This year’s Waterford Business Awards take place on Friday, 8th March in the Tower Hotel Waterford, where over 30 businesses from across Waterford City and County will be recognised for their excellence in a variety of categories, from Retail Excellence and Best New Business, to Entrepreneur of the Year and Excellence in Corporate and Social Responsibility. Each day on Déise Today on WLR, a different category is featured, with interviews with the shortlisted businesses airing across the show.

Today’s category is Technology and Innovation, sponsored by Dawn Meats.

SANOFI

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. A global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health, Sanofi prevent illnesses with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. They stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With over 100,000 people, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Established in 2001, Waterford is a strategic launch site within Sanofi Industrial Affairs. A team of approximately 800 people work at a diverse biopharma and medical device campus supplying products to patients in 100-plus countries.

SEDICII

Based in Waterford, Sedicii’s Founder and CEO Rob Leslie is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Sedicii’s technology is winning European and global acclaim – the highest accolade of 2018 was winning the BBVA Fintech for Future award – as the financial Technology company that will transform the global financial services industry in 2019 and beyond. Sedicii enables people to prove they are who they say they are to gain access to online services without exposing their private data to fraud. No more sending copies or scans of passports and bills to banks, telephone companies, hotels, etc. Winning back control and keeping our identity and personal information safe is at the core of the Sedicii trusted identity solution.

ENERPOWER

Enerpower is the industry leader in energy efficiency and renewable technologies, delivering high quality products and services with unparalleled sector knowledge guaranteeing your business energy savings.  Founded in 2005, Enerpower are committed to using biomass fuel, solar panel technology, and wind energy to ensure that businesses will save money on heating and energy and take control of energy efficiency. The team has extensive experience in industry with a proven track record in project management and bringing energy savings to businesses nationwide. Enerpower believe that by focussing on renewable energy resources your business will save money on energy and reduce their impact on the environment daily