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DCU Invent based AI Software firm Deciphex closes €5.45m in Series A funding

DCU Invent based AI Software firm Deciphex closes €5.45m in Series A funding

24 July 2020

Irish and US investors have backed a Series A funding round for Dublin-based software firm Deciphex. Read more

New DCU research centre will leverage design rules of nature to drive tech and healthcare innovations

New DCU research centre will leverage design rules of nature to drive tech and healthcare innovations

08 July 2020

Biodesign Europe, a new applied research centre at Dublin City University, has been officially launched in partnership with Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute. The new centre will...

DCU Invent company Iconic Translation Machines acquired by RWS Holdings

DCU Invent company Iconic Translation Machines acquired by RWS Holdings

09 June 2020

Iconic Translation Machines today announced that it has been acquired by RWS Holdings, a world-leading provider of translation and localisation, intellectual property support solutions and life sciences language services. Iconic...

Irish biotech company powered by tech developed at DCU awarded €2.5M funding

Irish biotech company powered by tech developed at DCU awarded €2.5M funding

08 June 2020

RemedyBio, an Irish biotechnology company whose flagship technology has been developed with Dublin City University has been awarded €2.5 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator pilot for its...

New online site goes live for DCU COVID-19 Research & Innovation Hub

New online site goes live for DCU COVID-19 Research & Innovation Hub

02 June 2020

A new online site for the DCU COVID-19 Research & Innovation Hub is now live. The site - dcu.ie/covid19-research - documents each of the 16...

Deciphex opens US office in Chicago

Deciphex opens US office in Chicago

28 May 2020

Deciphex is delighted to announce the opening of its first US Facility as part of its planned US expansion. The facility in Naperville will be a scanning and research...

Recipients Announced for DCU President’s Awards for Engagement and Innovation

Recipients Announced for DCU President’s Awards for Engagement and Innovation

27 May 2020

A project which promotes the employability of young people with disabilities, a portable sensor for the detection of harmful toxins in drinking water and a biodegradable straw that can detect...

DCU responds with multiple research initiatives to find swift solutions to challenges posed by Covid-19 crisis

DCU responds with multiple research initiatives to find swift solutions to challenges posed by Covid-19 crisis

13 May 2020

Developing a low-cost device for the detection of Covid-19 in health-care settings, deploying a rapid testing solution to enable a faster turn-around for Covid-19 test results, finding the right antibody...

DCU secures €1.2m funding award to spearhead new applications in water systems

DCU secures €1.2m funding award to spearhead new applications in water systems

12 May 2020

DCU has secured over €1.2m in funding from the European Union to develop new types of surfaces for use in water and marine systems. The work will involve using...

DCU Invent announces new Lean Launch Programme

DCU Invent announces new Lean Launch Programme

01 May 2020

DCU Invent is running another round of the Lean Launch Programme (LLP).   The application deadline is now Friday 8th May 2020.  Application form More...

DCU and ADAPT Centre appoint world-leading expert in natural language processing

DCU and ADAPT Centre appoint world-leading expert in natural language processing

17 April 2020

Dublin City University is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Lucia Specia, a leader in the field of natural language processing (NLP), which examines how humans can interact with...

DCU Researchers: New Proof-of-Concept Funding Available

06 April 2020

€15k Proof-of-Concept Fund Available for Commercialisation Projects This Technology Pipeline Feasibility Fund is open To All DCU Researchers Across All Research Areas   DCU Proof of Concept...

Deciphex and Charles River Laboratories Form Partnership

Deciphex and Charles River Laboratories Form Partnership

20 March 2020

Deciphex and Charles River Laboratories have partnered to enhance drug discovery & development with digital pathology. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a...

Ambisense contracted for LTC preliminary works

Ambisense contracted for LTC preliminary works

10 March 2020

Dublin-headquartered environmental technology specialist Ambisense has revealed its involvement in the preliminary ground survey work in support of Highways England’s planned Lower Thames Crossing. The...

Life Sciences Business Development Manager Vacancy

Life Sciences Business Development Manager Vacancy

03 October 2019

Business Development Manager (Life Sciences) Job Description 3 Year Fixed Term Contract DCU Invent is the university’s commercialisation and technology transfer unit where we work with companies to bring...

LeanCanvas author gives workshop in DCU

LeanCanvas author gives workshop in DCU

18 June 2018

Creator of LeanCanvas Ash Maurya gave an inspiring 2-day workshop on Lean Startups and how to transform your business.

