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Scientists and reseearchers from University College Cork are set to colaborate with academic and industry leaders from Ireland and the United States as part of the new "InTeleCat" initiative. The initiative aims to accelerate the development of pharmaceuticals.The groundbreaking intiative seeks to showcase how Artificial Intelligence can be used to make drug production more efficient, economical, and sustainable. The primary goal of InTeleCat is to leverage Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimise and predict catalytic processes that are critical in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Toy Library which is led by UCC researcher Giorgia Anile is Ireland's first digital toy library. The Toy Library offers a free way for families to refresh toy collections without spending money and reduce waste by giving unwanted toys a new lease of life. You can visit the Toy Library website at www.thetoylibrary.ie The project is one of five innovative non-profit projects in Cork to receive support from the €400,000 SEFIT (Social Ecosystems for Fair and Inclusive Transitions) Challenge Fund.

In what is an example of the circular economy, Bokashi sees food waste and similar organic material converted into a soil treatment which adds nutrients and improves soil texture. The Bokashi method was first developed in Japan and is widley used across Asia. The scheme which is currently being implemented in Cork City Hall sees food waste converted into a soil supplement which is then used to fertilise soils across Cork City. Every week, Cork City Council's canteen produces approximately 120 litres of food scraps. Since Christmas of last year, a large portion of this food waste has been coverted to Bokashi