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DCU researchers reach seed round of SFI challenge

DCU researchers reach seed round of SFI challenge

14 June 2023

Thirteen Dublin City University researchers have progressed to the concept and seed round of the Science Foundation Ireland National Challenge Fund, securing approximately €2.5 million in funding in the process. ...

Four DCU Researchers awarded SFI Frontiers of the Future funding

Four DCU Researchers awarded SFI Frontiers of the Future funding

30 May 2023

Funding worth over €1.5 million has been awarded to four DCU researchers.   The news comes as part of a wider announcement the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,...

DCU study finds pharmaceutical drugs in Irish river sample sites

DCU study finds pharmaceutical drugs in Irish river sample sites

17 May 2023

Irish rivers contain low levels of antidepressants and antibiotics and current wastewater processes are not equipped to remove them. This is the main finding from research led by Professor...

FourTheorem secures exclusive access to AI software resources from DCU, Lero project

FourTheorem secures exclusive access to AI software resources from DCU, Lero project

16 February 2023

Software company fourTheorem has secured exclusive access to a project on the application of AI in software architectural transformation developed by Dublin City University and Lero, the Science Foundation...

DCU partners with Cellnex to make its campuses 5G-enabled

DCU partners with Cellnex to make its campuses 5G-enabled

08 February 2023

Nearly 19,000 students along with staff and start-ups are set to benefit from the 5G upgrade which will help them trial new technologies across three campuses. Telecom giant Cellnex is collaborating...

DCU spin out Inclusio to create 80 jobs with €6.2m investment

DCU spin out Inclusio to create 80 jobs with €6.2m investment

24 January 2023

The new jobs will be in technology, sales and marketing and will add to the company’s base of 35 employees at its Dublin HQ. Diversity and inclusion platform Inclusio...

Prof. Tomás Ward appointed Director of Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at Dublin City University

Prof. Tomás Ward appointed Director of Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at Dublin City University

09 January 2023

Prof. Tomás Ward has been appointed as the new site Director of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at DCU. Professor Ward has been a...

Samples made in DCU lab aboard new lunar rover set to launch for the moon

Samples made in DCU lab aboard new lunar rover set to launch for the moon

30 November 2022

These are the first Irish samples on the moon since the 1970s and were produced in the DCU School of Chemical Sciences and prepared by Dr Kelleher, and three members...

Grain-4-Lab wins SFI Plastics Challenge

Grain-4-Lab wins SFI Plastics Challenge

05 October 2022

The Grain-4-Lab team, led by Dr. Jennifer Gaughran and Dr. Brian Freeland, were awarded €2.4m in funding for their proposed solution to two different sustainability challenges. The project,...

SFI’s Insight centre invests €350,000 in new Irish research collaborations

SFI’s Insight centre invests €350,000 in new Irish research collaborations

03 October 2022

Seven data projects are being funded, covering areas such as lifestyle predictors for dementia, energy efficient scheduling for industry, and safe AI for medical devices. Insight, the Science Foundation Ireland...

Launch of the DCU Fusion Programme for Tech Entrepreneurs

Launch of the DCU Fusion Programme for Tech Entrepreneurs

29 September 2022

The DCU Invent Fusion Programme launches to provide budding Tech Entrepreneurs with Research Expertise and Funding." Register now:  In a world driven by technology, we are calling all aspiring...

Prof. John Doyle appointed Vice President of Research at Dublin City University

Prof. John Doyle appointed Vice President of Research at Dublin City University

17 August 2022

Professor John Doyle has been appointed Vice President of Research at Dublin City University. Prof Doyle will be responsible for strategic leadership of DCU’s research community.  In...

Edgeliot pairs with Cellnex for European expansion

Edgeliot pairs with Cellnex for European expansion

06 August 2022

Edgeliot, a DCU spin out technology company, has secured a partnership with Cellnex, a Spanish telecoms infrastructure business, to expand its services across Europe. Edgeliot has developed technology that sits...

DCU Reaccredited with Small Business Charter Status

DCU Reaccredited with Small Business Charter Status

21 July 2022

DCU is the only university in the Republic of Ireland to hold this prestigious accreditation. This award is in recognition of the effective role DCU plays in supporting the development...

Women’s experience of digital entrepreneurship explored at DIANA conference in DCU

Women’s experience of digital entrepreneurship explored at DIANA conference in DCU

23 June 2022

70 guests attended the three-day Diana International Conference at DCU’s St Patrick’s conference this week, where they joined global research experts from 32 countries to discuss and share...

NIBRT announce new research collaboration with GlycoSeLect

NIBRT announce new research collaboration with GlycoSeLect

23 June 2022

This new research collaboration with GlycoSeLect will develop methods for the control of critical quality attributes of monoclonal antibodies by glycoengineering. It will be conducted at the state-of-the-art...

