Scenario: SMEs in the food and beverage industry are faced with several challenges as it relates to developing their product and maintaining a safe and reliable supply to satisfy their customers’ demands. Client is producing in small batches in their home kitchen but now has an increased customer requests and the demand exceeds their current…
Monitoring the indoor air quality in a building Checking for dust particles that may be coming from an air-conditioning vent Positioning a Dose Badge Noise Meter to measure the noise levels an employee is exposed to during a typical work day Monitoring for an odor experienced in a laboratory Unhappy, unhealthy employees can send costs…
Located at Innovation Avenue, Freeport, CARIRI’s new Centre for Enterprise Development (CED) was launched on June 26th 2013. Focused on building capacity and capability for enterprise creation, the CED forms an integral part of CARIRI’s strategic plan for the period 2011-2015 and is, simultaneously consistent with the Government’s strategic priorities of economic growth, job creation, competitiveness…
This accommodates information and communication technology (ICT) project initiatives being undertaken by CARIRI that are geared towards enhancing the operational efficiencies of SME’s. It houses a developer’s studio, project meeting room, break-out room and a Cisco teleconferencing centre.
Incubators and ICT centres are not new concepts. They have been established regionally and internationally, however, this facility is unique in that it is the first of its kind in the Caribbean where innovation, business and technology incubators and ICT services are located on a single compound and work in synergy to drive enterprise development.
About the IAS CARIRI’s Idea Advisory Service is an initiative to encourage innovation and to assist persons with taking their idea to market. The Danish Technological Institute who has been providing this service in Denmark for the past forty-three years has trained a team from CARIRI with varying backgrounds and capabilities to execute this service…
About the Business Incubator The Business Incubator is a 12-month business accelerator support programme which provides a world class business growth support ecosystem to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with a great quantum of assessed potential to grow, particularly in export markets. How it operates The Business Incubator offers an enabling environment for qualified…
About iGap As part of the ongoing thrust to build capacity for Innovation on a national scale, and contribute more substantively to the achievement of the Government’s stated national goal of economic diversification, CARIRI has developed The Innovation Gap Analysis Programme (iGap). The iGap assists with improving business processes, executing new ideas and developing business…
The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and the Intellectual Property Office have teamed up to host ‘The Intellectual Property Clinic’. The first of its kind in Trinidad and Tobago, The Intellectual Property Clinic will seek to bridge the gaps in knowledge, provide a competent base to gather information and allow you to understand your rights.…
CARIRI’s Effluent Management Solutions Department (EMS) is equipped with up-to-date, green and clean technology and competent staff with years of experience to better serve the needs of the industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors. CARIRI’s EMS staff is passionate and committed and is always ready to embark on a holistic approach to wastewater management through the…
CARIRI’s Analytical Chemistry Department serves a wide cross-section of industries with an array of tests, services, expert advice and training that we are confident will meet the needs of your business. Our Services From the Food, Pharmaceutical and Tourism sectors to Construction, Energy and the Environment – our certified labs and highly qualified staff serve…
