Tagged: Life Sciences & News
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Irish biopharma firm Opsona Therapeutics raises €33m to develop lead product News
29.04.2013 Opsona Therapeutics, an Irish drug development company that is pioneering new treatments for inflammatory diseases, has raised €33m in Series C financing that it will use to... -
HP rolls out cancer screening for all its Irish employees News
25.03.2013 For the first time in Ireland, computer giant HP is to offer free onsite male cancer (prostate and testicular) screening and risk assessments for all employees and their families. -
Making the German connections in med tech News
04.03.2013 In Germany, med tech is thriving. In fact, it’s one of the largest markets in the world for medical devices and technology. And, as exhibitors at the Medtec Europe expo in... -
10 new med-tech jobs for Q1 Scientific in Waterford News
02.03.2013 Waterford-based pharmaceutical stability storage business Q1 Scientific has announced the creation of 10 new jobs for the south-east at the launch of its new Irish operations. -
15 companies to benefit from latest €750k Competitive Start Fund News
17.01.2013 Enterprise Ireland has launched the latest phase of its Competitive Start Fund with €750,000 available to up to 15 start-ups. So far, 60 companies have been funded under the... -
The life scientist - an interview with Peter Milner News
10.01.2013 Roscrea, Co Tipperary, native Peter Milner is a world-renowned industrial scientist, venture capitalist and entrepreneur whose first company was bought for US$1.5bn and whose...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Leadership & Management, Investments, Intellectual Property, Education, Economy -
George Moore named Enterprise Ireland’s start-up ambassador to the US News
18.12.2012 Louth man George Moore, viewed by many as the founding father of the decision analytics industry – aka big data – has been named by Enterprise Ireland as its start-up ambassador...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Business, Database, Computers, Analysis -
Smart funding is the future as Enterprise Ireland gathers 100 investors in London News
21.11.2012 Smart funding, where specialist investors with contacts, expertise and insight into niche areas like software, cloud computing, clean tech and life sciences can bring more to...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Green Tech, Funding, Digital Business -
50 jobs to be created at ArisGlobal office in Dublin News
10.09.2012 Software provider ArisGlobal has decided to open an office in Dublin, creating 50 new jobs to add to its 700-strong workforce worldwide. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and... -
Limerick genetics firm GenCell Biosystems raises €2.7m in seed funding News
09.10.2012 A new Limerick-based genetics company, GenCell Biosystems, has raised €2.7m in funding from an international syndicate of investors and Enterprise Ireland. -
Clinical innovation: paving the way for healthcare solutions News
08.10.2012 The deadline for applying to the Clinical Innovation Award is approaching. We talk to last year’s winner, Dr Niall Davis, about the idea to help catheter placement that won the... -
Clinical Innovation Award now open for entries News
02.10.2012 Clinicians and healthcare professionals from Ireland with ideas for new healthcare products and services can now enter this year’s Clinical Innovation Award for an opportunity... -
Creganna-Tactx buys Wexford medical device company ABT Medical News
04.10.2012 Irish medical-technology company Creganna-Tactx Medical has acquired Wexford-based company ABT Medical, which designs and manufactures medical balloons for minimally invasive... -
LifeScienceHub sets up at NI Science Park to invest in life-science technologies News
31.08.2012 LifeScienceHub, a new initiative that has been set up to identify, develop and commercialise late-stage life-science technologies, has based itself at Northern Ireland Science... -
Med tech in Ireland paints a healthy picture News
03.09.2012 With Ireland fast becoming a global epicentre for the med-tech industry, today we are launching a new series to explore how the sector has evolved in the country, taking a look... -
Cook Medical invests €16.5m in Limerick R&D operation News
05.01.2012 The largest privately owned medical device company in the world Cook Medical is to invest up to €16.5m over four years in a new R&D operation in Limerick. -
20 new jobs for Cork as Dutch company buys OceanModus News
16.01.2012 Cork manufacturing software company OceanModus has been acquired by Dutch software firm ATS BV for an undisclosed sum. Some 20 new jobs are to be created over the next three... -
Enterprise Ireland appoints life sciences start-up ambassador for the US News
05.07.2012 Enterprise Ireland has appointed Dr Arthur Rosenthal, an internationally recognised expert in the medical technology field, as its life sciences ambassador to the US. -
Accenture set to buy life sciences regulatory services provider Octagon News
02.08.2012 Global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company Accenture is to acquire Philadelphia-headquartered Octagon Research Solutions, a company that provides...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Legal, Deals Done, Intellectual Property, Investments -
Irish Aid awards researchers €1m for HIV and nutrition research in Uganda News
24.07.2012 Researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have received an award of just more than €1m from the Irish Government's programme of assistance to developing countries Irish Aid to...Categories: Science, Life Sciences