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![Enterprise Ireland teams up with Mayo Clinic in ‘ready for market’ deal](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/000408cf-642-Medical-Device-230x129-505x306_c.jpg)
Early stage medical treatments and devices – invented at the Mayo Clinic in the US – are to be developed into ready for market products by Irish academic institutions under
![President Higgins Visits The Royal Society London To Celebrate Scientific Links Between Ireland and The United Kingdom](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/74116259_74116258-President-Higgins-London1-230x129-505x306_c.jpg)
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins today visited the Royal Society and attended an event to celebrate the scientific links between Ireland and the United Kingdom. The historic event gathered
![New €7.5m Cancer Research Fund Established](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Irish-Cancer-Society-Web-505x306_c.jpg)
Monday 7th April: The Irish Cancer Society and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have today announced a partnership that aims to support the establishment of a new Collaborative Cancer Research
![President Higgins Receives Recipients of the President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA)](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/J0247270099-1024x682-505x306_c.jpg)
UCD and Trinity College based researchers receive €3.2million funding from Science Foundation Ireland. 27th March 2014: President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, has today received three recipients of the Science Foundation
![CIT Engineer Looks to Get Systems Talking](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CIT-1024x681-505x306_c.jpg)
Electronic engineer Dr Susan Rea is part of a team that is bringing researchers and control systems together at the Nimbus Centre in Cork Institute of Technology. Sometimes simple ideas
![George Hook is Ambassador for ‘Gateway to Europe’ Silicon Valley Mission](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/georgehook-505x306_c.jpg)
Broadcaster and rugby commentator George Hook has been named official ambassador for the ‘Ireland, Gateway to Europe’ event at Silicon Valley Bank in California next month, aimed at encouraging C-suite
![Major Breakthrough in Fold-up Screens Made by UK Scientists](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paperphone-flexible-smartphone-505x306_c.jpg)
A team of scientists from Surrey University in the UK claim to have made a significant breakthrough in the development of fold-up screen technology. In their release on the findings,
![Synthetic Biology Future event coming to Cork](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/17vcwckm05l6sjpg-505x306_c.jpg)
On 13 March, Cork will welcome some of the world’s leading experts in one of the most exciting sciences of the 21st century, synthetic biology, with the launch of the
![Research Centre for €2bn Plastics Industry Opens at Athlone Institute of Technology](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/plasticrandd1-505x306_c.jpg)
A new research centre for the development of new plastic technologies with far-reaching applications across multiple sectors has opened at the Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT). Minister for Research and
![VCE to Expand Ireland Research and Development Operations](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/vce-505x306_c.jpg)
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today announced that innovative technology company, VCE, plans to create up to 150 new R&D positions at its international headquarters in
![The Rubicon Centre – In Search of the Next Big Business Idea](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/RubiconTourismhospitalityBuilding_large-505x306_c.jpg)
The Rubicon Centre, situated on the campus of Cork Institute of Technology is Ireland’s leading business innovation hub. It also boasts some of the most exciting start-up companies in the
![IWISE Event Gathers US-Irish Women in Science and Engineering](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/iwise-group-505x306_c.jpg)
Participants of the recent IWISE event in Washington, DC, discussed how to encourage women in science and engineering. What’s the collective term for a gathering of highly successful women in
![S3 Launches World’s Smallest Analogue-to-Digital Converter Chip](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/S3-Group-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin-based software and silicon designer S3 has created what it claims is the world’s smallest analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) chip for use in Wi-Fi and LTE-connected devices. This is a high-speed
![Rolls-Royce to Develop Drone Cargo Ships](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rolls-royce-drone-ships-505x306_c.jpg)
Rolls-Royce has confirmed that they are designing enormous cargo ships that would be completely unmanned. The design and implementation of the plan is in the hands of Rolls-Royce’s Blue Ocean
![Explore Best Practices in Financial Performance Management with Prostrategy & IBM](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/PSC_250x250-505x306_c.jpg)
Join ProStrategy & IBM on the 12th March at a ‘Best Practices in Financial Performance Management’ Executive Briefing. Find out how IBM performance management solutions help companies of all sizes
![Google to give US$1m to Tech Groups Who Solve World Issues](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eric-schmidt-505x306_c.jpg)
Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt has said he will give US$1m to individuals or organisations in the technology sector who can solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Speaking on
![Digital Evidence Sector Shows Growth in Ireland](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/main-1024x662-505x306_c.jpg)
