Case Studies

CAPPA has worked with a variety of companies in sectors ranging from medical device, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, consumer electronics, medical diagnostics, analytical equipment, baby products, semiconductors, fragrance, food and beverage. CAPPA’s research, activities and expertise is highly relevant to a diverse range of companies ranging in size from start – ups to large multinational companies. The case studies give an example of engagement with companies of varying size and markets across CAPPA’s full spectrum of supports. These vary from small consultancy projects to large multi- annual, multi – partner projects, and demonstrates how photonics provides solutions for many applications.

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Testimonials

“The CAPPA team were extremely helpful in navigating the research and work required to develop the new product. All work was communicated regularly, and issues dealt with in a timely manner. We are hoping to continue our relationship with them and would highly recommend them as a collaborative research partner.”
Nora Irwin, Managing Director, BEE Arona Ltd
“Many thanks to the team at CAPPA once again for supporting us in our testing and for their technical advice. They were always flexible and helped rearrange dates when the weather was inclement.”
Stephen Bellis, Senior Design Engineer, SensL
“CAPPA helped us to better understand the challenges of the technology and identify the most effective way to develop and test a functional prototype. The team in CAPPA is extremely skilled and they delivered a high-performance prototype. In particular, we really appreciated the fact that the team listened to our direction and worked with us to deliver exactly what was needed. The team responded quickly to changes and offered innovative solutions to overcome problems and challenges met during the project.”
Chiara Di Carlo, R&D Engineer Enterasense, Vysera Biomedical
“I would highly recommend CAPPA because of their very high levels of expertise. The system that we are developing is quite a high throughput system so not only did we need to have some bespoke optics designed we also needed some software to manage that process and also software to do the analysis. The great thing about coming to CAPPA and talking to the staff here is that it is a one stop shop for quite a broad variety of needs. CAPPA are very flexible and willing to engage with industry. I wouldn’t even know where to look for the service in the country and probably in Europe.”
Mark Lyons, CEO, Hooke Bio
“We found our experience working with CAPPA to be very rewarding. Their expertise augmented our teams’ skills, allowing us to expedite development of our air sampling systems in a much shorter time scale than possible otherwise. Dealing with the people involved was also simple and professional from start to finish.”
Ruairi Monaghan, R&D Engineer, NuWave Ventures
“The only word applicable to CAPPA is excellence, not only in terms of scientific competency, but their ability to interface and communicate with us at key milestones in the project. The final report was of the highest standard, both clear and comprehensible. I highly recommend CAPPA for any company in the optics/light imaging sector. As a result, we have now decided to continue our research and development with CAPPA due to their proven ability to delivery on time, to scope, and to the quality we expect.”
James Hayes, Managing Director, Analyte
“We found CAPPA very professional, helpful and accommodating to deal with. They were quick in understanding what we wanted to achieve and were enthusiastic about working with us to achieve these goals. We experienced a number of hiccups along the way but the manner in which these were dealt with was impressive and incredibly professional. Overall they were a pleasure to deal with.”
Damien McDonnell, Managing Director, Polar IceTech
“The team at CAPPA provided us with exceptional service from the start of the project to the end. They were always on hand to offer their expertise and answer any questions we had throughout the project.”
Peter Brennan, Managing Director, Mason Technology
“CAPPA have demonstrated their professionalism, efficiency, initiative, expertise and above all with the very clear understanding of the need to address the industrial requirements of ANT in the Innovation Voucher. The company will have absolutely no hesitation in working with CAPPA in the future and will be recommending their services to others. ANT expects from the very good test results from CAPPA to be able to produce some product applications notes for pharmaceutical forensics that they believe will help the marketing of their novel technology. ANT Ltd. would like to collaborate with CAPPA in delivering their ambitions to provide a new generation of spectroscopic application technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, forensics, medicine, biotechnology, and environmental science.”
Dr Norman McMillan, Managing Director, Advanced Nano Technologies (ANT)
“We have developed a close working relationship with CAPPA and have worked on several small-scale projects with them over the years. I highly recommend the services available at CAPPA, they can always be counted on for reliable service, helpful solutions, and essential guidance and I look forward to collaborating with the team in future.”
Gavin Mulroy, Quality Manager, DexGreen
“With the help of the knowledge and expertise provided by the CAPPA centre Composite Recycling was successful in achieving €50k funding under the SME Instrument Phase 1 call. We are now firmly driven towards developing our technology and ideas further and will be working closely with the CAPPA centre to submit a proposal for a larger phase 2 call later in the year.”
Frank Riedewald, CEO, Composite Recycling
“Our experience in dealing with CAPPA and in particular the centre manager, Liam Lewis, has been great. We were going nowhere fast until we got involved with them. We are now very much on track so we owe a big thanks to Liam and his team. We intend to continue our work with CAPPA on a long term basis.”
