Case Studies
This selection of case studies provide examples of productive partnerships with businesses, resulting in demonstrable impact for Teagasc, the business(es) and economy as a whole. The Engage@Teagasc Team have enabled these collaborations supporting the contractual arrangements and the management of intellectual property.
Contact us at engage@teagasc.ie if you would like to explore partnering for impact.
Beotanics: Exploring Wasabi for Gut Health
Discover how by combining innovative Kilkenny cultivation with cutting-edge gut microbiome research, a collaboration is paving the way to transform authentic Irish-grown wasabi into a premium, gut health-boosting functional ingredient!
Hot Chip: Enabling Market Expansion Through Technical Excellence
Find out how Hot Chip’s collaboration with Teagasc specialists enabled to translate handcrafted recipes into validated, industrial‑scale processes!
Athgarrett Malt: Advancing Sustainable Craft Malting
Explore how Athgarrett Malt is proof that the next wave of the bioeconomy will be grown locally and refined scientifically: rooted in soil stewardship, elevated by technical know-how, and destined to change how ingredients are valued from field to glass!
Saltrock Dairy: Teagasc Helps Saltrock Dairy Bring New Products to Market
Learn how by partnering with Teagasc’s food specialists, Saltrock Dairy gained the technical confidence and pilot-scale capabilities needed to launch award-winning new products!
MSD Ireland: Milking the Data – A reproductive management decision-support tool for precision dairy farming
Discover how Teagasc partnered with MSD Animal Health Ireland and the ICBF unlocked powerful insights to classify cows into precision fertility subgroups!
Safefood: Providing Easy and Nutritious Recipes for Novice Home Cooks
Discover how Safefood uses recipes as a simple but powerful way to share advice about healthy eating and food safety!
AgTech Ireland: Connecting Agtech Innovation with Irish Farmers
learn how Teagasc is helping to create structured opportunities for companies, researchers, advisors and farmers to engage around practical innovation!
E. Flahavan & Sons Ltd: Turning Oat Hulls into High-Value Ingredients
Discover how the collaboration between Flahavan’s and Teagasc is paving the way for a greener bioeconomy!
Keogh’s Crisps: Advancing Product Innovation and Sustainability
Find out what happens when Ireland’s most innovative crisp makers join forces with the country’s leading food scientists!
Tate & Lyle PLC: Harnessing the Gut–Heart Axis: Synbiotics for Cardiac Health
Discover how a collaboration between Teagasc, UCC and Tate & Lyle through APC Microbiome Ireland transformed how heart health is supported!
Drummonds Ltd: Harvesting Trust – The Impact Of Teagasc’s Grain Monitoring Scheme
Discover how The Teagasc National Grain Monitoring Scheme provides an opportunity for those dealing in grain to have real confidence in their moisture results at the most critical time – harvesting!
Buster: A Breakthrough in Sustainable Potato Production
Learn how Teagasc and the IPM Potato Group set out to tackle the problem of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN)!
Fire & 5th: Supporting Innovation in Non-Alcoholic Spirits
This case study shows how Fire & 5th and Teagasc scaled bold alcohol-free drinks while preserving signature spice and flavour!
Fidelity: Novel Potato Variety
The first Irish-bred crisping potato emerges from the Teagasc and IPM Potato Group collaboration!
IML: Testing for Chlorate Residues in Milk
Learn how Teagasc, Independent Milk Lab, FBA Labs, and Kerry Group partnered to pioneer a breakthrough in chlorate residue detection in milk!
GoldCrop: Pasture Innovations
Explore how Teagasc and Goldcrop are transforming pasture farming in Ireland through their collaborative venture, Pasture Innovations!
Immcell: Transforming Plant-Based Food
Explore how Immcell Ltd teamed up with Teagasc to create sustainable plant-based food ingredients, boosting market growth!
Oatier: Driving Oat Drink Innovation
Discover how Teagasc launched Oatier Ltd’s oat drink, reshaping the food service industry and paving the way for retail expansion!
IPM: Evolving Potato Varieties
Discover how Teagasc and IPM Potato Group tackled the challenge of breeding new potato varieties for diverse global markets!
Tirlán: Reducing Carbon Footprint
In a pioneering collaboration, Tirlán and Teagasc developed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) model to measure the carbon footprint of Irish grains!
Ocras: Innovating Nutrition for People with Dysphagia
This case study underscores the importance of collaboration between industry and research organisations like Teagasc in driving impactful innovations that respond to societal and market needs!
