Working with the third level institutes in the area, Enterprise Ireland has approved £2.6 million for the development of campus incubator units at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in Galway and €695,000 for units in NUI, Galway. A sum of €2.54 million has also been approved for the development of units at Athlone Institute of Technology. These incubation centres support the development and expansion of campus company activity, encourage and support the commercialisation of research and development carried out in the institutes of technology and embed the institutes of technology as major supports for the development of high-tech companies in the regions.