Congratulations to the 5 UCC Ireland scholars to receive prestigious The Fulbright Program Awards for 2024-2025, to study and work in the U.S., including Dr Karen McCarthy, an Intellectual Property Commercialisation Manager with UCC Innovation. More here: ucc.ie/en/news/2024/u…

As part of the Innovation in Action in UCC series, we speak to QuercusUCC Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar Alex about his entrepreneurial journey - establishing his first business at just 11 yrs of age to founding his company Homeplan. ucc.ie/en/innovation/…

In 2016, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. & Tyndall Institute began exploring ideas for developing wearable on-body drug delivery systems. A patent application has now been submitted to protect the technology & licence negotiation was managed by UCC Innovation. Learn more here: bit.ly/3RGbN7n

Congratulations NeuroBell on winning the 2024 Startup of the Year at the European Association of Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS) Forum! Neurobell spun out from INFANT Centre & UCC Ireland in January 2024. Learn more about their journey here: ucc.ie/en/innovation/…

"We learned how to develop our roadmaps & set ourselves targets along the way..I think that process of development & creating milestones definitely helped" - Clare Meskill, CEO & Founder Telea speaking about her time on IGNITE UCC. Learn more: bit.ly/4cNPC7u

UCC Innovation Technology Spotlight: Coded Access Optical Sensor (CAOS) Smart Camera - a smart camera technology that works in collaboration with current camera tech, both on a hardware & software level, to extract currently unseen image pixels. More here: bit.ly/3K468DO

Exciting news as IGNITE UCC alum Conor Lyden Trustap has raised $5.5 million in capital to support product expansion as the company grows internationally. Learn more here: ucc.ie/en/ignite/news…

The UCC Bystander Intervention Programme, supported by UCC Consulting, was developed by Prof Prof Louise Crowley UCC School of Law, educating & empowering participants to recognise all forms of sexual harassment & violence, & empowering them to make safe interventions. Learn more: bit.ly/3S7vx41

Technology Spotlight: Method for Conformally Doping Substrate-Released Silicon Nanowire Devices from Tyndall Institute. A new methodology offering advantageous gas-phase doping for future gate-all-around devices, and alternative device architecture. More: bit.ly/3Wy7gXi

“IGNITE UCC has been a game-changer for me...it has given me the knowledge, skills & confidence to turn my entrepreneurial dream into a fast-approaching reality,” - Shannen O'Reilly, CEO & Co-Founder at TrustDish, an allergen management system. Learn more: ucc.ie/en/innovation/…

UCC spin-out company #ProVascTec has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign, aiming to raise €1.1 million to further develop cell therapies for blocked arteries in legs. The condition leads to up to 800 leg amputations annually in Ireland alone. More: rte.ie/news/business/…

Applications for the next IGNITE UCC start-up incubation programme starting October 2024 are open. IGNITE is open to recent graduates in any discipline from any 3rd level institution in Ireland & includes workshops, seminars & guest speakers. Learn more: ucc.ie/en/ignite/

UCC has featured in the top 3 rankings for almost all technology transfer outputs in KTI Connect's 2023 Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey (AKTS). The AKTS is a comprehensive report on knowledge transfer activities in Ireland, published annually. Read more: ucc.ie/en/innovation/…

⌛️Applications for the next IGNITE UCC start-up incubation programme starting October 2024 close TODAY! IGNITE is open to recent graduates in any discipline from any 3rd level institution in Ireland & includes workshops, seminars & guest speakers. More: ucc.ie/en/ignite/

Great news as a Cork-based gym management software & IGNITE UCC alumni company LegitFit secures €1.74m in funding to fuel its growth in the competitive UK market. Read more: ucc.ie/en/ignite/news…

Innovative photonics start-up company iSLight from Tyndall Institute are currently recruiting a CEO. If you're interested in joining an emerging Tyndall Institute & UCC Ireland spin-out company, please email Peter Finnegan at [email protected] to learn more.

A lead product from UCC Ireland spin-out company ProVascTec has been awarded a €2.1 million research grant from #Eurostars, part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe🇪🇺. Read more: ucc.ie/en/innovation/…

In recent years, UCC Ireland has worked to embed sustainability values into its entrepreneurship education. As part of our Innovation in Action series, we spoke with Dr. Lana Repar Cork University Business School (CUBS) about the initiatives she leads to foster SDGs-driven entrepreneurship: ucc.ie/en/innovation/…