| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.02.2026 | ArrayPatch: First Close Of €3 Million Funding Raised To Advance Microneedle Patch Treatment For Nail Fungus | ArrayPatch, a Cork, Ireland-based biotech developing microneedle-based therapeutics, has announced the first close of a €3 million seed funding round to advance its lead program, ITZ-DerMap, a therapeutic designed to treat onychomycosis, co... |
| 10.02.2026 | ArrayPatch Announces First Close of €3M Seed Round to Advance ITZ-DerMap™ for Treatment of Nail Fungus | CORK, Ireland, Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ArrayPatch Ltd, a biotech company developing innovative microneedle-based therapeutics, today announced the first close of its €3 million seed funding round, to advance its lead program ITZ-DerMa... |
| 03.10.2025 | UCC spin-out ProVascTec secures €2.5m DTIF funding for breakthrough vascular therapy | A Cork-based UCC spin-out has been awarded €2.5m under the latest round of Enterprise Ireland’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) to develop a new treatment for severe arterial blockages.
ProVascTec, based at the UCC Gateway In... |
| 30.08.2025 | Student Inc. showcases business ideas from 70 student entrepreneurs at MTU | More than 70 student entrepreneurs from nine Irish universities gathered at Munster Technological University's (MTU) Bishopstown Campus on last week to showcase innovative businesses developed during the Student Inc. summer programme.
The 1... |
| 01.08.2025 | UCC researchers develop cost-effective ammonia sensor | Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have developed a new sensor to detect ammonia pollution in real-time in a breakthrough that is expected to reduce cost barriers to farmers.
They said that silicon nanowire sensor is a significant... |
| 02.05.2025 | EU-Funded Research Explores Sustainable Protein Alternatives for European Agriculture | A recent EU-funded study, part of the Horizon Programme, showcases efforts to diversify protein sources and reduce the environmental impact of food production. The research focuses on plant-based proteins, legumes, and innovative food produ... |
| 02.04.2025 | UCC agrees to sell Irish Management Institute to Business Post owner | University College Cork (UCC) has agreed to sell the Irish Management Institute (IMI) to the Kilcullen Business Post Group.
IMI staff were briefed on the sale earlier today (2 April) and advised that they will transfer to the Business Post ... |
| 04.03.2025 | Skillnet Ireland celebrates 10 years of STEM Teacher Internship | The national STEM Teacher Internship (STInt) programme, coordinated by DCU, is urging teachers and businesses to get involved to inspire the next generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) leaders.
One primary tea... |
| 23.01.2025 | UCC IGNITE reveals key innovation areas for entrepreneurs in 2025 | Tackling the spread of misinformation and technology for women's health, work-life balance, and education join artificial intelligence among the key innovation areas in 2025, according to the UCC IGNITE start-up incubator.
Applications for ... |
| 10.12.2024 | Resilience and Growth: The Pulse of Ireland's SMEs and BioPharma Sector | In the heart of Ireland, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pulse with confidence. A recent survey by ACCA reveals that 79% of these businesses feel optimistic about the future. This is not just a flicker of hope; it’s a beacon of re... |
| 10.12.2024 | Calls for Government to reconsider position on data centres | Friends of the Earth Ireland is calling on the Government to reconsider its position on the expansion of data centres and to respond to the policy recommendations in new expert research.
The research by Professor Hannah Daly, commissioned b... |
| 09.12.2024 | SME confidence high despite concerns about costs - ACCA | Eight in 10 (79%) small and medium-sized enterprises are either as confident or more confident about the future compared with this time last year.
A survey by professional accountancy body ACCA, that sought the views of SMEs on their econom... |
| 27.09.2024 | Facing our big Data Centre dilemma | With data centres accounting for 21% of electricity consumption in Ireland, environmentalists are warning of the implications for the country’s climate change targets, while technology experts argue that they are a vital piece of our econom... |
| 17.08.2024 | The Sweet Shift: Vegan Chocolate and the Future of Cocoa | The world of chocolate is changing. The sweet, creamy indulgence that many adore is facing a storm. Climate change, deforestation, and rising prices are reshaping the cocoa landscape. But hope is on the horizon. Innovations in vegan chocola... |
| 16.08.2024 | Climate-Proof Cocoa: Can These New Plants Save the Future of Chocolate? | 4 Mins Read Scientists have discovered three plants closely related to the Theobroma cacao plant, which could unlock the development of climate-resilient chocolate.
Chocolate is becoming worse for the planet, worse for labourers, and worse ... |
| 02.05.2024 | Patient Experience Journal Releases Volume 11, Issue 1 in association with The Beryl Institute | Volume 11, Issue 1 includes 20 articles focused on collaboration and transforming human experience in healthcare.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Beryl Institute announces the publication of Volume 11, Issue 1 of Pat... |
| 23.03.2024 | Middle age's hidden perils — and possibilities — for the aging brain | Middle age is a tipping point for the brain and can offer clues about the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, emerging scientific evidence shows.
