The Enterprise Europe Network <br />is described as the world’s biggest support network for SMEs. The network is made up of 600 support organisations across 50 countries, covering the EU and all global markets. <br /><br /> Business Planet travelled to Dublin to meet one small company that has benefited from the EEN. In the Irish capital’s hi-tech hub, known as ‘Silicon Docks.’ we met Mary Leane, who set up her SME in 2011. Her product is unique – a mobile video system that allows the user to ensure hand hygiene in hospitals. It’s an innovation meeting market needs and addressing a real public health issue.<br /><br /> “One in 20 people who go to a hospital will acquire an infection while they are in there because staff or visitors have not washed their hands using the correct technique,” Mary told us <br /><br /> “And that’s where Surewash comes into play, because, we train people – staff and visitors and patients alike – in the technique.”<br /><br /> Today, the system is used in hospitals worldwide, but its debut was in F
