Under the Galway UNESCO City of Film designation, Galway Film Centre, in association with the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), have just launched a partnership
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic may have made a breakthrough that could one day expand our lifespan by as much as 35pc by targeting and removing particular cells. According to
TE Connectivity (Tyco Electronics), a maker of equipment used in harsh environments, agreed to buy health-care device company Galway-based Creganna Medical from buyout firm Permira Advisers for $895 million in
NUI Galway has begun an international three-year recruitment campaign to recruit 15 of the brightest emerging research stars, to support the delivery of an ambitious strategy to become a top-200
A pioneering partnership between private sector companies and the health service to develop groundbreaking Irish healthcare products and research and use them to benefit of Irish patients has been set
Social Innovation Fund Ireland, a non-profit organisation catalysed by the Government in order to establish a fund of significant size and impact to aid the development of social innovation in
Dublin has been ranked third on a list of most successful cities for innovation, liveability and capacity to reinvent, behind London and Silicon Valley. The City Momentum Index of innovation-oriented
FirstData, a global payment technology solutions company, has announced that intends to establish a research and development center in Ireland. The new R&D center in Nenagh will be the company’s first
The Instruments Division of Stryker Corporation officially opened its new Surgical Innovation Centre in Cork. The centre, which features unique design and collaboration workspaces, state-of-the-art prototyping and test facilities, and
The Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD today announced details of a €2.8 million national investment in 42 initiatives aimed at engaging the Irish public in science,
As part of the CONNECT national research centre for telecommunications, Maynooth University is to be the site of a new national radio test facility with aims of developing devices for
3D4Medical, a maker of medical apps, is set to expand significantly over the next 18 months, with 70 highly-skilled roles coming on stream at its Blackrock’ new HQ. The indigenous
The Government has announced this morning a €50m expansion of the ADAPT Research Centre for Digital Content Technology at Trinity College, Dublin, in a move that could make Ireland a
The Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, TD together with the Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD yesterday announced details of a €28 million investment in research equipment and facilities
CyberColloids was set up in 2002 by four founding members with a vision to provide outsourcing of every aspect of the hydrocolloids world. With many years of experience in the
Mcor, a hardware start-up founded by two brothers from Dunleer, Co Louth, has achieved global recognition, being honoured with a top innovation award at the world’s biggest consumer hardware event, CES in
Enterprise Ireland has signed a deal with European Space Agency to develop a Space Business Incubation Centre in Ireland. The signing took place during the Enterprise Ireland Trade and Investment Mission to
One of the country’s biggest universities is planning to extend its technology facilities, adding around 30,000 square metres of teaching and research buildings. Trinity College Dublin has published a tender
AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre based at Trinity College Dublin, has today announced the appointment of Professor Michael Morris as Director of the organisation. Professor Morris,
Cork company Newsweaver is to significantly increase the size of its headquarters in the Airport Business Park, adding 60 new jobs to its current workforce over the next two years, with
Professor Luiz DaSilva, Professor of Telecommunications in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin, and principal investigator at “CONNECT”, the world-leading Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre at Trinity, has
In a wonderful bout of nominative determinism, Cyrus Doctor has won the Clinical Innovation Award for his “Seamless Stitches” device, which offers “rapid postoperative closure” of patients’ wounds. Doctor, a
Professor Eoin Casey and Dr Eoin Syron, both researchers in the UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, were presented with the award by UCD President Professor Andrew J Deeks.
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
Medtech giant Medtronic will establish a new manufacturing facility in Galway to manufacture its next-generation medical device to treat artery
A comprehensive directory of all innovation supports for research centres and technology centres has been launched yesterday by the Irish
DCU Alpha, an innovation cluster set up in 2013 and based in Glasnevin, has announced that it plans to support
An international study co-authored by Dr Oliver Blacque, University College Dublin (Ireland), Professor Martijn Huynen, from Radboud University (The Netherlands),
Tidal energy developer OpenHydro, a DCNS company, has secured top honours at this year’s Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards and SEAI
The Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills Damien English TD, together with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Jobs, today
Six researchers in Irish universities are amongst 291 top class young researchers across Europe awarded a Starting Grant from Horizon
The business telephony company Blueface has opened a new office in Dublin, creating 20 jobs in a variety of roles
A $300m fibre cable (€277m), capable of carrying one-third of the world’s voice traffic and all of Europe and the US’
Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD officially launched yesterday (Wednesday) the newly established Science Foundation Ireland Research
Ireland’s National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) was ranked the No 2 university business accelerator in the world at the UBI
Yesterday, Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, has invited people from business, science and research communities to
A new national clinical research network has been launched yesterday by Minister for Skills, Research & Innovation, which will bring
A partnership between Google and the professional services firm PwC is to establish an Innovation Lab or “hive”at PwC’s Northern
A €1 million telecoms research project, O’SHARE, has been launched at the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre, CONNECT, in
Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English TD, today announced funding of over €11 million to the Energy Systems
Ms Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills, yesterday (Monday) formally launched an expanded Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland
US company Vaccinogen has signed an agreement with Dublin City University giving the firm a two-year option on acquiring a
At the Global Irish Economic Forum in Dublin Castle on Saturday, Minister for Jobs Mr Richard Bruton announced a joint
Irish firms lag behind the world’s top performing companies in many key digital behaviours, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) annual Digital
Tonight (20 November), the Irish Software Association’s (ISA) annual awards ceremony will celebrate the best of this sector. The ceremony
Irish Design 2015’s Global Irish Design Challenge is now open for submissions until the 30th of November. This is an
It seems the funding just keeps coming for Irish researchers as 17 researchers based in Ireland have been awarded a
Chinese telecoms company Huawei has opened a new research and development office in Dublin’s docklands, where it plans to hire
It’s hoped that 25,000 new jobs will be created in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon over the next four years. The
An international team led by scientists from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Cambridge University in the UK have discovered a
It was announced last Friday that EMC, the US IT multinational and University College Cork (UCC) has officially launched the
Almost three-quarters of local Irish technology companies grew their revenue last year, according to new research from Bank of Ireland
Dublin mobile app integration start-up Swrve, which was founded by Havok founders Hugh Reynolds and Dr Steve Collins, has raised
Job site Indeed is hiring 300 people at its EMEA HQ in Dublin, more than doubling its workforce there, as
Apple’s campus in Cork is about to get a major upgrade, as the tech giant adds a new building to
It is now the end for the Web Summit in Dublin, which is moving to Portugal next year. However this
To mark the 20th annual Science Week, which takes place next week from the 8th – 15th November, An Taoiseach
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