The Science Foundation Ireland’s Investigators Programme allocated the funding of €40m for 24 major research projects across the country, through a stream provided by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
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The agri-researchers from academia and companies in Ireland have been awarded a total of €6.32 million in the most recent round of EU funding from the Horizon 2020 research and
Horizon 2020 is the EU’s largest research and innovation programme with an energy research budget of €6 billion for the period 2014 to 2020. Due to this, they supported the
RCSI’s Innovation team as awarded with the Knowdledge Transfer Initiative of the Year Impact Award at the national Knowledge Transfer Ireland Impact Awards 2016. The award was presented to the team
Since several weeks, exist a brand new topic among the people : Pokémon Go. This new gaming-app, developed by Nintendo, is hyped especially by the young people because it offers the opportunity
Last year the Irish Research Council awarded €33.7m to 1,396 researchers, according to the organisation’s annual report. So, the Council handed over more than €30m in research awards through Exchequer
Will you be on a long journey? Do you have an electric vehicle? Will you reach tour destination before you run out of juice? Or will you have to recharge somewhere
Damovo has invested €1.5 million in training, systems and software development whereupon it brings the total number of countries supported from Ireland to 76, which makes the Irish Global Centre of
Irish researchers and companies have won a total of €274.7 million in funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programme for research projects, which was announced by the Minister for Training,
Over 13,000 horses have been genetically tested by company Plusvital is an Irish equine science company, which has announced the launch of an expanded range of genetic tests for the
Three winners of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competition were announced to develop smart technology solutions for Building Energy Rating (BER). Each company will receive €30,000 from SEAI to
Today, the Irish aviation and aerospace sector will be promoted by Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. It will happen at the Farnborough International Airshow in
Funds are one utility to increase international growth as Netwatch targets new customer acqusition in the US & UK. Ireland’a leading high tech security specialist, Netwatch Group got an investment
The enhancement of the UK market supports as well as the support of management and competitiveness and the market expansion are the key measures of the implementation plans. In a
Today’s announcement contains that further five new tech companies were attracted into the digital cluster by the the Digital Hub. Among these companies are a number of international businesses with connections to
The EU-funded SOLAR-H2 project has established a pan-European research network that is tapping into the potential of solar fuel that could one day replace fossil fuels because it’s a clean energy
The European Commission launched three Horizon Prizes to encourage innovation and find solutions to challenges in the area of energy. Worth a total of €3.25 million and funded under Horizon 2020,
There was the announce that Code Institute, an EdTech company delivering Full Stack software coding education, has secured €500,000 syndicated investment from Kernel Capital and Enterprise Ireland. Code Institute delivers intensive,
The kinetic energy of the waves can convert into electricity that can be fed into the grid with the help of a device, which has won a EUR 10 million loan
The face of airport and border security are progressively changing because of new technologies. To contribute to this development, the EU-funded SNIFFER project took a page out of nature’s book,
Mergon Group celebrated the launch of the Mi (Mergon Innovation) Centre at its headquarters in Castlepollard, Westmeath. , the Irish Government Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, officially opened the
In the latest announcement of job-creation grants by the Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO), it was announced that sixty-four new jobs and over €262,500 in financial supports have been announced
The first genomes from ancient Irish humans has sequenced by a team of geneticists from Trinity College Dublin and archaeologists from Queen’s University Belfast. With the help of the information buried
Work begins in an extension to one of University College Cork’s oldest buildings on a €15m one-stop shop for most
Irish house buyers have a new toy to play with as VR headsets enter the field to help inform people
Coltraco Ultrasonics CEO, Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter, has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from Durham University. Carl is
Valeria Nicolosi, researcher at the SFI-funded AMBER materials science research centre at Trinity College Dublin, has been awarded a €2.5m
Pharmaceutical research giant APC is to open its new headquarters in Cherrywood Business Park, Dublin, with 100 new high-skill jobs
Irish manufacturing firm Grant Engineering is to create 50 full and part-time jobs at its facility in Birr, Co Offaly as
Aerogen, the global leader in aerosol drug delivery, has been named as a Ruban d’Honneur recipient for excellence in innovation
A new four-year strategy designed to consolidate Ireland’s position as a hub for medtech companies has been unveiled by the
Chanelle Group, the largest Irish-owned manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, will create 175 jobs in a major expansion of its operations, with
Under the Galway UNESCO City of Film designation, Galway Film Centre, in association with the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for
A Trinity College engineering graduate is raising €10m to develop a nuclear power technology, that he and his partners claim
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic may have made a breakthrough that could one day expand our lifespan by as much
TE Connectivity (Tyco Electronics), a maker of equipment used in harsh environments, agreed to buy health-care device company Galway-based Creganna
NUI Galway has begun an international three-year recruitment campaign to recruit 15 of the brightest emerging research stars, to support
A pioneering partnership between private sector companies and the health service to develop groundbreaking Irish healthcare products and research and
Social Innovation Fund Ireland, a non-profit organisation catalysed by the Government in order to establish a fund of significant size
Dublin has been ranked third on a list of most successful cities for innovation, liveability and capacity to reinvent, behind
FirstData, a global payment technology solutions company, has announced that intends to establish a research and development center in Ireland. The
The Instruments Division of Stryker Corporation officially opened its new Surgical Innovation Centre in Cork. The centre, which features unique
The Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD today announced details of a €2.8 million national investment in
As part of the CONNECT national research centre for telecommunications, Maynooth University is to be the site of a new
3D4Medical, a maker of medical apps, is set to expand significantly over the next 18 months, with 70 highly-skilled roles
The Government has announced this morning a €50m expansion of the ADAPT Research Centre for Digital Content Technology at Trinity
The Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, TD together with the Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD yesterday announced details
CyberColloids was set up in 2002 by four founding members with a vision to provide outsourcing of every aspect of
Mcor, a hardware start-up founded by two brothers from Dunleer, Co Louth, has achieved global recognition, being honoured with a top innovation
Enterprise Ireland has signed a deal with European Space Agency to develop a Space Business Incubation Centre in Ireland. The signing took
One of the country’s biggest universities is planning to extend its technology facilities, adding around 30,000 square metres of teaching
AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre based at Trinity College Dublin, has today announced the appointment of
Cork company Newsweaver is to significantly increase the size of its headquarters in the Airport Business Park, adding 60 new
Professor Luiz DaSilva, Professor of Telecommunications in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin, and principal investigator at “CONNECT”,
In a wonderful bout of nominative determinism, Cyrus Doctor has won the Clinical Innovation Award for his “Seamless Stitches” device,
Professor Eoin Casey and Dr Eoin Syron, both researchers in the UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, were presented
Ballina-based Oculer has revealed a new ground-breaking system that may be the biggest microbiological breakthrough in the dairy industry in
It was nearly a total victory for Irish researchers at this year’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie Awards (MSCA), held in Luxembourg City last
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