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IGNITE Start-up Profiles
18 May 2023 -
Applications For IGNITE are now OPEN!
08 May 2023Applications for the full-time programme, commencing July 2023 are now open!
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IGNITE start-up ForgetMeNot featured in The Irish Times
18 May 2023The ForgetMeNot app makes reminiscence therapy more accessible for those with dementia and is customisable for each family’s needs
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IGNITE Start-Ups Shine at the 2023 Spring Awards & Showcase
02 May 2023The IGNITE Awards and Showcase for Spring 2023 was hosted in The Hub, University College Cork with Jonathan Healy as MC.
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IGNITE Start-up, Zirkulu aims to raise €250k
28 Mar 2023Cork-based outdoor apparel company Zirkulu are seeking to raise €250,000 in external investment for product development & global expansion.
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Start-Up Lab Grand Pitch Event
24 Mar 2023On Tuesday 21 March, we hosted the Start-Up Lab Spring 2023 Grand Pitch event and each participant had to do a 3-minute pitch to an adjudication panel.
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International Women's Day 2023
08 Mar 2023Showcasing the female founders on IGNITE for International Women's Day 2023.
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Applications For IGNITE CLOSING on Monday 6 March!
02 Mar 2023Applications for the full-time programme commencing April 2023 will be closing on Monday 6th March!
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IDEAS FOR IMPACT Spring 2023 Overview
26 Feb 2023IDEAS FOR IMPACT Spring 2023 "INNOVATING HEALTHCARE" award winners announced.
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Student Entrepreneur Awards 2023 Information Session
20 Feb 2023On Wednesday 8th March we will be hosting a Student Entrepreneur Awards information session for UCC students interested in applying for the competition.
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IGNITE Start-Ups Are Hiring!
14 Feb 2023IGNITE Start-ups Recruitroo, LegitFit, Addaptiv & Trustap are now hiring for IT, engineering, marketing, management & design roles with 14 roles available.
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IDEAS FOR IMPACT
10 Feb 2023IDEAS FOR IMPACT is a 12 hour hackathon designed to find new ideas to solve the world’s biggest problems.
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Cork-based Teleatherapy raises €700k in Pre-Seed Funding
09 Feb 2023IGNITE alum Clare Meskill, CEO & co-founder of speech therapy technology company Teleatherapy, has raised €700k in pre-seed funding from private investors and Enterprise Ireland.
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IGNITE is Now Open for Applications
07 Feb 2023Monday 6 March 2023 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the next IGNITE programme which gets underway in April.
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LegitFit wins Cork Chamber Emerging Award 2023
04 Feb 2023LegitFit, founded by Ryan O' Neill, Gearoid Collins & Ian O' Sullivan, was named Cork Chamber Emerging Company of the Year 2023 at Cork Chamber's Annual Dinner on 3 Feb.
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Start-Up Lab Open For Applications
23 Jan 2023Are you working on a start-up idea that has potential for commercial, environmental or social impact?
Are you an undergraduate student, a postgraduate student or a recent graduate?
And do you have the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future?
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IGNITE Startups Listed in the Sunday Independent's 30 under 30
05 Dec 2022IGNITE Alumni Clare Meskill, founder of Teleatherapy & Marion Cantillon, founder of Pitseal and UCC student and innovation and entrepreneurship scholar Emma Coffey, founder of FinalBend listed in the Sunday Independent's Top 30 Under 30.
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Start-Up Lab Grand Pitch Event
23 Nov 2022On Tuesday 22 November we hosted the Start-Up Lab Autumn 2022 Grand Pitch event and each participant had to do a 3minute pitch to an adjudication panel.
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IDEAS FOR IMPACT
12 Nov 2022IDEAS FOR IMPACT Autumn 2022 award winners announced.
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IGNITE is Now Open for Applications
07 Nov 2022Monday 5 December 2022 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the next IGNITE programme which gets underway in January.
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IDEAS FOR IMPACT
01 Nov 2022IDEAS FOR IMPACT is a 12 hour hackathon designed to find new ideas to solve the world’s biggest problems.
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nternz Wins IGNITE Best Business Award
26 Oct 2022nternz, a professional social network platform designed and optimised specifically for college students has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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IGNITE Alum LegitFit raises €1m
09 Sep 2022Cork-based gym and studio software company LegitFit has raised a €1 million seed funding round as it seeks to expand in the UK.