DCU spin out Novus Diagnostics wins mentorship with Roche Diagnostics and EI Incubator Programme

DCU spin out Novus Diagnostics wins mentorship with Roche Diagnostics and EI Incubator Programme

21 June 2022

Novus Diagnostics has been awarded a 12-week mentorship with Roche Diagnostics, as part of the Roche Diagnostics and Enterprise Ireland Incubator Programme 2022. The aim of the programme is to support...

DCU start-up Opa Mind recognised as mental health innovator by World Economic Forum

DCU start-up Opa Mind recognised as mental health innovator by World Economic Forum

27 May 2022

Developed at the Insight research centre at DCU, mental health app Opa Mind is one of the winners of the Youth Mental Health Challenge. Opa Mind, an Irish mental health...

Digital Gait Labs wins Future Health Innovation Award

Digital Gait Labs wins Future Health Innovation Award

20 May 2022

Digital Gait Labs triumphed at the 2022 Future Health Summit this week, winning the Medtronic and UPMC Innovation Award. Led by Dr Aidan Boran and his team, Digital Gait Labs Ltd...

DCU spin-out Pilot Photonics Secures €2.9m To Progress Comb Laser Technology

24 March 2022

DCU spinout Pilot Photonics has completed a €2.9m funding round to progress its novel ‘comb laser’ technology. Pilot Photonics was established in 2011 to commercialise...

€9 million joint investment announced for US-Ireland Research Programme

€9 million joint investment announced for US-Ireland Research Programme

14 March 2022

Dublin City University led research that monitors water quality in real time among the six projects funded. DCU is also a partner institution on a project to design Genetically Engineered...

DCU Invent is hiring!

DCU Invent is hiring!

08 March 2022

Business Development Manager (Life Sciences) - DCU Invent 3 Year Fixed Term Contract DCU Invent is the commercialisation and technology transfer unit at Dublin City University. We work with companies to...

Launch of the DCU President’s Awards for Innovation 2022

Launch of the DCU President’s Awards for Innovation 2022

10 February 2022

DCU Invent is delighted to launch the 2022 DCU President’s Awards for Innovation. Now in their tenth year, these awards ...

DCU looking for entrepreneurs to launch their next tech business

DCU looking for entrepreneurs to launch their next tech business

04 February 2022

DCU is calling on entrepreneurs with a great early-stage business idea which is based on technology, to take advantage of its Fusion Programme. The programme is open to experienced people...

DCU success in Irish Research Council fund

DCU success in Irish Research Council fund

17 January 2022

Dublin City University has welcomed today’s announcement by the Irish Research Council that nine projects led by DCU academics have been awarded funding in the New Foundations scheme. ...

Why sensor technology could be at the heart of future health

Why sensor technology could be at the heart of future health

08 December 2021

Dr. Aoife Morrin believes that the “holy grail” of sensor technology lies in the ability to monitor our health through biomarkers in the skin. Sensors have become central...

DCU Invent Podcast on FPC - a one-stop-shop for microfluidics technology development

DCU Invent Podcast on FPC - a one-stop-shop for microfluidics technology development

03 December 2021

In our first episode of the DCU Invent Podcast series, host Sean Mulvany talks with John Gleeson, the Business Development Director at FPC@DCU. FPC@DCU is a one-stop-shop...

DCU’s Inclusio wins at KTI Impact awards

DCU’s Inclusio wins at KTI Impact awards

26 November 2021

DCU and Inclusio have won the inaugural Future Forward Award at the annual Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards This award seeks to recognise activities which have...

DCU spin out Inclusio shortlisted for the KTI Impact Awards 2021

DCU spin out Inclusio shortlisted for the KTI Impact Awards 2021

24 November 2021

These Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards recognise significant achievements in the commercialisation of publicly funded research nationwide and engagement with research system across the third level and other similar...

New Frontiers Phase 1 is now open for applications

New Frontiers Phase 1 is now open for applications

17 November 2021

Have you an innovative business idea you want to bring to the next level & are in need of support? New Frontiers Phase 1 could be just what you need! Phase 1...

Coming Soon: The DCU Invent Podcast Series

Coming Soon: The DCU Invent Podcast Series

11 November 2021

With the pandemic, it has been difficult to tell people about all the great research and capability in DCU and the impact arising from it. The goal in this...

New DCU drugs aimed at treatment of resistant cancers

New DCU drugs aimed at treatment of resistant cancers

13 October 2021

Researchers at DCU and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a new method to prepare DNA damaging drug molecules. The long-term goal of the work aims to provide...

Development of synthetic tendon & ligament implants receives €1 million in funding

Development of synthetic tendon & ligament implants receives €1 million in funding

04 October 2021

Researchers at DCU, led by Prof. Nicholas Dunne, Professor of Biomaterials Engineering, are part of an international team of scientists and engineers that will develop synthetic tendon and ligament...

