Kildare Innovation Campus, which used to house Hewlett Packard, is situated halfway between Celbridge and Leixlip. If KIC's plans are carried out in full, the campus offers space for an additional 3,000 employment.

Allan Shine, CEO of KIC, stated that the 184-acre location will serve as "Europe's most advanced, carbon neutral campus" by employing locally produced electricity from renewable sources.

The increased Kildare Innovation Campus is expected to generate €5 billion in economic output overall, according to a Grant Thornton economic study.

Currently employing more than a thousand people, the campus is home to MGS Ireland, Mercury, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Cully Automation, DXC Technology, and Nikon Precision Europe.

"A dedicated landing space for both high potential deep tech scale up's in Ireland and foreign direct investment" is the description of the innovation centre that is currently under construction.

The campus expansion received planning authorization in January. Since then, multinational blue chip technology businesses have pre-leased all but one of the new towers.

The buildings are being developed, and preparations are also being made for the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge that will span the M4 motorway and connect the towns of Celbridge and Leixlip.

Allan Shine, CEO of KIC, stated, "KIC will be Europe’s most advanced carbon neutral technology and innovation campus and will be unique in terms of scale, services and flexibility welcoming innovative companies looking to scale their operations in areas such as Deep Tech, Photonics, Biotech, Machine Learning, Robotics as well as Advanced Manufacturing."

Kildare Chamber's former CEO is Mr. Shine. He became a member of the KIC Team in February in order to oversee the campus's major growth.