Final 3 Challenges ESA Makerspace - up to 30K funding for Satellite Communications

Final 3 Challenges ESA Makerspace - up to 30K funding for Satellite Communications

19 April 2018

This SatCom IoT opportunity might be of interest to you!  The third call for the European Space Agency (ESA) MakerSpace here at DCU Alpha ...

Second call for up to €30k funding to develop IoT solutions for Satellite Communications

Second call for up to €30k funding to develop IoT solutions for Satellite Communications

19 October 2017

This SatCom IoT opportunity might be of interest to you!  The second call for the European Space Agency (ESA) MakerSpace here at DCU Alpha is...

Taoiseach launches four new world class SFI Research Centres

Taoiseach launches four new world class SFI Research Centres

08 September 2017

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, T.D., together with the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., and the Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation,...

Deadline for Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Voucher Scheme

Deadline for Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Voucher Scheme

06 September 2017

2017’s last open call for Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Vouchers begins on September 6th and will close on September 20th 2017. If you are an SME and are...

DCU innovation campus looks to expand as it reaches capacity

DCU innovation campus looks to expand as it reaches capacity

24 August 2017

Dublin City University’s innovation campus is looking to significantly expand and is also in talks about a private-public partnership (PPP) to create a new co-working space for companies...

DCU Spin-out KantanMT’s Consortium is Awarded 1.9m

DCU Spin-out KantanMT’s Consortium is Awarded 1.9m

09 August 2017

KantanMT is pleased to announce that they are a part of the winning consortium, which has been awarded a 1.9 million Euros contract to develop the next generation Machine Translation platform...

DCU leading new €2m investigation into canal and river pollution

DCU leading new €2m investigation into canal and river pollution

01 August 2017

Dublin City University (DCU) is orchestrating a new €2m project to measure chemical contaminants in coastal and transitional waterways. Full story https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pollution-dcu-eu-research

Dundalk start-up Nova Leah secures deal with global medical player

Dundalk start-up Nova Leah secures deal with global medical player

18 July 2017

Dundalk-based start-up Nova Leah has won its first major international customer, Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services.   View full...

Dublin City University awarded Small Business Charter status

Dublin City University awarded Small Business Charter status

13 June 2017

The Small Business Charter recognises world-class business schools that play an effective role in supporting SMEs, student entrepreneurship and economic development. This award is in recognition of the effective role...

ESA and DCU partnership to fuel Irish innovation

ESA and DCU partnership to fuel Irish innovation

26 May 2017

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Dublin City University have joined forces to establish a Satcom IoT ‘Maker Space’, which will support the development of innovative Machine-to -Machine ...

DCU Business Matchmaker 2017

DCU Business Matchmaker 2017

22 May 2017

The third annual DCU Business Matchmaker and Research Showcase ​ took place in the Helix last week, giving companies the opportunity to meet with experts who are actively engaged in research...

M2M / IoT Maker-Space for Satellite Communications

M2M / IoT Maker-Space for Satellite Communications

15 May 2017

A call to arms for experts, hackers, companies, teams, satellite and ham radio enthusiasts, engineers, academics and makers. There are significant changes occurring in the development of terrestrial communications which...

DCU Professor to co-lead on new SFI funded research centre

DCU Professor to co-lead on new SFI funded research centre

11 May 2017

Science Foundation Ireland have confirmed that they will invest €72 million over the next six years in four new world-class SFI Research Centres in Ireland. One of the new SFI...

Minister Breen opens first Fraunhofer Project Centre in Ireland

Minister Breen opens first Fraunhofer Project Centre in Ireland

09 May 2017

Minister for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD, today launched a Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC) for Embedded BioAnalytical Systems at Dublin City University (DCU), following an investment of €2.5...

DCU’s business matchmaking event returning to The Helix

DCU’s business matchmaking event returning to The Helix

08 May 2017

DCU’s business matchmaking event returns for a third year, with the Helix hosting the get-together for companies and researchers. Dublin City University (DCU) is gearing up for its...

Spotlight on research: From folic acid to marine sensors

Spotlight on research: From folic acid to marine sensors

05 May 2017

This week's Spotlight on Research is with Dr Anne Parle-McDermott Senior Lecturer in Genetics, DCU School of Biotechnology You work on a tiny but important B-vitamin called...

Really clever gel to treat brain aneurysms wins DCU award

Really clever gel to treat brain aneurysms wins DCU award

27 April 2017

A clever gel solution to help treat brain aneurysms finished top of the class at DCU’s innovation awards. Getting people to study science or technology is a necessity...

