompanied by Ann Toebes, went on a site visit to Boston Scientific, Model Farm Road, Cork on Friday 19th October.  The aim of the visit w...

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13 November 2012

The 30th class of chemical engieering graduates have been conferred.  In line with most years, the majority of the class have found employment in Ireland, most in ...

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13 November 2012

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11 October 2012

The Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering and the Chemistry Programmes in CIT launch this year’s National Mole Day Competition for Irish Second Level Schoo...

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25 September 2012

We have been funded under the Enterprise Ireland Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre Initial Research Programme call entitled Enabling and Control of Continu...

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18 September 2012

Micheal O'Connell (class of 1985) has worked in areas as diverse as process simulation for the oil and gas industry, business consultancy, stand-up comedian and ren...

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29 August 2012

Certificate (Level 7) in Biopharmaceutical Processing The Biopharmaceutical industry is continuing to make strong contributions to the Irish economy which is extrem...

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21 August 2012

We are offering vacant places on our BEng (Hons) in Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering.  A strong demand is anticipated for chemical engineering graduate...

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11 June 2012

This department is offering:   Higher Certificate in Science in Good Manufacturing Practice and Technology Bachelor of Science in Good Manufactur...

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28 April 2012

This year's Engineering Exhibition presented 190 stands, the largest ever.  Evelyn Robinson was awarded the prize for best poster in the chemical & process...

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27 April 2012

The $200-plus million expansion programme will include the construction of an approximately 11,700 square metres building extension, new production plant, expanded ware...

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19 April 2012

Through Mylan’s annual investment of up to €76 million ($100 million) over the next five years, including funding for manufacturing and expanded research and...

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13 April 2012

Cork County Council has approved the €100 million expansion which will double the distillery’s capacity.  Pot still capacity will go from 10 million lit...

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02 April 2012

First and second year GMP students accompanied by Mary Quirke and Ann Toebes, went on a site visit to Boston Scientific, Model Farm Road, Cork on Thursday March 15th.&n...

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29 March 2012

Both second and fourth year Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering students with Sandra Lenihan (lecturer), visited Janssen Biologics in Ringaskiddy, recently. ...

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27 February 2012

The new facility, when fully operational, will require up to 200 highly skilled employees. In addition, a further 300 construction jobs will be created on the site duri...

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23 February 2012

What have Xi Jinping, Jerzy Buzek, and Maria das Gracas Silva Foster got in common?  Xi Jinping is vice-president of China, Jerzy Buzek was president of the EU Par...

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15 February 2012

CIT’s Department of Process, Energy & Transport Engineering are offering afternoon seminars to support guidance counsellors and chemistry teachers in explaini...

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12 February 2012

Sligo, 9th February 2012 – Abbott plans to invest €85 million at its pharmaceutical manufacturing operation in Sligo. The investment will result in the creat...

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10 February 2012

Although fees in the UK have risen to up to £9000, causing a general drop in applications, chemical engineering continues to see a rise in demand.  With 11,8...

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12 January 2012

Diageo is today announcing its decision to make a capital investment of €153 million in a brewing centre of excellence at St James’s Gate, Dublin. This annou...

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09 January 2012

Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland announced today that it is to invest $350 million in its Westport operation to expand both its development and manufacturing capabiliti...

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22 December 2011

The number of students opting to study chemical engineering at UK universities increased by 16% this year, with record student numbers totalling more than 2000 for the ...

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02 December 2011

Best graduate in Higher Certificate in GMP & Technology (sponsored by Janssen Supply Chain) Mr. Matt Cotterell (Head of School, Mechanical & Process En...

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29 November 2011

Good Manufacturing Practice & Technology Full-time (Higher Certificate) Course code: SGMPR_6_Y1 This is an 18-month accelerated technician course, which emp...

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28 November 2011

First and second year GMP students accompanied by Ann Toebes, went on a site visit to Alcon Laboratories, Model Farm Road, Cork on Wednesday 23rd November.  The ai...

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24 November 2011

Second and first year students, led by Dr. Aisling O'Gorman, visited MSD Ballydine to see how chemical and biopharmaceutical engineering is applied in practice. &nb...

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10 November 2011

Laura Burke has been appointed by Government to succeed Dr Mary Kelly as Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency.  The appointment was announced to...

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01 November 2011

The 2011 Student Yachting World Cup came to a close last Friday with a delighted Cork Institute of Technology Team finishing in 3rd place on the podium behind Euromed A...

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25 October 2011

Congratulations to the Class of 2011, who were conferred with their B.Eng (Hons) in Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering. Congratulations also to Rachel Woo...