With more than 1bn people worldwide now owning a smartphone, according to the International Data Corporation, what information remains company property and what can be taken by an employee to
![ATS International Strengthens Partnership with Siemens by Offering Industrial Software for Product Development and R&D](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ATS-Logo-1024x409-505x306_c.jpg)
ATS International B.V. is long-time partner of Siemens AG in the area of Integrated Automation Solutions, which includes devices, software, industrial networks and Manufacturing Execution Systems. ATS recently expanded the
![Irish Chip at Heart of Google’s Multi-Billion Dollar Bet on Future of Smartphones](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/project-tango-phone-1024x862-505x306_c.jpg)
A revolutionary chip designed by Dublin company Movidius lies at the heart of Google’s ‘Project Tango’ smartphone, a 3D-sensing device that maps and learns the world around it. Last night,
![Irish Firm Driven to Succeed in Electric Car Market](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/banner_2-505x306_c.jpg)
Eveo Solutions has become the first Irish manufacturer of electric charging stations after spotting a gap in the market, and has the UK and Norway firmly in its sights, writes
![Five Hi-tech Start-Ups to Locate HQs in Ireland](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Kayak-Startup-Tech-Office-communal-ares-with-bench-chairs-and-high-gloss-bar-505x306_c.jpg)
The trend of hi-tech start-ups locating their headquarters in Ireland shows no sign of slowing down with five North American and European high-growth companies moving here. The companies that have
![SFI to Offer Female Science Researchers Funding up to €175k](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/femalescientist-505x306_c.jpg)
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has opened a call for female scientist applications to the Advance Award programme, which has a maximum value of up to €175,000 per project. This award
![Viridor, Highview Partnership Wins £8 Million Boost for Energy Storage Innovation](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ViridorTruck-505x306_c.jpg)
A partnership between Somerset waste management firm Viridor and Highview Power Storage has been awarded more than £8 million to
![Dell Hosts Networking Event for Irish Entrepreneurs](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dell2-505x306_c.jpg)
As part of its Dell Centre for Entrepreneurs programme, the tech company has hosted its first networking event for start-up
![WIT to Lead €120,000 Cross-Border Study for Student Sport Science](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sassi-research-project-505x306_c.jpeg)
An €120,000 cross-border research partnership project examining the participation of 11,000 third-level students across Ireland in sport and physical activity
![Dyson Invests stg£5m to Develop the Domestic Robots of the Future](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dyson-505x306_c.jpg)
Engineering powerhouse Dyson is to invest stg£5m into a joint robotics lab with Imperial College London, leading to a new
![Irish Researchers’ Breakthrough Doubles Battery Life of Phones, Laptops and e-cars](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/UniLimerick-505x306_c.jpg)
A new nanotechnology that doubles the life of smartphone, laptop and electric-vehicle batteries even after being charged and discharged more
![Three Researchers in Ireland Win Top-up Funding From EU](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/UCDFredericDias-1024x576-505x306_c.jpg)
Ireland has performed very well in the latest competition of the European Research Council (ERC) for its top-up funding ‘Proof
![EU Funding Helps Bridge Gap Between ‘Blue Sky’ Research and the Market](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/EUResearch-505x306_c.jpg)
‘Blue sky’ basic science is focused on advancing knowledge, but it can sometimes generate unexpected applications. That is why the
![Ireland has the potential for leading biofuel revolution](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Biofuel-Gas-Can_8-505x306_c.jpg)
Work being undertaken at NUI Galway has great potential for clean-energy production, a leading expert in bioenergy and biorefining has
![Gencell Signs $12m Deal to Develop Screening System](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Gencell-505x306_c.jpg)
Limerick-based genetic research firm GenCell Biosystems has signed a $12 million agreement with Brazil’s Institute of Molecular Biology of Paraná
![Irish Researchers Make Significant Breakthrough in Semiconductor Production](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mahdi-shirazi-and-simon-elliot-505x306_c.jpg)
A team from the Tyndall National Institute in Cork has produced the world’s first atom-by-atom simulation of nanoscale film which
![First Shop to Use Digital Bitcoin Price Tags Trials in London](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bittag-02-230x172-505x306_c.jpg)
A digital price tag that charts the fluctuation of the current value of the online currency Bitcoin is being trialled
![CONSENSUS Awarded Additional €454,000 in Funding From the Irish EPA For Research on Sustainable Consumption](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NUIGalwayResearchFacilities-505x306_c.png)
CONSENSUS, a research project on sustainable consumption involving NUI Galway and Trinity College Dublin researchers, has successfully been awarded an
![Minister Sherlock to Consider Ireland Joining CERN](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cern-230x172-505x306_c.jpg)
Ireland’s Minister for Research and Innovation Seán Sherlock, TD, says he is looking into the possibility of the country joining
![First International School of Biomedical Diagnostics Breaking New Ground](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mob1104sn03-reduced-230x165-505x306_c.jpg)
