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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...

Projects focussed on sustainability, academic accuracy, equine nutrition & AI honoured at President’s Awards for Innovation

Projects focussed on sustainability, academic accuracy, equine nutrition & AI honoured at President’s Awards for Innovation

12 May 2021

A digital tool that tracks and analyses the nutritional diet of horses, a software application that flags incorrect citations in academic publications, a new energy management system and a sensor...

NeuroInsight research training prog. led by RCSI partnering with Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics awarded €4.7M

NeuroInsight research training prog. led by RCSI partnering with Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics awarded €4.7M

06 May 2021

NeuroInsight, a new research training programme led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND worth €4.7 million. The NeuroInsight...

DCU part of €5.4M project awarded funding under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund

DCU part of €5.4M project awarded funding under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund

04 May 2021

Dublin City University research centre Biodesign Europe, I-Form, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, Irish based medical device company PBC Biomed and product design company Dolmen Design and Innovation...

DCU appoints two leading academics in plasma physics and computer science

DCU appoints two leading academics in plasma physics and computer science

26 April 2021

Dublin City University is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah O’Connell to the role of Full Professor of Plasma Physics and Anya Belz to the role of...

DCU Future Tech building on course to break ground this October

DCU Future Tech building on course to break ground this October

22 April 2021

Dublin City University’s Future Tech building moved a step closer to breaking ground this week. The initial phase of enabling works were completed during February and March which...

DCU part of world first innovative e-scooter AI research pilot project

DCU part of world first innovative e-scooter AI research pilot project

15 April 2021

A new AI-powered e-scooter research pilot project is to launch in Dublin City University (DCU), in parallel with moves to make scooters street legal across Ireland. The shared scooter pilot...

9 innovative DCU Alpha start-ups to watch

9 innovative DCU Alpha start-ups to watch

25 March 2021

Companies coming out of DCU Alpha have seen success in the recent past. Will these nine sci-tech start-ups find the same launchpad to success? Read more

Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor launched

Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor launched

24 March 2021

Eight local authorities from either side of the border came together today to launch the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor in response to challenges facing the region, which have been identified...

DCU announces new director of sensor research centre

DCU announces new director of sensor research centre

24 March 2021

The National Centre for Sensor Research is a state of the art research facility hosted on the DCU Glasnevin campus and which was established by our former President...

DCU projects among those funded by €5.2 million SFI Discover Programme

DCU projects among those funded by €5.2 million SFI Discover Programme

21 March 2021

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, today announced a national investment of €5.2 million through the Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme. The funding...

I-Form & Fort Wayne Metals to collaborate on development of novel 3D printed wires

I-Form & Fort Wayne Metals to collaborate on development of novel 3D printed wires

18 March 2021

I-Form, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, has signed a multi-year agreement with the US manufacturing company Fort Wayne Metals to develop 3D printed wires for use in next...

FuJo and ADAPT collaborating on new €3 million EU project

FuJo and ADAPT collaborating on new €3 million EU project

12 March 2021

A new €3 million EU funded Horizon2020 project examining the areas of participation and deliberation in democracies and how these can be supported is underway with partner institutions across Europe...