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23 October 2011

Michelina Fox (class of 2003), Chemical Process Engineer at Janssen Pharamceuticals, guided the first years in chemical & biopharmaceutical engineering and mechanic...

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21 October 2011

Today we celebrate Moleday 2011.  Lots of secondary schools across the country are busy also celebrating and preparing their entries for the schools and student co...

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15 October 2011

Marlene Clark from Rylane, and John Caplice from Mallow, were chosen from a group of 30 students from third level institutions across Ireland who had undertaken interns...

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15 October 2011

Each year, countries from across the globe are invited to send their most successful keelboat teams from their varsity structures to the Student Yachting World Cup, an ...

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08 October 2011

Rachel Woodward presented some of the findings from her recent thesis: "Materal and energy flow analysis of the Irish construction sector" at the 4th Internat...

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01 October 2011

Help us celebrate National Mole Day in Ireland by entering our competition for schools and for students. The best school celebration wins a laptop for the school. The b...

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01 October 2011

An international Seminar for the FRESH project is to be held in Cork, Ireland on Wednesday October 5th 2011.  FRESH is concerned with Forwarding Regional Environme...

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13 September 2011

Congratulations to Brenda Hanney (class of 2008) on captaining her club, Killimor, to winning the All Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship earlier this year, but ha...

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02 September 2011

You may still apply for a place on CR105 BEng (Hons) in Chemcial & Biopharmaceutical Engineering, whether you are Irish or not, resident in Ireland or not.  Go...

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14 August 2011

Congratulations to Dave Murphy (class of 1985) on taking up the position of Chief Executive Officer of PM Group. Since joining PM Group in 1989, Dave has held a variety...

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23 June 2011

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) has reached agreement with Pfizer to acquire its manufacturing facility in Shanbally, Cork. BioMarin, a California headquart...

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22 June 2011

President Obama, on June 13th, called on the US to train 10,000 new engineers every year.  Andrew Liveris, chief executive officer of global company Dow Chemical, ...

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22 June 2011

MSD has opened two new facilities, a Centre of Expertise and a Pneumococcal Vaccine Conjugation Facility, together valued at €26.8 million, at its site in Brinny, ...

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14 June 2011

The "Springboard" initiative, a national programme, consists of programmes specifically aimed at individuals who are unemployed and seeking new opportunities....

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01 June 2011

A new video clip about the degree in chemical engineering is available on YouTube.  To access the video, click on the icon below.

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25 May 2011

We have set up a LinkedIn group to facilitate contact between our graduates.  Click on the link below to access the group.  If you are a CIT chemical engineer...

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18 May 2011

20 participants attended the four day course on thermal energy auditing hosted by Clean Technology Centre.  This course is based on freely-available, open-source s...

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05 May 2011

While there are likely to be places available on the accredited chemical engineering course in CIT, the same cannot be said for the UK.  With about 1,800 places (T...

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03 May 2011

PWC released the latest publication “Supplying the Future” in their Pharma 2020 series at the end of February. They predict major changes in the pharma manu...

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15 April 2011

Abedoyin Badewa-Ekungba won best poster prize at the Engineerng Exhibition on 14 April 2011. Her final year experimental project was entitled "Optimisation process...

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12 April 2011

Lanry Oki, John Cremin (Chem Eng class of 2006) and Dougmore Moyo are featured in the photograph. John graduated with a BE in Chemical Engineering from CIT in 2006....

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08 April 2011

A detailed study has been undertaken by the Department's National Centre on Membrane Technology of synthetic membrane separation technology application and research...

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28 March 2011

The Irish Times reported on 19 March 2010 that the number of UK students seeking places on Irish courses has increased.  All citizens of the European Economic Area...

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27 March 2011

Cork Chamber in association with the CASP partners is hosting a half day workshop bringing together the diversity of suppliers, customers, researchers and businesses in...

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11 March 2011

Amgen Inc. and Pfizer Inc. today announced that they have signed an agreement for the sale of Pfizer’s manufacturing facility located at Dun Laoghaire, County Dub...

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03 March 2011

A high level course on thermal energy auditing and efficiency is offered by the Clean Technology Centre, CIT, in co-operation with Austrian and German experts. This cou...

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07 January 2011

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29 November 2010

The study, conducted for Forfás,  identifies the future skills needs of enterprise to capitalise on the green economy in Ireland and proposes a range of measures t...

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15 October 2010

A new report from the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, published by Forfás today, finds that an appropriately skilled workforce will be critical for the Iris...

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02 December 2009

The green economy can make a significant contribution to Ireland’s economy by creating employment and export opportunities in areas such as renewable energy, ener...

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