Why it matters: The decades between 40 and 60 years old could be a key time for early inte... |
| 21.03.2024 | Commentary: The middle-aged brain changes a lot - and is key to understanding dementia | CORK, Ireland: Our brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life’s clock was ticking faster than usual. Childhood, adolescence and very old age are good examples of this. Yet for much of adulthood, the same clock ... |
| 16.02.2024 | 280-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil with Preserved Soft Tissues... Fake! | John Lopez, Tech Times 16 February 2024, 08:02 am
Scientists recently discovered that what was thought to be a remarkable 280-million-year-old dinosaur fossil with preserved soft tissues is actually a fake.
This discovery, reported by Unive... |
| 09.11.2023 | Female founders to the fore at Ignite awards | Founders Shannen O’Reilly of TrustDish and Ailis Crowley of Fash Forward were among the winners at a pitching contest organised for participants on the Ignite programme at University College Cork.
Shannen O’Reilly won the Bank of Ireland In... |
| 12.07.2023 | Nestlé and Cork's APC Microbiome team up for research | Nestlé and APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre based in University College Cork (UCC), have announced a new collaboration.
The focus will lay on the human microbiome and could ultimately benefit ... |
| 10.07.2023 | CergenX raises €1.2m for baby-brain screener | CergenX in Cork has raised an additional €1.2m in funding from private investors and previous investor Enterprise Ireland.
The company has raised over €2m to date and is developing a 'Newborn Brain Screener'.
CergenX, a spin out from Univer... |
| 08.07.2023 | UCC Sport to use Clubforce to manage all clubs | UCC Sport has brought on Clubforce as its technology partner and will become the first organisation to implement the Limerick software company's sports management platform for sports associations across all its 50 clubs.
Use of the all-in-o... |
| 30.06.2023 | University College Cork Secures Hefty €50M Debt Financing: European Investment Bank Takes the Lead | Key Takeaways:
University College Cork (UCC) raises a significant €50M through debt financing.
This marks the institution’s third fundraising round, raising its total funding to €62.5M.
The European Investment Bank serves as the leading inv... |
| 15.11.2022 | UCC project shines a light on healthier food | A multi-discipline research project in UCC has successfully developed a lighting system to replace the nutritional value lost when plant food is grown indoors, away from UV light.
Funded by Science Foundation Ireland, the project has evalua... |
| 03.06.2022 | UCC wins Enactus Ireland national competition | University College Cork (UCC) has been named the winner of the Enactus Ireland National Competition, held in person for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and will complete in the Enactus World Cup in Puerto Rico later... |
| 29.04.2022 | Winners of UCC Ignite grad business programme awards announced | Cleidi Hearn of Sunny Numbers was named best business at the annual awards and showcase for University College Cork's (UCC) Ignite graduate business programme for entrepreneurs and start-ups on Thursday evening.
Hearn was recognised for her... |
| 24.03.2022 | UCC start-up and spin-outs create 450 jobs in 10 years | Gateway UCC has announced that the University College Cork (UCC) start-up and spin-out companies supported since 2012 have created more than 450 jobs.
The 70 firms based on intellectual property from the university that Gateway UCC has supp... |
| 29.11.2021 | Oxford Instruments : NanoScience Supports Ground-breaking Work in… | 29 November 2021 Oxford Instruments NanoScience Supports Ground-breaking Work in Advanced Materials at University College Cork with Next-Generation Dilution Refrigerators
Today, Oxford Instruments NanoScience announces the supply of two nex... |
| 23.04.2021 | Entrepreneurs Graduate From UCC Ignite | The IGNITE startup incubation programme at University College Cork has graduated seven more entrepreneurs.
The startups range from a smart sleeping mask to one helping people secure basketball scholarships in the US, together with Pitseal, ... |
| 24.04.2020 | UrAbility Wins UCC Ignite Award | UrAbility has won the best business award in the annual Ignite awards. The UCC programme nurtures startups from ideas to commercial reality.
UrAbility, founded by James Northridge, is reinventing the way parents and educators support childr... |
| 25.02.2016 | Cork Centre Sprints To Aid Researchers | University College Cork today launched a new accelerator programme at its incubation centre GATEWAY UCC, with ten participants already signed up to benefit from the four-month-long SPRINT programme. Designed to support early stage start-ups... |
| - | University College Cork | “Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.” |
| - | The experiences of people with disabilities show we need a new understanding of urban safety | Creating safe and secure urban spaces is a core concern for city managers, urban planners and policy workers. Safety is a slippery concept to pin down, not least because it is a subjective experience. It incorporates our perceptions of plac... |
