DCU Alpha, an innovation cluster set up in 2013 and based in Glasnevin, has announced that it plans to support 100 companies and 800 jobs over the next three years.
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Indian software services giant Infosys , headquartered in Bangalore, will expand its operations in Ireland, doubling the number of staff in the country to 500 in three years and setting
The Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills Damien English TD, together with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Jobs, today (Tuesday) published Innovation 2020, a new five-year science strategy which aims
Six researchers in Irish universities are amongst 291 top class young researchers across Europe awarded a Starting Grant from Horizon 2020’s European Research Council (ERC) last Friday. The prestigious awards
Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD officially launched yesterday (Wednesday) the newly established Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre, iCRAG. The new centre at University College Dublin (UCD) will
A new national clinical research network has been launched yesterday by Minister for Skills, Research & Innovation, which will bring fresh hope for blood cancer patients in Ireland. The newly
A partnership between Google and the professional services firm PwC is to establish an Innovation Lab or “hive”at PwC’s Northern Ireland headquarters in Belfast’s Waterfront Plaza, just 100 miles from
A €1 million telecoms research project, O’SHARE, has been launched at the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre, CONNECT, in Trinity College Dublin. Led by Dr Marco Ruffini, Assistant Professor
Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English TD, today announced funding of over €11 million to the Energy Systems Integration Partnership Programme (ESIPP). ESIPP will receive €5.5 million from
Ms Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills, yesterday (Monday) formally launched an expanded Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Irish Software Research Centre, at the University of Limerick in
US company Vaccinogen has signed an agreement with Dublin City University giving the firm a two-year option on acquiring a biotechnology analysis platform called DiCast, under undisclosed terms. The company
At the Global Irish Economic Forum in Dublin Castle on Saturday, Minister for Jobs Mr Richard Bruton announced a joint investment of €10 million by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise
Chinese telecoms company Huawei has opened a new research and development office in Dublin’s docklands, where it plans to hire up to 50 people by next year. Huawei said the
It’s hoped that 25,000 new jobs will be created in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon over the next four years. The new employment plan, West Action Plan for Jobs, is part
It was announced last Friday that EMC, the US IT multinational and University College Cork (UCC) has officially launched the Boole Business Labs. The Boole Business Labs is Europe’s first
Almost three-quarters of local Irish technology companies grew their revenue last year, according to new research from Bank of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin. The research project, led by Professor
Apple’s campus in Cork is about to get a major upgrade, as the tech giant adds a new building to Hollyhill with a capacity for an extra 1,000 jobs. The new
Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a defining impact on the world in the decade ahead, much as the web has for the past two decades, predicted the CEO of Movidius
Accenture’s shift towards the burgeoning world of artificial intelligence (AI) has just sped up a notch, with the creation of a new specialised R&D lab in Dublin – the company
US fintech firm Hanweck has chosen Belfast for its European headquarters, bringing 19 research, development and support jobs to the region. The company is looking to hire technology and business
Grifols is investing around €90m in a new operations facility in Dublin, bringing 140 jobs to the region. The facility, situated in Grange Castle Business Park, will ‘come on stream’
Silicon Valley digital transformation player and brand shaper Pivotal is to create 130 new jobs in Dublin and Cork as part of a €100m investment over the next few years.
Lisa Helen, PhD Researcher from Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork took the top prize at the Science Foundation Ireland Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) Pitch Off last night
Kerry Group, the global taste & nutrition and consumer foods group, opened on Thursday a new Global Technology & Innovation
Management consultancy Accenture has announced plans to invest more than €25 million in a new centre for innovation in Dublin,
The reputation of Ireland as a data hosting hub has increased as major internet-based firms set up their data centre
24th September 2015 – BBSRC and Science Foundation Ireland have entered an agreement to welcome, encourage and support research applications
There was a 46% increase in the number of companies in Ireland engaging with State-funded research performing organisations(RPOs) to access
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today announced £3.5million of research funding for seven research projects involving Queen’s University
Alexion Pharmaceuticals today announced plans to significantly expand its operations in Ireland by constructing the Company’s first ever biologics manufacturing
€1.5m in EU Horizon 2020 funding has been awarded to two Irish projects aiming to develop ‘ICT for Energy Efficient
Government funding will support 100 research positions working on 23 research projects involving 40 companies Investment will support world-class research
Government funding will support 100 research positions working on 23 research projects involving 40 companies Investment will support world-class research
(February 25 – 2015) IDA IRELAND, the government agency responsible for attracting inward investment, has announced ambitious targets to boost
Five researchers receive funding to examine potential for new biotherapeutic breakthroughs under the SFI-Pfizer Biotherapeutics Innovation Award programme 16th December 2014,
THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ERC STARTING GRANTS TO BE AWARDED TO IRISH-BASED RESEARCHERS TO DATE Dublin, 12th December 2014 – Minister
Brussels, 04 December 2014 Investment in research and development by companies based in the EU grew by 2.6% in 2013,
Industrial diamonds manufacturer to make a €25 million capital investment in Co Clare Industrial diamonds manufacturer Element Six has announced plans to
Future aircraft could be entirely windowless with the interior cabin covered entirely in LED screens to reduce weight and costs
Companies are turning to Irish research organisations to tap their knowledge for commercial endeavours at a rate 15pc higher in
The technology to build hoverboards is here, and it could potentially be put to use to secure items – or
The Irish Research Council (IRC) will offer €16.8m over four years to post-graduate students as part of this year’s post-graduate
A €245m investment commitment – comprising €155m from the State and €90m from industry – is to be invested in
An ‘invisible umbrella’ that uses a jet of air to deflect raindrops has surpassed its fundraising goal of US$10,000 to
AIB has invested in a seven-year Partnership and Innovation Initiative with UCD that will see the bank and the university
A wireless calving alert device which sends the farmer an SMS text alert when a cow goes into labour was
Waterford Institute of Technology’s TSSG and University College Cork’s Tyndall Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to target €82m
Astronauts and other space experts are gathering in Dublin this week for a major think tank about the International Space
Ireland’s Government is to invest €5m over the next five years in a new Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) that
Scientists have been able to send a simple mental message from one person to another without any contact between the
Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) will become a technological university, according to a new strategic plan published today. According to
Dublin’s University College Dublin (UCD) has been ranked fifth in a list of European universities that have produced venture capital
A Galway couple’s start-up has developed technology that will transform aerial drones from weapons of war into life-saving devices that
NUI Galway is challenging primary and secondary school students across Ireland to create videos on science topics for the ReelLIFE
IT Sligo’s new €17m science building named after an Irish scientist who conducted research in a hayloft over his stables
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin’s School of Engineering have been selected to lead an EU consortium in the design of
Six of the top 10 companies on Forbes magazine’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 have Irish operations,
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel are to work together to develop a wearable sensor that could track the
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