Arizona State University (ASU) and Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin, Ireland – are joining forces to create the new International
![Scientists Discover New Cellular Process Leading to Lung Fibrosis](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/trinity-college-dublin-230x153-505x306_c.jpg)
Scientists in Trinity College Dublin have identified a new process that causes scarring in the lungs of patients with idiopathic
![SFI Special Award Winner at BT Young Scientist Exhibition](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SFI-Special-Award-230x160-505x306_c.jpg)
Chloe Bradley, a 5th year student from Mulroy College, Donegal, has won the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Special Award at the BT Young
![Ministers Announce New North/South Research Agreement](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/North-South-SFI-DEL-Minister-announcement-230x167-505x306_c.jpg)
The Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister, Richard Bruton TD and the Employment and Learning Minister for Northern
![Three UCD Spin-out Companies in Innovation Awards Shortlist](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/UCDinnovationawards-505x306_c.jpg)
As part of the 18-company shortlist announced for this year’s Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards, three University College Dublin (UCD)
![€30 Million Photonics Centre Launched](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Photonics-505x306_c.png)
A new €30 million Irish Photonic Integration Centre (IPIC), led by Tyndall National Institute in collaboration with University College Cork
![Minister Sherlock hails ‘leading light’ IPIC at launch of €30 million photonics centre](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photonics-505x306_c.jpg)
Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, today launched a new €30 million Irish Photonic Integration Centre (IPIC) led
![New North/South Research Agreement Signed](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ECReaearch1-505x306_c.jpg)
The Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister, Richard Bruton TD and the Employment and Learning Minister for Northern
![EU Awards €575 Million to Mid-career Researchers](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/EuropeanResearchCouncilLogo-505x306_c.jpg)
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 312 top scientists in its first Consolidator Grant competition. This new funding will
![Top Researchers in Ireland Win Prestigious EU Award](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/EUResearch-505x306_c.jpg)
Marie-Louise Coolahan from the National University of Ireland, Galway and Martin Albrecht from University College Dublin are amongst the top
![Test Detects Genetic Modification in Food](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gmo-foodpeg-505x306_c.jpeg)
As the abundance of genetically modified (GM) foods continues to grow, so does the demand for monitoring and labeling them.
![Computer Scientists Develop Cloud Computing System that Can Reduce Carbon Emissions](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/TrinityCollegeDublin-505x306_c.jpg)
Computer scientists at Trinity College Dublin and IBM Dublin have made a significant advance that will allow companies to reduce
![SRL Research Scales For Future Growth With Merger](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/SRLResearchMerger-1024x746-505x306_c.jpg)
As part of continuing expansion at leading Irish sensory, scientific and consumer research firm, SRL Research has announced a merger
![Science Foundation Ireland end of year review highlights important achievements](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Mark-Ferguson-Annual-Plan-2014-Announcement-230x172-505x306_c.jpg)
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has today announced its key achievements for 2013 and its plans for the year ahead. Professor
![Sláinte Healthcare Announces Up to 80 New Jobs in 2014](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Slainte-Healthcare-Main-Image-505x306_c.jpg)
Sláinte Healthcare, a leading international healthcare technology company and participant in the Health Innovation Hub, has announced the creation of
![New Call For Projects to Deliver Health Innovation](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/HealthcareGraphic-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government has commenced a second call for proposals for innovative healthcare solutions launched by the pilot Health Innovation Hub.
![T-Stór Joins RIAN, the National Open Access Portal](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/TeagascLaunchJan2013-505x306_c.jpg)
T-Stór, Teagasc Open Access Repository, has been included as a participating repository in RIAN, the national open access portal, which
![Axway Expands R&D Centre of Excellence in Ireland](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/AxwayGraphic-505x306_c.png)
Axway, a market leader in governing the flow of data, has shown its commitment to the Irish economy by expanding
![Benefits from research can be improved by attention to gender](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/genderstrategy-505x306_c.jpg)
If researchers adopt a new strategy developed by the Irish Research Council (IRC), then not only will the quality of
![State must seize €1bn opportunity afforded by EU’s Horizon 2020 plan](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Maire-Geoghan-Quinn-230x122-505x306_c.jpg)
The research, innovation and science programme is worth almost €80bn during the period 2014 to 2020 EU commissioner for Research,
![MEPs vote through EU’s Horizon 2020 plan](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/EU-Parlament-230x129-505x306_c.jpg)
The European Union’s new multi-billion euro research and innovation plan has been voted through by MEPs in Strasbourg.. EU Commissioner