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Bright future for home heart monitoring firm
Dublin based company Valentia Technologies has received funding as part of InterTradeIreland’s R&D Programme, Innova.
GM cultivation could become Europe-wide
The European Commission revealed new plans with regard to the legislative review process that deals with genetically modified (GM) crops.
Healthcare for ageing population
The Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) centre in Ireland has announced a new industry partner, GE Healthcare. TRIL is a research initiative, founded in January 2007 by Intel Corporation and IDA Ireland, to explore the physical, cognitive and social consequences of ageing and design technologies to help address them.
Intersection for innovation
Waterford is the intersection point for Ireland’s bio-pharma, life sciences and ICT international services industries, and is fast becoming Ireland’s strategic hub for life sciences and bio-pharma industries with corporations like GlaxoSmithKline, Genzyme, Servier, Lancaster Labs, Bausch & Lomb and many more global multinationals choosing the area for their European base or headquarters serving international markets
Irish firm wins 200k contract
Health Care Informed (HCI), a Galway-based company, has signed a contract worth €200k with Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital to implement HCI’s quality management information system
Knowledge-intensive companies holding their own
NovaUCD client companies have created a total of 30 new high-tech jobs since the start of the year.
Merck creates 150 high-skilled jobs
Pharmaceutical giant, Merck, will create 150 new high-skill jobs, when its MSD division is set up at its shared business centre for EMEA in south county Dublin.
New invention measures brain activity
A multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists and engineers, at UCC has been using EEG (measurements of electrical brain activity) to investigate brain injury and seizures in newborn babies and their invention the EEG Seizure Detection technology has won joint first prize in the inaugural Invention of the Year Awards for UCC research.
Selling to life sciences
Like all commercial and public sectors, selling products and services is always about price, quality and delivery on time.
Wired for economic growth
Ireland is ideally positioned to take advantage of opportunities to develop indigenous companies in the wireless sensing industry according to Frank Ryan CEO of Enterprise Ireland.
A simple solution for traceability
Crest Solutions, a leading solution provider to the pharmaceutical industry and Eisai Machinery, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical equipment manufacturers have launched a new track and trace packaging system that supports changes in local and international regulatory requirements for the pharmaceutical industry
Biomedical research project
Agilent Technologies, a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis, has announced its support for the Newman Fellowship Programme.
Food and drink industry growth
Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the sector, published its submission to the government 2020 Strategy consultation on the future development of the agriculture, forestry, fishing and food industries.
Landmark deal for Stokes Bio
Stokes Bio has been purchased in a multi-million euro deal by leading global biotechnology corporation, Life Technologies.
License for Athlone research facility
PPD’s research facility in Athlone has been awarded manufacturer licenses by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB).