Emmet Hedigan, Managing Director, Inferneco
“Our engagement with CAPPA has been extremely positive. Linking our own experienced R&D personnel with those at CAPPA has provided us with new avenues for exploration for product analysis and process development.”
Jonathan O’ Regan, Product Development Manager, Nestle
“Alcon have a long standing relationship with CAPPA going back over 5 years. We use the expertise of CAPPA on an ongoing basis for carrying out tests on products. Having CAPPA on our doorstep is hugely beneficial to Alcon as it provides us with the cutting edge analytical technology we need to make informed decisions on our process and projects.”
Barry Walsh, MS&T Tech Transfer Lead/Chief Scientific Officer, Alcon
“ProPhotonix gained access to key research and development expertise that would otherwise not have allowed them to develop this product. The company now has a market disruptive product available to them with key customers targeted.”
Ken Reynolds, Business & Technology Manager, ProPhotonix
“The interaction with the group was very efficient and we were involved all the way. We would have no hesitation in recommending them as collaborators and look forward to working on more research projects with them.”
Michael McInerney, Co-Founder, StrongBó
“Janssen engaged CAPPA to investigate the suitability of a photonics solution to a pharmaceutical process problem and to compare the merits of this with other possible non-photonics alternatives. We were impressed by their creativity, thoroughness and speed of response.”
Dr Michael Napier, Director Chemical Technology, Janssen
“CAPPA has been extremely helpful and professional to date in helping us here at Water Technology to develop our research and development capabilities. From our database development to our current projects, all questions have been seen to and answered with professional advice in a timely manner. We hope to continue working with CAPPA into the future and hopefully pursue further projects together.”
Joseph Harrington, Development & Formulation Chemist, Water Technology Limited
“Egan Concepts gained access to knowledge and facilities outside of their core competencies of product and industrial design. The project allowed them to evaluate a wide variety of lasers with different output powers and beam quality at various wavelengths and price points. Guidance on the electrical, optical and thermal management of the sources was provided which was integrated into a working prototype and will be incorporated into the final product design.”
Les Egan, CEO, Egan Concepts Ltd
“Working with the CAPPA group has allowed Stryker access to resources and skills not available within the company. They were very flexible to deal with and were able to output results within days, which was very beneficial when dealing with tight industry timelines and quality control issues.”
John Smithers, Senior Staff Engineer, Stryker
“We were delighted to work with CAPPA through the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher Programme. They were able to understand our very specific project needs and were able to characterize sample surface substrates to the highest standards. We look forward to engaging with CAPPA in the future.”
Karl McCarthy, Head of Innovation, Design and Implementation, Biocel
“The CAPPA group engaged with us from the onset where they explored the viability of the project prior to the Enterprise Ireland application. The group maintained contact with us during the entire process where they demonstrated commitment to understanding the issues and the impact to our business. The group were successful in building a quality control model to allow us assess the maturity of mozzarella helping to ensure customer satisfaction. We would highly recommend the CAPPA group and would have no hesitation in working with the group in the future.”
Seamus Lane, MD, ZZ Ltd
“Working with CAPPA was one of the most beneficial things that we have done.”
Ivan Wahlrab, Co-Founder, StrongBó
“CAPPA have become our go-to on materials investigation issues. CAPPA lab, people and systems are technically first-class, but also flexible and business-friendly. “
Jerry Larkin, Plant Reliability Manager, GE Healthcare
“CW Applied Technology were happy both with the responsiveness and the quality of work completed by CAPPA. We will definitely be using their services again in the future. “
John O Connell, Managing Director, CW Applied Technology
“The CAPPA team performed outstanding work for Micron AgriTech. CAPPA staff were always very transparent and gave us all the time we required to talk at any time. They also took time to make sure all the technical terms and technicalities within the project were clear to us. CAPPA were also helpful when it came to looking for suppliers or assisting us in meetings with manufacturers. “
Jose Lopez, Director , Micron AgriTech
“CAPPA assigned AerNua with a team that was dedicated to assisting AerNua, providing the required guidance and expertise to ensure AerNua obtained a best in class service from start to finish. Highly recommend working with the team at CAPPA, their knowledge was astonishing and they went above and beyond to ensure a quality service.”
Marie Therese McCormack, Co-Founder , AerNua by EAM
“Our engagement with CAPPA has been extremely positive. The team at CAPPA provided us with an exceptional service from the start of the project to the end. They were always on hand to offer their expertise and answer any questions we had throughout the project.”
Dr Cathal O' Connor - Academic Dermatology Fellow , South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital
“We were delighted to work with Liam Lewis and his team at CAPPA. It was important for our company to satisfy the health and safety elements of the product before entry into in the market. We look forward to working with the team gain as the product develops and gains further traction.”
Paul Duffin - Chairman REL Group, UV Medico