The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a public-private partnership between the European Commission and the pharmaceutical industry, has launched a fast-track call for research proposals to develop treatments and diagnostics in
Enterprise Ireland (EI) has approved a total of €1.14 million joint funding to drive collaborative projects, or ‘Challenges’, between innovative companies and the public sector. The Small Business Innovation Research
Output Sports, a University College Dublin (UCD) sports technology spin-out, has closed a €1.3 million seed funding round. The funding round was led by the Atlantic Bridge University Fund, with Elkstone
Limerick-based technology company, Deveire, is investing in Northern Ireland for the first time with a Software Development Centre in Londonderry. The centre will create 15 new jobs for the North
Lisburn-based technology start-up, StormHarvester, has developed a system to monitor and control water and wastewater levels within drainage networks. The green technology, Smart Control System, reduces the volume of mains
Irish-international fintech company, Fexco has opened a new building in Killorglin, County Kerry, which will house its own Research Development and Innovation Centre, and RDI Hub – a world-class centre
Invest Northern Ireland has offered £3.6 million of support for Phase II of the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE). CASE, which is an industry-led sustainable energy research centre, is
NovaUCD (UCD Nova DAC), the Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs at University College Dublin (UCD), has been awarded €3 million in funding to develop an AgTech Connector Innovation Hub
BrightWind Secures €162,000 in SEAI Funding to Develop a New Wind and Solar Data Management Platform
BrightWind has secured €162,000 in funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support the company in building a new wind and solar resource data management platform. The
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has published its Annual Plan for 2020. Key priorities are: a continued focus on individual-led research programmes, challenge-based funding initiatives including programmes to address climate action,
The wave energy device by Ocean Energy Ltd, funded by the Government of Ireland through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), has reached a major milestone as it embarks on a one-year
The Government has announced that 16 innovative projects have been successful under the second round of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland. The projects will share €65
€100,000 in funding through Enterprise Ireland’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme is to be awarded to five companies following a competitive call. The SBIR funding will enable the SMEs
Seven emerging University College Dublin (UCD) start-ups are set to pitch their business plans at the final of the University’s annual accelerator programme. The participating start-ups are seeking to raise
The Government has announced that €11 million in funding has been awarded to 50 cutting-edge research, development and demonstration energy projects. These projects will develop solutions that will deliver cleaner energy
Output Sports, the University College Dublin (UCD) sports technology spin-out, has been named ‘Best Early Stage’ company, and won a €20,000 prize, at the Dublin Final of the 2019 InterTradeIreland
Over one million Euro of investment in research and development has been awarded to companies involved in cross-border projects to develop new services and products. The figures were unveiled by
Belfast-based health tech company Neurovalens, a global leader of neuro-technology products, is embarking on the development of a ground-breaking medical device for the treatment of obesity. The company specialises in
HBAN has announced that Bluedrop Medical, a Galway-based Medical device start-up, has secured €3.7 million in funding to help manage one of the most devastating complications of diabetes – the diabetic
The Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP), managed by the Carbon Trust, has launched the Floating Wind Technology Acceleration Competition to accelerate the development and commercialisation of floating wind. The Carbon Trust, together with 14 leading offshore
As part of the second round of its Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fund, Gas Networks Ireland has awarded six transport companies €20,000 each towards the purchase of a Natural Gas
Three Irish companies have been awarded co-funding under the European Space Agency’s Earth Observation programme, with a total value over €1.5 million. Two of these companies secured co-funding through Ireland’s investment
Wellcome, in partnership with SFI and the HRB, will co-fund biomedical and clinical research in the Republic of Ireland under the auspices of the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Research Partnership under a range of Wellcome
Maynooth University has welcomed a capital grant of €25 million from Government for a major new building project to support
The Royal Society-Science Foundation Ireland University Research Fellowship scheme is for outstanding scientists based within eligible research bodies in the Republic of
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have announced a joint initiative to incentivize researchers in
The Government recently held a flagship event on the impact of technological change on Irish businesses. The event saw the
Sky has announced its second cohort of Women in Technology Scholars, awarding five talented women a total of £125,000 (€140,000)
Teagasc secured €6.3 million funding for research from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme in 2018. In comparison with all
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) has been awarded €146,000 by the Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) for FESTSPACE,
FINTECHNEXT – a financial technology (fintech) research collaboration between technology company Fexco, University College Cork (UCC) and Science Foundation Ireland
Professor Frederic Dias (pictured), an applied mathematician at University College Dublin (UCD), and a global leader in fluid dynamics research,
CroíValve, a medtech start-up providing a safe and effective treatment for tricuspid regurgitation, has secured €3.2 million in an oversubscribed
The European Commission has announced an investment programme worth over €10 billion for low-carbon technologies in several sectors to boost
The European Commission is investing more than €63.5 million in four pilot projects to lay the ground work for building
Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, which is backed by Science Foundation Ireland, has been selected to participate in a
The Government has announced details of a €4.3 million investment in the Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme. The Irish Research Council’s Enterprise
The European Commission will award grants worth a total of €273 million to 1,351 researchers across the European Research Area.
€4.5 million in funding has been awarded to 38 research projects to support the commercialisation of government-funded research. 47 research
HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and an initiative of Enterprise
MediSieve, a UK-based medical device organisation developing ‘magnetic blood filtration’ – a ground-breaking treatment for blood-borne diseases which filters pathogens
The MASTER project is a Horizon 2020 Innovation Action being coordinated by Dr Paul Cotter at Teagasc, which has received
Exertis, a leading distributor of technology products for the B2B, mobile and retail markets, has announced that its Exertis Supply
The European Commission and 35 partner countries have established a new research partnership on rare diseases. The partnership will give
Irish genetics company IdentiGEN has welcomed a €1.8 million research and development award to further strengthen its position as a
A new competition to address health complications that arise as a result of diabetes has been announced by Enterprise Ireland
The Government has announced the results of the second round of the Regional Enterprise Development Fund, an open national competitive
ApisProtect, an Irish agtech innovator using the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor honey bee colonies, has announced the close
246 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 24 countries have been selected for financial support from the SME Instrument– a funding
Teaching, research and student accommodation at Trinity College Dublin will be transformed over the next two years with the backing
Approximately €700,000 is to be awarded to companies under Enterprise Ireland’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) initiative which will enable
The Government and the ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technology, an SFI Research Centre, have announced a new Financial Technology
The Government has announced €8 million in funding to support 45 innovative energy projects in companies and research institutions across
The second year of the Enactus and Citi Ireland Pathways to Progress programme has been launched. The partnership invites students
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), an award-winning specialist firm focused on the delivery of infrastructure projects involving complex and challenging
The first sod has been turned on the site of the new extension to GMIT’s Innovation Hub (iHub) at the
Belfast-based agri technology company Devenish Nutrition has secured €118 million in long-term funding to enable its research, development and growth
Skillnet Ireland, the national agency responsible for the promotion and facilitation of workforce learning in Ireland has announced up to
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