An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Simon Coveney, TD, and Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Ireland, Reece Smyth, announced 37 Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2018-2019 at a
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Walled City Brewery, located in Derry’s exciting new cultural quarter Ebrington Square, has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to develop a new craft beer. Master Brewer, James Huey used
The European Commission is proposing a targeted adjustment to intellectual property rules to help Europe’s pharmaceutical companies tap into fast-growing global markets and foster jobs, growth and investments in the EU. The
Huawei, the global technology leader, has unveiled its New Renaissance Hotspots report which reveals how the Ireland is witnessing a new age of technological and creative innovation with Cork, Dublin and Galway ranking highest in terms
Enactus Dublin City University were crowned the winners of the recent Enactus Ireland National Competition which took place in Chartered Accountants House, Dublin 2. Presented by Irish writer and activist Sinéad Burke, the Enactus Ireland
Eight indigenous MedTech specialist companies have formed an innovative business cluster to promote Ireland as a global centre of excellence for the industry. The Atlantic MedTech Cluster is one of
Science Foundation Ireland has launched the SFI Centres for Research Training 2018 Call which will provide funding for the training of postgraduate students in areas of identified skills needs. Building on research
Researchers from IT Sligo, together with colleagues from one of Switzerland’s leading universities, have made a discovery about how whirlpools function which has significant implications for how major infrastructural projects
ATXA Therapeutics Ltd, a University College Dublin (UCD) life sciences spin-out, which is developing novel therapeutic drugs to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and other related cardiovascular conditions, has secured
Belfast-based Clinical Research firm, Fusion Antibodies has announced plans to create 28 new jobs. This recruitment drive, supported by Invest Northern Ireland, will help Fusion deliver its services to its growing international
A wealth of artefacts from the Viking era unearthed during BAM’s major development of the former Beamish & Crawford site in Cork city centre is being dislayed in partnership with
A new publication, Productivity in Ireland 2016, has been published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This publication presents a comprehensive picture of productivity and economic growth in the Irish
The second annual Skillnet Ireland SME Research Conference took place recently in Dublin. Hosted by Skillnet Ireland in partnership with the College of Business in Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT),
Funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced a fund of €500,000 to support cutting-edge Irish energy research, development
Three early-stage start-ups have become the latest companies to spin-in to NovaUCD and join the community of entrepreneurs at University College Dublin’s (UCD) Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs. Over
Ireland’s largest bagged salad producer and specialist in prepared vegetables, Willowbrook Foods, has marked the tenth anniversary of its Innovation Centre in County Down, describing it as instrumental in helping
The Teagasc Development of new Horticulture, Forestry and Education Facilities at its campus in Ashtown, Dublin has been officially opened. Over €2.1 million has been invested in facilities including a modern
NZMP, the global ingredients brand of Fonterra, has released new research showing the impact of NZMP SureStart™ MFGM Lipid100 (also known as NUELIPIDTM) supplementation to provide milk fat globule membrane
At 309 units per 10,000 employees, robot density in German manufacturing industry is the third highest worldwide. At the same time, the number of people employed in Germany reached 44
Ireland could unlock €3.4 billion in untapped GDP if organisations were to optimise their workplaces, according to a new study by Ricoh and Oxford Economics. The research, entitled The Economy
SEAI has begun the search for Ireland’s energy leaders who are demonstrating innovative approaches to clean energy with high replication potential. The SEAI Energy Awards recognise and reward excellence in
University College Dublin (UCD), in partnership with St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG) and The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH), has opened Ireland’s first in-hospital Knowledge Transfer (KT) Offices. The KT Offices
Today, 90% of organic chemicals are based on fossil fuels, meaning they are based on non-renewable resources. 70% of proteins in the European Union are imported. An alternative is needed!
Dublin-based Solar AdTek, the leading developer and supplier of innovative solar powered lighting for outdoor advertising, has completed an upgrade of
The vast majority of the Irish public (92 percent) believe technology sits at the heart of the changes currently transforming
Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan T.D., has hailed the latest Irish successes in
A new project in the Bride Valley in east Cork will reward participating farmers for wildlife on their farms. The
Belfast-based software firm Fluent Technology is creating 18 new jobs to help grow sales in Great Britain and Europe. The indigenous software
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is seeking to fund researchers who are at the initial stages of developing a new or
The European Commission has announced €22 million in funding for a new bio-economy research project to be led by Glanbia
Research conducted by the BSI Group has underlined the growing concern that European businesses are simply not ready for the General
University of Limerick (UL) recently unveiled a unique €2 million underwater robot at the docks in Limerick city. The Remotely
Calor Gas, Ireland’s longest established supplier of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), has launched Ireland’s first certified renewable LPG for homes
The International Energy Research Centre (IERC) has welcomed new research funding from the EU Horizon 2020 Initiative to develop models
Former EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Ms Maire Geoghegan-Quinn has been appointed to the Board of Science Foundation
Smart Dublin is an initiative of the four Dublin Local Authorities to engage with smart technology providers, researchers and citizens to
€653 million of EU funding will go to 269 senior researchers across Europe, giving them a chance to realise innovative
The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have launched a Pan-European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds programme (VentureEU) to boost
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of BLUE PILOT, a large-scale demonstration project aimed at reducing costs and underwater noise
57 small and medium-sized companies have been selected for funding under the Horizon 2020 European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot, which aims to
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Energy Show, Ireland’s leading business energy event returns to the RDS on Wednesday, 18 April
With one year to go until Brexit, 62% of Irish entrepreneurs see business opportunities among the risks, according to research
University College Dublin (UCD), the National Children’s Research Centre (NCRC), and the Children’s Medical and Research Foundation (CMRF) Crumlin have
An EU-wide database that pulls together all available information on financing for European tech companies; that is one of the
Futurists predict that drone technology will soon significantly transform our daily lives, changing how we deliver and collect goods, giving
The Government has announced a €29.6 million investment by the Irish Research Council in “frontier research” projects. Thirty-six researchers will
Responding to consumer concerns about food quality and fraudulent practices concerning food, the European Commission has launched a Knowledge Centre
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Irish-based BEACON SFI Research
The Government has published the ‘Research Priority Areas 2018–2023’ report. Research Prioritisation, introduced by the Government in 2012, aligns the majority
Business leaders across Ireland are firm believers in the power of technology and the important role it plays, not only
University College Dublin (UCD) has launched the new UCD Perinatal Research Centre based at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin. The aim
Irish start-up business Blendi came away as a big winner at the World Food Innovation Awards 2018. Blendi, which was
Sage, a market leader in cloud accounting software, has revealed that Irish SMEs lose up to €2.2 billion annually in
With 130,000 people now employed, the technology sector has overtaken agriculture as Ireland’s largest industry, according to Ken Finnegan (pictured
Over 96% of the lens volume produced by Bausch + Lomb, the global eye care specialist, at its plant in
Designed to foster collaboration between industry, academia and government agencies, the 2018 Research and Innovation Conference & Exhibition attracted over
Imagine a future where Irish consumers will be able to gift or sell their solar power across their neighbourhood as
Ireland is represented in a major new international partnership to drive the global growth in green finance and sustainable investment,
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