ArrayPatch has been announced as the winner of the InterTradeIreland all-island Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, walking away with a cash prize of €130,000 to invest in their business. ArrayPatch also
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NextWave, a new national women founders accelerator programme, has started, offering tailored supports for female entrepreneurs who have founded high-potential start-ups. This ten-week programme is focused on supporting participants to
Mark O’Sullivan (pictured left), CEO of NeuroBell, has been awarded the Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder of the Year for 2025. NeuroBell is a medical device start-up based in Cork, founded
Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €27.6 million in Irish start-ups and supported a total of 157 start-up
Northern Ireland Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced that Ambition to Grow is helping over 250 companies to create good jobs and increase external sales. First launched in 2022,
Two Enterprise Ireland-backed companies have won funding approvals of up to €18.75 million in the latest competition under Horizon Europe’s European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Programme. The two successful companies
Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) and AMBER, the Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, have officially launched the European Space Agency (ESA) Phi-Lab Ireland – a pioneering six-year
Invest Northern Ireland has announced that two Coleraine SMEs are the first to receive investment from its £39 million equity fund, Co-Fund III. StimOxyGen and Dia Beta Labs, two life
A new round of Access to Finance funding from Invest NI has been launched. The portfolio of three funds includes £100 million from Invest NI and is expected to attract
Companies based at the Higgs Centre for Innovation in Edinburgh have secured over £25 million in funding since the business incubation centre opened in 2018, creating over 150 jobs. This achievement
Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €27.6 million in Irish start-ups and supported a total of 157 start-up
Enterprise Ireland has announced a new stream of support under its Commercialisation Fund: Proof of Concept Funding. Designed to be accessible, it will support the development of research and technology
Enterprise Ireland has published its new five-year strategy ‘Delivering for Ireland, Leading Globally (2025-2029)’, which outlines the organisation’s aims and ambitions for the Irish enterprise base and its purpose to
A female entrepreneurship programme developed at University of Galway’s IdeasLab is to expand nationwide at five other higher education institutions following a special funding award from the Higher Education Authority
Enterprise Ireland has announced that its CEO Leo Clancy (pictured above) will step down from the role in March 2025 to take up a new leadership role. It is intended that
IDA Ireland, in collaboration with Microsoft and LinkedIn, has published the latest in its Labour Market Pulse report series, which provides insights and trends from the Irish labour market to
The Future Medicines Institute (FMI), a £55 million industry-led collaborative initiative aimed at advancing North Ireland’s Precision Medicine sector, has been launched. Backed by a consortium of leading companies in
Irish Medtech, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland have revealed the finalists of the Irish Medtech Awards 2024, which are held as part
Twenty-two of Ireland’s top entrepreneurs and innovators presented new research breakthroughs to leading figures in business and industry at a special showcase at University of Galway recently. The 22 high
A range of new eco-friendly packaging materials made from onion skins and peelings is being created by an Oban-based start-up, offering an alternative to fossil fuel-derived plastic products – a
A new report reveals that the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) battery sector is attracting record levels of venture capital (VC) investment. UK-based EV battery start-ups have raised $2.7 billion in
Businesses from across the island have been recognised in the Business Post Hot 100 start-ups, in association with Enterprise Ireland. The highest profile inclusion is Affinity EV, based in Ballinasloe,
The Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey, a comprehensive report on knowledge transfer activities in Ireland, has published its findings for the year 2023. The survey, which collects data from Ireland’s Higher
The Irish Government has launched the National Enterprise Hub, a new all-of-Government service staffed by experts and trained advisors, which
Enterprise Ireland saw investment in R&D activities by companies it supports in the Food and Drink sector reach €165 million
Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €24 million
ESB has announced a new collaboration with BladeBridge, a Cork-based start-up specialising in wind turbine blade repurposing. The company had
Ireland’s first National Centre of Excellence dedicated to supporting start-up, micro and small food businesses has been officially opened in
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerator programme for start-ups has been launched at University College Dublin (UCD). The 6-month AI
KT Boost, a new four-year, €33.4 million knowledge transfer funding programme for Irish universities and technological universities (TUs), has been
A €16 million purpose-built innovation centre, Work IQ, situated in Tallaght’s newly developed Innovation Quarter is on track to open
Bonafi Limited, a pioneer in compliance technology for the life sciences sector, has officially opened its new office space at
Limerick-based Mavarick announced as Overall Winner of Annual InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Competition
Mavarick has been announced as the overall winner of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, walking away with a cash prize
Sinéad Crowther (pictured right), Founder and CEO of Soothing Solutions, has been named the Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder
Are you an early-stage food or drink company interested in scaling your business? Do you have a category-disrupting product, solution
A flagship food development project in the heart of one of Ireland’s richest farmland areas has been unveiled this week
An exciting new business programme designed to support biotechnology start-ups in the north-west of England has formally launched with its
Thousands more Irish companies will now be eligible for Government export grants in a move designed to fill a crucial
UK start-ups at the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom (ESA BIC UK) have raised over £100 million
Scottish start-up Mako Aerospace based in Dunfermline, has teamed up with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the
The sod has been turned at the Boyne Valley Food Hub, a flagship project of the Boyne Valley Food Innovation
The number of UK exporters increased slightly in May 2022 according to the latest Exporter Monitor by Coriolis Technologies and
HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative
xWave Technologies, an Irish healthtech start-up headquartered at NovaUCD, and CeADAR, Ireland’s Centre for Applied AI, at University College Dublin,
Venture capital investment into Irish tech start-ups and SMEs reached a record €1.3 billion in 2021, up 44% from €925m
The Irish Government has launched a new €90 million fund for Irish start-ups at Trinity College Dublin’s Tangent Ideas Workspace
Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC), a top global incubator in the heart of Dublin City, has launched its new 100,000 sq
The European Commission has released evaluation results showing that five Enterprise Ireland-backed companies have been recommended for more than €20.5
Dublin City University is calling on anyone with a great early-stage business idea which is based on technology, to take
Valitacell, an Irish biotechnology SME, has been selected by as one of 11 high potential global start-ups to join the
Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets, invested €24 million
Lisburn-based technology start-up, StormHarvester, has developed a system to monitor and control water and wastewater levels within drainage networks. The
SPRINT 2020, which is designed to support early stage start-ups, entrepreneurs and UCC-based researchers has been launched. Participants will now
HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and an initiative of
Enterprise Ireland has announced that it is offering up to €35,000 in funding for food and drink companies who participate in the
HBAN, the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment and a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland
ESB is to trial pilot projects with five international energy start-ups, cementing its commitment to delivering value-driven solutions for a
HBAN has announced that Bluedrop Medical, a Galway-based Medical device start-up, has secured €3.7 million in funding to help manage one
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