A sense of things to come: AmbiSense

A sense of things to come: AmbiSense

03 April 2017

AmbiSense, a Dublin City University spin-out focused on developing next generation sensor technologies for the environmental monitoring sector, has secured investment of €1 million to scale up and expand overseas. ...

Rain + Conker prevailed

Rain + Conker prevailed

23 March 2017

The 2nd annual New Frontiers Programme business competition concluded last week with Dundalk based Rain + Conker taking the €12,000 Prize. Founded by Amanda Kierans less than two years ago the...

Your data, your health: How we’re sensoring the human body

Your data, your health: How we’re sensoring the human body

21 March 2017

While most eras are defined by tools, and revolutions defined by industrial advancement, it’s perhaps even more true that various ages of humanity could be defined by the...

DCU researchers work on €4.6m cloud project

DCU researchers work on €4.6m cloud project

15 March 2017

‘Ireland plays an important role in the provisioning of cloud services through the various multinationals that host in or base their data centres in Ireland.’ Photograph: iStock Forget...

The Winner Takes It All - Business Competition

The Winner Takes It All - Business Competition

14 March 2017

For only the second time the DkIT/DCU New Frontiers Programme will host a business pitch competition when 5 finalists will go head to head to determine who will win a ...

News From The Frontier

News From The Frontier

14 March 2017

Final Call - DKIT/DCU New Frontiers Programme Phase 2 Open for Applications The New Frontiers Programme is aimed at supporting the establishment and growth of technology or knowledge intensive ventures...

Inspiring Innovation

Inspiring Innovation

09 March 2017

Inspiring Innovation in the next generation of entrepreneurs, Roisin Lyons, Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Dublin City University What is your background? Originally from Macroom, Co. Cork I went to...

A joined-up approach to academic-industry collaboration

A joined-up approach to academic-industry collaboration

03 March 2017

LIFE SCIENCES Academic and research institutions are increasingly collaborating with industry say senior staff at Dublin City University (DCU) — but the trick is doing so effectively. “There'...

What is it like to work at the cutting edge of cancer research?

What is it like to work at the cutting edge of cancer research?

28 February 2017

Dr Denis Collins, National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University. Image: Dublin City University   Scientific research is the driving force behind humankind’s advancement, but how much...

Two fresh start-up funds revealed, with €1m up for grabs by Gordon Hunt

Two fresh start-up funds revealed, with €1m up for grabs by Gordon Hunt

27 February 2017

Enterprise Ireland is pouring €1m into two start-up funds that will see 20 separate investments into business ideas, from both home and abroad. International entrepreneurs and recent graduates in Ireland...

100 Irish high-value research jobs to be created after €10m funding

100 Irish high-value research jobs to be created after €10m funding

24 February 2017

The latest results published by the EU for MSCA revealed that Irish researchers have been awarded €10m to create 100 high-value research jobs. These jobs will be in major...

Finding the best user experience for rich media over wireless networks

Finding the best user experience for rich media over wireless networks

16 February 2017

Smartphone users demand a seamless rich media experience over wireless networks. Image: pixelrain/Shutterstock Dr Gabriel-Miro Muntean writes about his research into improving our experience of receiving complex multimedia over...

New water quality test delivers positive results

New water quality test delivers positive results

15 February 2017

THE council has found that an experiment it has been running in conjunction with DCU to speed up water quality testing on Fingal beaches, have proven to be over 96% successful...

Disease will pose a bigger scourge in future

Disease will pose a bigger scourge in future

15 February 2017

Pancreatic cancer poses challenges for cancer researchers Stock photo: PA News The report of the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK provides a sobering reminder of the toll of this disease, and...

Will photonic integration technology power future data centres?

Will photonic integration technology power future data centres?

15 February 2017

Dr Prince Anandarajah takes a look at the factors putting pressure on data centres and introduces a possible solution to power them into the future. We live in a highly...

€1m investigation into sensors for barley and potato disease begins

€1m investigation into sensors for barley and potato disease begins

06 February 2017

From left: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed, TD, with Dr Alan O’Riordan, research fellow at Tyndall National Institute. Image: Gerard McCarthy Tyndall National Institute,...

As the research sector expands, more exposure falls on its scientists

As the research sector expands, more exposure falls on its scientists

31 January 2017

Historically speaking, research has been an overlooked field, with only the biggest discoveries garnering any attention. Now, as funding increases, so does attention on the sector. Paul Kelly, a postdoctoral...