Irish start-up StudyBundles has developed an app that helps CAO applicants connect with third-level institutions while they are deciding which college to attend. The CampusConnect app benefits students as they
Innovation
A Galway-based international business, which has been shortlisted for one of Ireland’s leading innovation awards, will be one of three companies competing in the ‘Fintech’ category of the annual Irish
The search is on to fill the last spots at the National Ploughing Association’s Innovation Arena. Run in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Farmers Journal, the event has already selected
Irish companies are increasingly taking up opportunities for training and up-skilling of staff to meet business needs. Figures from the Annual Report of Skillnets, the national agency responsible for funding
Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen has launched the Propeller Shannon start-up accelerator programme, supported by Enterprise Ireland to further
According to an article in universitytimes.ie, a pilot of various programmes that will be launched in September will see Trinity try and re-focus how it supports new students through their
The Nexus Innovation Centre at the University of Limerick marked its fifth year in business this week with Innovation Minister John Halligan paying tribute to its role in supporting 76
Applications for the National Ploughing Championships Innovation Arena and Awards, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Farmers Journal, are now being accepted with the deadline extended to the
Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, on behalf of Ireland’s national support team for Horizon 2020, hosted a breakfast meeting this week for Irish research leaders in Brussels ahead of
At the National Economic Dialogue in Dublin Castle, the Small Firms Association has (SFA) called on Government to introduce measures in Budget 2018 to encourage entrepreneurship and business formation. Linda
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, has launched the Dublin City Council Living Wage Initiative at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin. The initiative recognises businesses which pay a Living
Finola Cliffe of HookeBio has been presented with the “One to Watch Award” at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas 2017. HookeBio was one of ten investor-ready start-up companies to pitch their
PaycheckPlus, the Irish payroll outsource provider for Irish, UK and international clients, has won a prestigious global award at the ‘The Payroll Awards’ hosted by the Global Payroll Association in
With an ambition to double the number of sports tech companies operating in Ireland by 2020 SportsTech Ireland laid out ambitious plans when launching at King John’s Castle in Limerick
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD has announced 38 new Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2017-2018. Twelve of these awards go to students, scholars and professionals from
Paddy MacDonagh and Chris Bogues, students from National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), have won the overall Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award and have been named ‘College
“We are moving towards a time when anyone, anywhere can order anything,” according to Amanda Roche Kelly, Managing Director of JUST EAT in Ireland. “Consumers are looking for quick, innovative
Sandyford has been pinpointed as a Smart Region capable of driving Dublin on as a Smart City at Ireland’s first Smart Cities Summit in Leopardstown. The Summit, which was organised
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD and Minister of State for Employment and Small Business Pat Breen TD have launched a new Regional Enterprise Development Fund
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is set to double the size of its Innovation Hub (iHub) building at the Galway campus following €5 million funding approval from Enterprise Ireland. Minister
Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) has made a €220,000 fund available for innovative early stage projects that addresses health or social issues in Ireland. ‘Animate 2017’ will share the fund
A new consortium called The Bridge Network has been launched at University College Cork. Led by UCC, the consortium comprises four technology transfer offices from University College Cork, Teagasc, Cork
InterTradeIreland is calling all start-ups and early stage companies across the island to enter the Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition before the deadline on 26 May 2017. In addition to being
Cork Airport has launched a competition to invite tenders from the tech community in Cork under the Small Business Innovation
A startup incubator in Dublin run by Boston-based Cambridge Innovation Centre (CIC) is set to be included in a €1bn
Pharmaceutical wholesaler United Drug has announced a €40 million investment in technology and innovation at its headquarters at Citywest in
Limerick company Ostoform has won the 2017 AIB Startup Academy competition ahead of 13 other contenders who pitched for the
Cork County Council together with the Cork Smart Gateway initiative and the Age Friendly Alliance have launched the €80k Small
Ailbhe and Izzy Keane have won the 2017 Accenture Leaders of Tomorrow competition. Through their company, Izzy Wheels, the Galway
Trinity’s newest research centre will find out in early May whether they will receive funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded research centre for software, is set to join with Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering
Recognising and celebrating excellence in knowledge transfer in Irish Higher Education Institutes and publicly funded research organisations, the annual KTI
A worldwide technology leader, Cisco is celebrating 10 years in Co. Galway. The establishment of the Oranmore site in 2006
Post written by Ian Collins, Partner at EY Ireland. Previously published on Fora.ie The burden for small firms investing in research
ARCH, the Centre for Applied Research for Connected Health, announced on Wednesday the launch of a collaborative study to assess
An innovative soft robotic sleeve that helps hearts to beat has been developed by researchers including Dr. Ellen Roche of
UCC’s Limited Lactis team was awarded a gold medal recently at the iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Machine) competition in Boston.
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) announced on Thursday a doubling of its Energy Research, Development and Demonstration fund
Origin Enterprises plc and University College Dublin established a €17.6 million, five-year agriculture and crop science research programme, UCD announced
The UCC School of Pharmacy-led PEARRL (Pharmaceutical Education and Research with Regulatory Links) Network officially launched this week. The network,
Biotech start-up EpiCor Therapeutics won the UCD Start-Up of the Year Award 2016 on Thursday, November 17. It received a
Caolann Brady , a student from Celbridge, Kildare, won the grand award in the SciFest 2016 final, held at the
Research by Knowledge Transfer Ireland found that 748 collaborative new research agreements between research performing organisations and industry were signed
New research published in the Open Biology journal by researchers at NUI Galway has shown that the anti-cancer gene TP53
The Irish Government, both north and south of the border, has indicated an intent to work together with the biopharma
The Science Foundation Ireland’s Investigators Programme allocated the funding of €40m for 24 major research projects across the country, through a
The agri-researchers from academia and companies in Ireland have been awarded a total of €6.32 million in the most recent
Horizon 2020 is the EU’s largest research and innovation programme with an energy research budget of €6 billion for the
RCSI’s Innovation team as awarded with the Knowdledge Transfer Initiative of the Year Impact Award at the national Knowledge Transfer Ireland
Since several weeks, exist a brand new topic among the people : Pokémon Go. This new gaming-app, developed by Nintendo, is hyped
Last year the Irish Research Council awarded €33.7m to 1,396 researchers, according to the organisation’s annual report. So, the Council
Will you be on a long journey? Do you have an electric vehicle? Will you reach tour destination before you run
Damovo has invested €1.5 million in training, systems and software development whereupon it brings the total number of countries supported from
Irish researchers and companies have won a total of €274.7 million in funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programme for
Over 13,000 horses have been genetically tested by company Plusvital is an Irish equine science company, which has announced the
Three winners of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competition were announced to develop smart technology solutions for Building Energy
Today, the Irish aviation and aerospace sector will be promoted by Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and
Funds are one utility to increase international growth as Netwatch targets new customer acqusition in the US & UK. Ireland’a
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