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Start-Up Lab Open For Applications
12 Sep 2022Are you working on a start-up idea that has potential for commercial, environmental or social impact?
Are you an undergraduate student, a postgraduate student or a recent graduate?
And do you have the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future?
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Discover How IGNITE Can Help You Start Your Business - Webinar
08 Aug 2022Do you want to hear more about the IGNITE Programme?
Join us on Wed 24 August at 15.00 to hear how we can help you start your business. The IGNITE team, Eamon Curtin - Director and Michelle Dorgan - Programme Manager will talk about IGNITE, what it entails, the application process and answer any questions you may have.
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IGNITE is Now Open for Applications
01 Aug 2022Wednesday 31 August 2022 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the next IGNITE programme which gets underway in October.
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IGNITE Alum wins Top Prize in 2022 Ideate Ireland Competition
28 Jun 2021IGNITE Alum Dr Mark O'Sullivan and INFANT researcher Dr Alison O’Shea of Neurobell won the top prize in the 2022 Ideate Ireland competition. Two more research teams and a student from University College Cork and its research centres, Tyndall National Institute and INFANT Research Centre, were also awarded prizes in the competition.
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IGNITE Alum Wins Start-Up Of The Year at UCC Research Awards
01 Jun 2021Clare Meskill, IGNITE Alum and founder of Teleatherapy, won the Start-up of the Year Award at the 2021 University College Cork Research Awards.
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IGNITE is Now Open for Applications
02 May 2022Monday 30 May 2022 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the next IGNITE programme which gets underway in July.
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Sunny Numbers Wins IGNITE Best Business Award
29 Apr 2022Sunny Numbers, an e-learning platform powered by peer support that helps you to build data skills, has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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Start-Up Lab Winners Announced!
15 Mar 2022On Tuesday 15 March we hosted the Start-Up Lab Spring 2022 Grand Pitch event and each participant had to do a 3minute pitch to an adjudication panel.
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IDEAS FOR IMPACT
14 Mar 2022IDEAS FOR IMPACT Spring 2022 award winners announced.
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IDEAS FOR IMPACT
18 Feb 2022IDEAS FOR IMPACT is a 12 hour hackathon designed to find new ideas to solve the world’s biggest problems.
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Student Entrepreneur Awards Information Session
21 Feb 2022On Friday 18th February we hosted a Student Entrepreneur Awards information session for UCC students interested in applying for the competition.
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IGNITE is Now Open for Applications
14 Feb 2022Monday 14 March 2022 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the next IGNITE programme which gets underway in April.
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Start-Up Lab Open For Applications
17 Jan 2022Are you working on a start-up idea that has potential for commercial, environmental or social impact?
Are you an undergraduate student, a postgraduate student or a recent graduate?
And do you have the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future?
Then Start-Up Lab may be for you!
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IGNITE to take on start-up cohorts every 3 months
05 Jan 2022IGNITE UCC has revealed that it is shifting from two open calls per year to four open calls per year – taking on five start-ups four times a year instead of 10 start-ups twice a year.
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IGNITE Start-Ups in the Media
14 Dec 2021A number of IGNITE start-ups have recently been profiled in the media.
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Start-Up Lab Autumn 2021
07 Dec 2021Start-Up Lab Autumn 2021 Winners Announced.
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IGNITE is Now Open for Applications
06 Dec 2021Monday 10 January 2022 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the 17h IGNITE programme which gets underway in January.
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Cork-based Talivest raises $1m for new tool to gauge staff wellbeing levels
22 Nov 2021Employee analytics software company Talivest has raised $1 million (€870,000) in a new funding round led by former Voxpro founders Dan and Linda Kiely.
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IGNITE Programme celebrates 10 years of success
09 Nov 2021The IGNITE programme at UCC, which nurtures startups from ideas to commercial reality, is celebrating ten years of success this year.
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Refractd Wins IGNITE Best Business Award
02 Nov 2021Refractd, a data privacy and compliance company has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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Start-Up Lab
13 Oct 2021Are you working on a start-up idea that has potential for commercial, environmental or social impact?
Are you an undergraduate student, a postgraduate student or a recent graduate?
