Tagged: University College Cork & News
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Canadian investors lead funding round in InfiniLED; eight jobs on way News
16.05.2012 InfiniLED, a LED-tech spin-out from Tyndall National Institute in Cork, has closed a first-round investment, which may reach €1.6m. IL Investment Group from Quebec in Canada led... -
Science event to explore future of silicon microneedle tech News
14.05.2012 The future of low-cost, painless drug and vaccine delivery is the topic of discussion this week at Tyndall National Institute in Cork, where up to 180 clinicians, scientists and... -
Electric Ireland and Abtran to partner in outsourcing contract News
12.04.2012 Cork-based Irish business process outsourcing company Abtran has won a tendering process with Electric Ireland to extend its contract with the energy utility for another five... -
Android app for election canvassing wins student contest News
04.04.2012 Brendan Finucane, a final-year student in business information systems at University College Cork (UCC), has taken first prize in a Dragons’ Den-style competition for his app,... -
Students win TechnoDen prize for VisualEyes invention News
02.04.2012 A group of transition-year students have won the TechnoDen competition in Cork for their VisualEyes product, a portable visual aid that’s based on echolocation.Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Graduate, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Computers, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Irish Govt invests €1.2m in Cloud Computing Technology Research Centre News
02.04.2012 The Government of Ireland, as part of its Action Plan for Jobs, today revealed a €1.2m programme to make Ireland a world leader in cloud computing. The new Cloud Computing... -
UCC shortlists finalists for Invention of the Year Award News
15.03.2012 University College Cork’s (UCC) Office of Technology Transfer has shortlisted the finalists for the university's Invention of the Year Award, which will take place on 27 March... -
New course taps into Ireland’s cloud innovation News
13.02.2012 A new diploma in cloud strategy is aiming to help people tap into Ireland’s cloud-based innovation. University College Cork (UCC) and the Irish Management Institute (IMI) have...Categories: Virtualisation, Private Irish Business, Government, Global CIO, Financial, Enterprise, Education, CIO -
New interactive lab highlights pharma energy efficiency News
07.02.2012 Ireland has a new energy-efficient lab for academics and pharmaceutical companies to dabble with. Waldner Ireland is behind the lab, which aims to show scientists and academics...Categories: Economy, Careers and Employment, Energy, Engineer, Financial, Funding, Global CIO, Government, Investments, Life Sciences, R&D, Science, Sustainability -
Ireland’s IERC gets €1m energy research funding boost News
30.01.2012 Ireland’s International Energy Research Centre (IERC) has been given a €1m cash injection from the Government, via Enterprise Ireland, to ramp up its energy research projects....Categories: Energy, Economy, CIO, Engineer, Engineering, Government, Green, Green Tech, Intellectual Property, Jobs, Networking, Private Irish Business, R&D, Renewable Energy, Research, Science, Sustainability -
UCC lecture on teaching computer science to kids News
27.01.2012 Next Wednesday, University College Cork’s Prof Barry O’Sullivan will give an interactive lecture on teaching the principles of computer science to primary school children. The...Categories: Internet, Engineering, Education, Computers, Consumer Tech, Economy, R&D, Science, Software -
Irish researchers seek green tech for space exploration News
09.12.2011 Tyndall National Institute, UCC and the University of Limerick’s Stoke Institute have begun a contract with the European Space Agency to find a green-tech solution for space... -
Research centres in Ireland and their people News
21.11.2011 Elena Irina Pascu takes a look at the scientific landscape in Ireland in terms of the various research centres around the country and the people directing them.Categories: Bio Tech, Development, Education, Engineer, Engineering, Leadership & Management, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science, Telecommunications -
Science research in Ireland: the present and the future News
11.11.2011 Elena Irina Pascu takes a look at the scientific landscape in Ireland as it corresponds to the various universities across the land, underpinned by significant State investment... -
The energy economy News
24.11.2011 With energy security a pressing global issue, Bord Gáis Energy is one Irish utility that’s diversifying from natural gas in order to embrace renewables. -
UCC professor patents biodegradable gum formula News
10.11.2011 Food and nutritional science professor Elke Arendt at University College Cork has come up with a formula (now patented) for creating biodegradable chewing gum.Categories: Green Tech, Bio Tech, Funding, Intellectual Property, Investments, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science -
InfiniLED wins ITLG Silicon Valley University Challenge News
06.10.2011 The Silicon-Valley based Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) has awarded the UCC-based InfiniLED, a company that has developed more efficient next-gen LED technology...Categories: Jobs, Internet, Intellectual Property, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Digital 21, Consumer Tech, Competitions, Green Tech, CIO, Careers and Employment, Bio Tech -
Major IEA conference on renewable gas in Ireland News
08.09.2011 With car maker Audi pioneering e-gas research to soon have methane-powered cars on the roads, an International Energy Agency (IEA) conference on renewable gas will see experts...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Mobility, Jobs, Green, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
BioInnovate expected to drive medical device innovation News
02.08.2011 Five higher education institutions have joined forces to deliver BioInnovate Ireland, a specialist training programme in medical device innovation, modelled on Stanford... -
Cork: The digital gateway to Europe News
13.07.2011 There are few cities and regions in Ireland that have celebrated their past, made the most of the present and set themselves up for the future the way Cork city and county has.Categories: Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Education, Economy, Development