Warmer breeding seasons due to climate change may make life easier for a tiny British bird, the long-tailed tit. Like other small animals that live for only two or three
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Swiss drug-maker Novartis is transforming its business by exchanging certain assets with GlaxoSmithKline and divesting its animal health business to Eli Lilly in deals worth billions of dollars. The revamp
Clare-based food diagnostics firm AltraTech has secured significant financial backing after developing a single-use test kit that can identify the DNA content of a food sample in a matter of
New research suggests that genes evolve more rapidly in vertebrate species that have germ plasm as a part of their reproductive process. The study, published in Science, tests a novel theory
Physicist Dr Dennis Jennings has become the first Irish person to be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. Dr Jennings has been named an Internet Pioneer at the Internet Society’s 2014
OxyMem has won the overall ‘Innovation of the Year’ Award at The Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards 2014, which were presented in Dublin last night. The Athlone-based UCD spin out
The Innovation Academy, UCD has announced that it has appointed Dr Johnny Ryan as executive director. In his new role Ryan will take responsibility for the execution of the strategic
An Israeli startup has said it was working to develop a bio-organic system that can recharge a smartphone battery in just 30 seconds. Tel Aviv-based StoreDot’s prototype battery and charger
The next time you feel a sneeze coming on, raise your elbow to cover up that multiphase turbulent buoyant cloud you’re about to expel. That’s right: A novel study by
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 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
A team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh has succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time. The team rebuilt the thymus — an organ in
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
A €35m investment has been announced for Killybegs, with plans to build the world’s largest bio-marine ingredients plant in the harbour town. The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has joined forces
3 April – Dublin, Alexion Pharma International Trading, a subsidiary of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced its plans to expand its operations in Ireland following the acquisition of a new
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
Eircom has revealed 700,000 Irish homes will be capable of receiving 100Mbps broadband via VDSL by the end of this month, using a technology called vectoring that uses noise-cancelling technology
From today, some 50 companies and 6,000 workers at the East Point Business Park in Dublin will have access to a free outdoor public Wi-Fi network. The new Wi-Fi service
Eoin Dowling’s Silicon Valley and Dublin-based start-up BoxFish has raised US$7m in venture capital from Atlantic Bridge Capital and consumer electronics giant Samsung. BoxFish is a TV app that processes
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
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
EcoWatch has been named ‘Ireland’s Most Promising Start-up’ for a smart-grid solution or service as part of the EirGrid and NDRC all-island Smart Grid Innovation Hub competition. Limerick-based EcoWatch scooped
TechShop is coming to Ireland. The high-tech ‘maker space’ and Dublin City University (DCU) are today announcing an alliance that aims to give TechShop a home at DCU’s Innovation Campus
From its low-key offices near the centre of Berlin, Rocket Internet has turned the usual business model for technology companies
Gluten-free foods have suffered from a bad press over the years. It has been seen as low quality, with poor
The UK prime minister David Cameron has announced additional funding of stg£45m for research into the ‘internet of things’ (IoT),
A team of scientists from Surrey University in the UK claim to have made a significant breakthrough in the development
On 13 March, Cork will welcome some of the world’s leading experts in one of the most exciting sciences of
While Ireland performed well above the EU average on international scientific co-publications and licence and patent revenues from abroad, it
Entrepreneurship, cybercrime and cyberwar will be amongst the topics under discussion at a series of events at Cork Institute of
A new research centre for the development of new plastic technologies with far-reaching applications across multiple sectors has opened at
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today announced that innovative technology company, VCE, plans to create up
The Rubicon Centre, situated on the campus of Cork Institute of Technology is Ireland’s leading business innovation hub. It also
Now in its fifth year, the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp will host 29 second-level students from across Ireland who
Irish entrepreneur Sean Fee has launched a social media site for gamers that aims to serve the US$66bn-a-year video-games industry.
Participants of the recent IWISE event in Washington, DC, discussed how to encourage women in science and engineering. What’s the
Clinical research group Venn Life Sciences has moved to address an EU ban on cosmetic and skincare products tested on
Dublin-based software and silicon designer S3 has created what it claims is the world’s smallest analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) chip for
Rolls-Royce has confirmed that they are designing enormous cargo ships that would be completely unmanned. The design and implementation of
Join ProStrategy & IBM on the 12th March at a ‘Best Practices in Financial Performance Management’ Executive Briefing. Find out
The Irish Government’s Office of the CIO has signed a €3.3m memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to handle security
Cork Airport has upgraded its baggage security screening system, implemented new screening technology for liquids and gels, and redeveloped the
Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt has said he will give US$1m to individuals or organisations in the technology sector who can
With more than 1bn people worldwide now owning a smartphone, according to the International Data Corporation, what information remains company
About two weeks ago, 180 mostly fourth-level PhD graduates crowded into a hall at University College Dublin (UCD) to take
ATS International B.V. is long-time partner of Siemens AG in the area of Integrated Automation Solutions, which includes devices, software,
SFI and Pfizer are pleased to announce a webinar to present the SFI-Pfizer Biotherapeutics Innovation Award Programme 2014 The SFI-Pfizer
A revolutionary chip designed by Dublin company Movidius lies at the heart of Google’s ‘Project Tango’ smartphone, a 3D-sensing device
Eveo Solutions has become the first Irish manufacturer of electric charging stations after spotting a gap in the market, and
The trend of hi-tech start-ups locating their headquarters in Ireland shows no sign of slowing down with five North American
Limerick-based environmental software and technology developer AMCS Group, a world-leader in the provision of integrated waste management software and vehicle
Prof Orla Feely will take up her new role as vice-president for Research, Innovation and Impact at UCD on 1
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has opened a call for female scientist applications to the Advance Award programme, which has a
Irish venture capital fund Tribal.vc has opened a new co-location hub for high- growth start-ups, on Dublin’s South William Street.
In a new survey, published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), chemical engineers have voted for what they consider
There is clear evidence of a decline in the reproductive efficiency of Irish beef cow herds, according to Teagasc, and it
Voicekey Limited has recently been awarded the Second Phase of a SBRI mCommerce contract by the UK’s innovation agency, the
A partnership between Somerset waste management firm Viridor and Highview Power Storage has been awarded more than £8 million to
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