KTI reveals 2021 Impact Awards shortlist

KTI reveals 2021 Impact Awards shortlist

30 September 2021

Knowledge Transfer Ireland’s annual Impact Awards shortlist for 2021 features a range of collaborative projects between academics and businesses. Research collaboration body Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) has...

Over 120 new sensors to provide real-time data on Dublin’s air quality

Over 120 new sensors to provide real-time data on Dublin’s air quality

22 September 2021

An innovative air quality monitoring programme has been rolled out across Dublin to track pollution levels in the city. Read more

DCU spin-out Ambisense nets €3m growth equity investment

DCU spin-out Ambisense nets €3m growth equity investment

27 August 2021

The IoT sensor start-up aims to capitalise on new market opportunities in the post-Covid environment. Read more

Advancis acquires Irish Security Company Cruatech

Advancis acquires Irish Security Company Cruatech

26 August 2021

Advancis Software & Services GmbH, manufacturer of the open Physical Security Information Management Software (PSIM) WinGuard, has acquired the Irish software company Cruatech, one of the leading experts for physical...

DCU calls on entrepreneurs looking to launch their next great business idea

DCU calls on entrepreneurs looking to launch their next great business idea

09 August 2021

Dublin City University is calling on anyone with a great early-stage business idea which is based on technology, to take advantage of its Fusion Programme.   The programme is...

The Irish robot helping older people live independently

The Irish robot helping older people live independently

29 July 2021

Gerontechnology will play a crucial role in care as fewer people opt for careers in sector If you haven’t yet heard of gerontechnology or the “silver tech...

RemedyBio completes €10.5M financing from European Innovation Council

RemedyBio completes €10.5M financing from European Innovation Council

22 July 2021

DCU Spin-Out RemedyBio will further develop its Rapid Pandemic Response Platform and its proprietary NanoreactorTM immune discovery platform.   NanoreactorTM originated from intellectual property exclusively licensed from Dublin City University,...

Ireland’s First E-Scooter Trial Launches

Ireland’s First E-Scooter Trial Launches

20 July 2021

TIER, Luna, DCU and the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics launch collaboration on world's first academic-industry computer vision research partnership Minister Hildegarde Naughton says “innovation and...

Researchers achieve 40Tbps internet speeds with photonics

Researchers achieve 40Tbps internet speeds with photonics

20 July 2021

The multinational team devised a way to vastly increase the performance of existing fibre optic infrastructure. An EU-funded research team say they have discovered a way to use photonics technology...

DCU produces first encyclopaedia of composite materials

DCU produces first encyclopaedia of composite materials

19 July 2021

The first ever encyclopedia of composite materials has just been published online. This encyclopedia is an invaluable reference for engineers, architects and scientists. Led by Professor Dermot Brabazon from DCU...

New cross-border collaboration to boost innovation in AI and Information Technology

New cross-border collaboration to boost innovation in AI and Information Technology

06 July 2021

The ADAPT Centre at Dublin City University (DCU) and the BT Ireland Innovation Centre (BTIIC) at Ulster University recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster future research and...

DCU research finds that cervical cancer screening is more effective with increased HPV vaccination rates

DCU research finds that cervical cancer screening is more effective with increased HPV vaccination rates

30 June 2021

New research led by Dublin City University has found that increasing HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination rates in parallel with a cervical cancer screening programme, ultimately makes screening more effective and...

DCU to lead new digital hub challenging disinformation across Europe

DCU to lead new digital hub challenging disinformation across Europe

09 June 2021

Dublin City University has been chosen by the European Commission to be part of the first ever network of hubs established by the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) to fight...

DCU announces collaboration with Bentley Systems to create Ireland’s first higher education digital campus

DCU announces collaboration with Bentley Systems to create Ireland’s first higher education digital campus

31 May 2021

DCU and the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at DCU have announced an exciting new research partnership with global software engineering firm Bentley Systems to build Ireland&rsquo...

DCU launches its Fusion Programme which matches entrepreneurs to research expertise

DCU launches its Fusion Programme which matches entrepreneurs to research expertise

27 May 2021

Launch your next great business idea with Fusion Do you have a great business idea with global potential that has technology challenges and requires significant funding? DCU’s Fusion...

New directory to help Irish businesses tap into R&D opportunities

New directory to help Irish businesses tap into R&D opportunities

26 May 2021

The KTI directory is a ‘one-stop shop’ to help companies find the research opportunity or partner they are looking for. Read more

Prof John Crown, professor of Translational Cancer Research at DCU admitted to the Royal Irish Academy

Prof John Crown, professor of Translational Cancer Research at DCU admitted to the Royal Irish Academy

21 May 2021

Prof. Crown has published widely on clinical and translational research in breast cancer therapy. Prof John Crown, professor of Translational Cancer Research at Dublin City University and clinical research professor...