And do you have the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future?
Then Start-Up Lab may be for you!
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IGNITE Alumni Acquires UK Platform
02 Sep 2021IGNITE Alumni, LegitFit is furthering its international expansion by acquiring GoFyt, a UK-based fitness marketplace company.
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IGNITE is Now Open for Applications
05 Jul 2021Friday 20 Aug 2021 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the 16th IGNITE programme which gets underway in September.
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IGNITE Start-Ups Are Hiring!
23 Jun 2021IGNITE Start-ups Trustap, Ecanvasser, legitfit.com and Peckish are now hiring for software, customer service, marketing and sales roles with over 20+ roles available.
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Discover How IGNITE Can Help You Start Your Business - Webinar
16 Jun 2021Do you want to hear more about the IGNITE Programme?
Join us on Wed 30 June at 16.00 to hear how we can help you start your business. The IGNITE team, Eamon Curtin - Director and Michelle Dorgan - Programme Manager will talk about IGNITE, what it entails, the application process and answer any questions you may have.
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IGNITE Start-Up Wins Award
13 Jun 2021Marion Cantillon, founder of Piteal won the Cruickshank High Achieving Merit Award at the 2021 Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards which took place virtually on 11 June.
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Start Your Business With IGNITE
09 Jun 2021IGNITE, an international award winning start-up programme at University College Cork, is looking for recent graduate entrepreneurs to join the next IGNITE programme, commencing September 2021.
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Reach The Top Wins IGNITE Best Business Award
22 Apr 2021Reach The Top, an innovative platform connecting elite athletes and NCAA affiliated colleges has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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IGNITE Alumni listed in Forbes 30 under 30
08 Apr 2021Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy Features in the 2021 European Forbes 30 under 30 list.
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IGNITE Awards and Showcase Spring 2021
01 Apr 2021The IGNITE Awards & Showcase Spring 2021 will take place online on Thursday 22 April at 19.30.
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Start-Up Lab for Sustainable Businesses
30 Mar 2021Start-Up Lab for Sustainable Businesses Grand Pitch Event, Spring 2021.
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IGNITE Guest Speaker and Speed Networking Event
29 Mar 2021On Thursday 25 March, we hosted our IGNITE Guest Speaker and Speed Networking event online with EY Entrepreneur of the Year Nominees and Winners.
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Celebrating Female Founders on IGNITE
08 Mar 2021For International Women's Day this year, we want to showcase the female founders on IGNITE.
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IGNITE Information Webinar - Discover How IGNITE Can Help You Start Your Business
03 Feb 2021Do you want to hear more about the IGNITE Programme? Join us on Wed 10 Feb at 17.00 for an information webinar. The IGNITE team, Eamon Curtin - Director and Michelle Dorgan - Programme Manager will talk about IGNITE, what it entails, the application process and answer any questions you may have.
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IGNITE is Open for Applications
18 Jan 2021Friday 19 Feb @ 23.00 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the 15th IGNITE programme which gets underway in April.
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Alumni Shortlisted in the National Start-up Awards
09 Dec 2020IGNITE Alumni, Addaptiv, Yooni, Safecare and Legitfit were shortlisted under four categories for the Munster region in the National Startup Awards 2020.
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"The one critical ingredient for start-up success is a paying customer"
01 Dec 2020Interview with Silicon Republic, IGNITE Programme Director, Eamon Curtin gives his advice for start-ups, from the importance of a business network to why you need to ‘eat, sleep and breathe’ your customer.
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IGNITE is Open for Expressions of Interest
20 Nov 2020We are open for Expressions of Interest from individuals or teams considering starting a business in 2021.
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Start-up Lab at UCC is BACK!
27 Oct 2020Start-Up Lab at UCC is looking for people with passion currently working either full-time or part-time on scalable start-up ideas that have potential for commercial or social impact and with the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future. It's open to undergraduate and postgraduate students and recent graduates in any discipline from any 3rd level institution in Ireland.
