Medtech giant Medtronic will establish a new manufacturing facility in Galway to manufacture its next-generation medical device to treat artery disease, the company has announced. More than 100 skilled professionals
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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.
An international study co-authored by Dr Oliver Blacque, University College Dublin (Ireland), Professor Martijn Huynen, from Radboud University (The Netherlands), and Professor Christel Thauvin-Robinet from Burgundy University (France), has identified
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
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
It seems the funding just keeps coming for Irish researchers as 17 researchers based in Ireland have been awarded a total of €2m through the Irish Research Council (IRC) to
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
Pfizer is bringing 130 new jobs to sites across Dublin and Cork, which will bring its total employee base in the country to well over 3,300. With manufacturing sites at
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Science Foundation Ireland Joint Funding of Research call was officially launched last Friday by Prof Mark Ferguson, Director General Science Foundation
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’
Researchers in UCD and Trinity have helped develop a new crystal-focused scientific technique for viewing the early stages of DNA ‘oxidation’, the precursor to DNA damage, mutations and cancer. Along
William C Campbell, who was born in Ramelton, Co Donegal, and colleague Satoshi Omura (Japan) were jointly awarded, on Tuesday, half the prize for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy
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
Healthcare services in Ireland could be transformed as a result of research conducted at the new Connected Health Technology Centrelaunched recently by Richard Bruton T.D. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and
It is being heralded as one of the biggest shake-ups to science and innovation in our time, and this week nine biotech start-ups taking part in the IndieBio accelerator will
The Wellcome Trust awards Centre status to programmes that they expect to catalyse and enable world-leading research and innovation in fields that are central to the Trust’s mission. The Trust
The Irish Government is investing €5m in the Applied Research for Connected Health (ARCH) Technology Centre to transform how healthcare services are delivered in the country. ARCH is
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (Nibrt) said today that Dominic Carolan is to succeed Dr Reg Shaw as its CEO. Shaw has led the centre for the
Teams from the APC Microbiome Institute at University College Cork and Second Genome to Develop Microbiome-based Therapies for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease” Second Genome Inc., a leader in the
This €1 million prize addresses the issue of the unnecessary use of antibiotics, which is contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. The challenge is to develop a rapid
A unique partnership to explore the use of viruses in the gut as potential therapeutics The Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Mr. Enda Kenny will formally announce an exciting new research alliance
Dublin, Ireland, March 9, 2015 – Inflection Biosciences Ltd, a private company developing highly innovative treatments for cancer, today announced
Dublin, Ireland, February 9, 2015 – Inflection Biosciences Ltd, a private company developing highly innovative treatments for cancer, today announced
At its Industry Day to celebrate its first year in operation, AMBER unveils new technology that helps injured racehorse return
Companies are turning to Irish research organisations to tap their knowledge for commercial endeavours at a rate 15pc higher in
Google has marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr Jonas Salk, an American virologist who discovered and developed
The Irish Research Council (IRC) will offer €16.8m over four years to post-graduate students as part of this year’s post-graduate
For the 1,058 remaining Mars hopefuls, worrying news came for their chances of short-term survival after MIT published a detailed
Often used as a treatment for bacterial infections in the intestines, faecal matter, or poo to you and me, is
A team of researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have made a giant leap towards establishing effective treatment for
Even before he lost his right hand to an industrial accident 4 years ago, Igor Spetic had family open his
In a bid to bring astronauts to Mars who could last the months-long journey, US space agency NASA is looking
Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E Moerner have been awarded the 2014 Nobel prize in chemistry for their
In what is reminiscent of an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, surgeons at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City
Researchers at the University of Queensland have pulled unlikely inspiration in their ground-breaking work developing advanced new cameras that can
Cancer, while always dangerous, truly becomes life-threatening when cancer cells begin to spread to different areas throughout the body. Now,
A new feeding system designed by a Limerick student after witnessing his cousin struggle with feeding tubes after her birth
Ireland’s Government is to invest €5m over the next five years in a new Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) that
Researchers in the UK are attempting to obtain a better understanding of sports-related concussions by developing a detector that could
The best defense is a good offense, especially when it comes to the immune system. The troops that respond to
One shot of an experimental vaccine made from two Ebola virus gene segments incorporated into a chimpanzee cold virus vector
Scientists have been able to send a simple mental message from one person to another without any contact between the
Scientists from University College Cork (UCC) have developed a micro-needle patch that lowers the amount of vaccine needed for the
NUI Galway is challenging primary and secondary school students across Ireland to create videos on science topics for the ReelLIFE
Fever is a response to inflammation, and is triggered by an onset of the signaling substance prostaglandin. Researchers at Linköping
Laboratory-grown replacement organs have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study. Scientists have grown a fully
The University College Cork (UCC) Centre for Research in Vascular Biology has developed a medical device that promotes the bypass
Princeton University researchers have developed a way to use a laser to measure people’s blood sugar, and, with more work
Six of the top 10 companies on Forbes magazine’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 have Irish operations,
The fluorine that is found in products such as toothpaste was likely formed billions of years ago in now dead
Research from ColumbiaUniversityMedicalCenter shows that nerves may play a critical role in stomach cancer growth and that blocking nerve signals
Ordinary rubber bands could be transformed into wearable sensors for monitoring blood pressure, joint movement and blood glucose, as a
Scientists in Northern Ireland claim they have made a significant advance in the fight against hospital superbugs, including those most
Dr Marion McAfee is looking to monitor and improve the manufacture of materials for devices that the body can resorb
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel are to work together to develop a wearable sensor that could track the
The 2014 Google Science Fair Global finalists have been announced and, among the 15 projects selected from teenagers around the
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