Why engineers are choosing startups over established firmsMarch 26, 2019
Engineers and scientists who choose to work in startups over established firms place lower importance on job security and salary but greater importance...
Entrepreneurs invited to Deep Dive in Tyndall’s spin-out ready technologiesMarch 26, 2019
Tyndall said it had a portfolio of spin-out ready technologies, from radiation detectors used in the International Space Station to infrared sensors for...
New transatlantic partnership to make childbirth safer for mother and baby announcedMarch 14, 2019
A strategic R&D partnership has been unveiled between Californian medical device startup Raydiant Oximetry Inc and the Irish Photonic Integration...
Revealed: €760m raised by NovaUCD supported firms over last 15 yearsMarch 12, 2019
Companies currently employ more than 1,040 staff and have an annual turnover in excess of €113m, while the supported organisationss operate in s...
How one startup is making waves in the ocean data collection services sectorFebruary 26, 2019
Carlingford firm XOCEAN, run by two Engineers Ireland Engineer of the Year recipients, tells Ken Mitchell how it is utilising its growing fleet of unma...
Venture capital investment in Irish tech firms fell 25% in 2018February 26, 2019
Funding into Irish technology firms fell by 25 per cent to €739 million in 2018 according to an Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey...
Teaching the entrepreneurial craft at startup speedFebruary 12, 2019
MIT’s Entrepreneurship Development Program takes attendees through every step of the company-building process...
BioExel Programme 2019 introduces new cohort of medtech companiesFebruary 12, 2019
A new wave of medtech companies supported by NUI Galway’s BioExel programme, Ireland’s first MedTech accelerator, continues following the success of...
Squeezing cells to cure diseasesNovember 27, 2018
Startup SQZ Biotech aims to open a new path in immunotherapy with its cell-compressing technique...
Trinity entrepreneurs tap into US startup scene in first international accelerator programmeOctober 30, 2018
Six Trinity student and alumni-created startups are to tap into the US market as the first ever ‘Tangent Pioneers’ international accelerator program...
‘Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace’: Meet Dublin’s new home for entrepreneurs and innovatorsOctober 2, 2018
It will provide innovation and entrepreneurship education; start-up company acceleration programmes; innovation and entrepreneurship community events; a...
Five UCD start-ups to pitch at Enterprise Ireland’s 2018 Big Ideas ShowcaseSeptember 5, 2018
Five are among 12 start-ups pitching at Enterprise Ireland’s 2018 Big Ideas event, which will enable innovative start-up firms emerging from higher ed...
New €6.5m development project to expand NovaUCD’s capacity to house start-ups by 50%September 4, 2018
The project is expected to be completed within 12 months. Since opening, the hub has supported 225 companies, which have raised more than €200m in eq...
Irish engineering tech start-up CALT Dynamics selected for TechStars US acceleratorJuly 24, 2018
Irish tech start-up is developing high precision photolithography based 3D printers, and has been accepted into prestigious TechStars accelerator progra...
HBAN scoops European Business Angel Network awardJuly 12, 2018
Awarded European Game Changer Network organisation in recognition of launch of three international syndicates in 2018...
Start-up developing new smart bike light to improve cycling safety scoops awardJune 26, 2018
Kogii, an early-stage UCD student venture, has been declared overall winner of the 2018 UCD Start-up Stars Programme and has received a €3,000 cash pr...
Three new NovaUCD start-ups to create 30 jobs and raise up to €7.5m in next two yearsMay 29, 2018
EPIC Conjoint, This is Seaweed and Travacoin, have located to NovaUCD in order to collaborate with and benefit from engagement with the university...
Limerick start-up selected for ESB-backed global energy accelerator programmeApril 17, 2018
Gridwatch is one of only 15 international start-ups selected to work with international utilities and compete for $200,000 prize
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€15,000 prize fund up for grabs at National Startup AwardsFebruary 22, 2018
The National Startup Awards have been launched, with the overall winner receiving a prize of €10,000 and the best early-stage startup receiving €5,0...
Multi-billion-euro horseracing industry gallops into 21st century thanks to TCD startupFebruary 20, 2018
Equine MediRecord is set to revolutionise the multi-billion-euro horseracing sector by digitising the medical regulatory records of its thoroughbred sup...