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Neurobell wins IGNITE Best Business Award
15 Oct 2020Neurobell a company developing a diagnostic medical device for the early detection and monitoring of brain injuries in newborns has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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IGNITE's Virtual Awards and Showcase
25 Sep 2020The IGNITE Autumn Awards & Showcase will take place online on Thursday 15 October at 19.00.
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IGNITE Start-ups featured in the Irish Times
27 Aug 2020Three IGNITE participants were recently featured in the Irish Times Newspaper.
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Mark O'Sullivan Wins National Student Entrepreneur Award
12 Jun 2020Mark O'Sullivan, of Neurobell was named Enterprise Ireland's 2020 Student Entrepreneur of the Year.
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IGNITE is Open for Applications
04 May 2020Friday 5 June 2020 @ 23.00 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the 14th IGNITE programme which gets underway early Autumn.
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UrAbility Wins IGNITE Best Business Award
23 Apr 2020UrAbility, a company reinventing the way parents and educators support children with disabilities, enhancing the learning experience with an online training and support model has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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ApisProtect Wins Think Global Start-Up Award
22 Apr 2020ApisProtect won the Think Global Award 2020 in the Start-Up category, during a virtual awards ceremony on April 22, 2020.
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IGNITE's Online Awards and Showcase
16 Apr 2020IGNITE has moved online and so the IGNITE Awards & Showcase has moved online too.
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IGNITE Goes Online
10 Apr 2020The IGNITE team reacted quickly to ensure there was no break in support for IGNITE start-ups arising from COVID-19 restrictions.
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Start-Up Lab at UCC Winners
10 Mar 2020Rent-It, an online rental service was named "Best Business Idea" at the Start-Up Lab at UCC Grand Pitch event on 10 March 2020. The business idea was pitched by Aishwarya Adyanthaya and her team Bhavik Chandora, Sidharthan Kamaraj, who are completing an MSc in Information Systems for Business Performance at University College Cork.
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Mark O'Sullivan, wins UCC Entrepreneur of the Year
06 Mar 2020Mark O'Sullivan of Neurobell was named UCC Entrepreneur of the Year for 2020.
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IGNITE Visits Start-up Hub In Skibbereen
02 Mar 2020On Monday 2 March, IGNITE visited the Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen, Ireland's first rural 1 Gig society.
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UrAbility Presents At The United Nations
19 Feb 2020IGNITE start-up, UrAbility won a Zero Project Award 2020 at the United Nations in Vienna.
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AnaBio wins Cork Chamber SME Award 2020
07 Feb 2020AnaBio Technologies Ltd, founded by Dr Sinéad Bleiel (Doherty) was named Cork Chamber SME Company of the Year 2020 at Cork Chamber's Annual Dinner on 7 Feb.
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IGNITE is Open for Applications
16 Jan 2020Friday 14th February 2020 @ 23.00 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the 13th IGNITE programme which gets underway this April 2020.
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Start-up Lab at UCC is BACK!
07 Jan 2020Start-Up Lab at UCC is looking for people with passion currently working either full-time or part-time on scalable start-up ideas that have potential for commercial or social impact and with the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future. It's open to UCC staff, students and Alumni.
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IGNITE Checks Out Dublin's Startup Scene
09 Dec 2019Meeting founders, making connections, contacts, meeting mentors and learning from expert talks were the objectives when IGNITE hit Dublin on 5th/6th Dec 2019.
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An Tanaiste, Visits IGNITE
19 Nov 2019The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney, visited IGNITE on the 18th November 2019.
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DREAM BIG!
13 Nov 2019Dr Sinead Bleiel, IGNITE Alumni and founder, AnaBio Technologies invited IGNITE cohorts to visit their new production facility, Centre of Encapsulation in Carrigtwohill on the 13th November 2019.
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IGNITE Welcomes The U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
13 Nov 2019IGNITE had the fantastic opportunity to meet the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Edward F. Crawford during his visit to University College Cork.
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Start-Up Lab at UCC Winners
08 Nov 2019Soileir, a product blend of proteins, cultures and flavors creating a high protein, allergen free, Greek yogurt product was named as Best Business Idea at the Start-Up Lab at UCC workshops on 5th November 2019. The business idea was pitched by Lisa Zychowski, who completed a PhD in Food Science, UCC in 2018.
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ApisProtect, Gold Award Winners
28 Oct 2019IGNITE Alumni, ApisProtect wins Gold in Tech Start Up of the Year and Gold in AgTech Start Up of the Year in National Start Up Awards 2019.
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IGNITE Welcomes World Champion
11 Oct 2019On Tuesday, 8th October 2019, IGNITE welcomed Bank of Ireland's Youth Ambassador, Rob Heffernan, Olympic and World Race Walking Champion.
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Global Entrepreneurship Award
30 Sep 2019The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme was recently shortlisted in the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centres (GCEC) Awards 2019.
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EziVein Wins IGNITE Best Business
20 Sep 2019EziVein, a medical aid designed to enhance the visibility of a vein to reduce the time and trauma for a blood draw or IV cannulation in the 35% of patients who suffer from DVA (diffculty vein access) has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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Start-up Lab at UCC Open For Applications!
13 Sep 2019Start-Up Lab at UCC is looking for people with passion currently working either full-time or part-time on scalable start-up ideas that have potential for commercial or social impact and with the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future. It's open to UCC staff, students and Alumni.
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IGNITE Welcomes New Mentor
19 Aug 2019Ross O'Dwyer, CEO and Co-Founder of sports media business, Pundit Arena has joined IGNITE's mentor panel.
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Alumni News: Portable Med Tech partner with pharma giant, MSD.
15 Jul 2019IGNITE Alumni Eoin O'Carroll and brothers Kevin Bambury and Richard Bambury, founders of Portable Medical Technology's ONCOassist partner with pharma giant MSD. The opportunity comes after the company won the MSD Innovation Factory competition in Beirut earlier this year.
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IGNITE Startup Founders Listed in the top 30 under 30 in Irish Tech
27 Jun 2019Richard Barrett, co-founder of PunditArena and Conor Lyden, founder of Trustap both listed in the Sunday Business Post's Top 30 Under 30 in Irish Tech.
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IGNITE is Open for Expressions of Interest
27 May 2019We are now open for Expressions of Interest from individuals or teams considering starting a business in 2020.
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IGNITE Start-ups Win at Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur Awards
06 May 2019IGNITE Startup Founders Paul O’Shea of Peckish and Darragh Lucey of Yooni won Awards for Best Business Idea at IBYE Cork Finals.
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The 12th IGNITE Programme is Open for Applications
26 Apr 2019Sunday 26th May 2019 is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the 12th IGNITE programme which gets underway this September 2019.
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T4Adventure Wins at IGNITE Spring 2019 Awards & Showcase
28 Mar 2019T4Adventure, a company that creates and produces a range of lightweight, quick-cooking breakfasts, entrees and snacks that nourish and reward outdoor athletes, has been named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Best Business.
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Stalios Gloves wins Best Business Idea at Start Up Lab at UCC
12 Mar 2019BSc (Accounting) student, Luke Pottinger won the Best Business Idea Award at the Start Up Lab at UCC workshops on 12 March 2019, with his idea for Stalios Gloves, a glove designed specifically for bar tenders to improve health & safety. He identified the product need through personal experience working in the hospitality sector.
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IGNITE 11 Open for Applications
08 Feb 2019Friday, 8 March, is the closing date for applications for the next intake of participants for the IGNITE Programme which gets underway this April. The twelve month business incubation programme at University College Cork, that nurtures, develops and strengthens entrepreneurial potential, is inviting applications from recent graduates from any discipline, from any third level institution with a viable business idea.
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Start-up Lab at UCC Returns!
18 Jan 2019Start-Up Lab at UCC is looking for people with passion currently working either full-time or part-time on scalable start-up ideas that have potential for commercial or social impact and with the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future.
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Cork company ApisProtect receives €1.5 million investment boost to create 25 new jobs
20 Nov 2018ApisProtect, an Irish agtech innovator using the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor honey bee colonies, announced the close of a €1.5 million seed round of financing led by top-tier international venture capital investors Finistere Ventures and Atlantic Bridge Capital. Radicle Growth, the Yield Lab and Enterprise Ireland also participated in the investment round.
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Make a Mark wins Best Business Idea at Start-Up Lab at UCC
13 Nov 2018Make a Mark, a product to apply marking fluid to sheep, was named as Best Business Idea at the Start-Up Lab at UCC workshops on 13 November 2018. The business idea was pitched by First Year BSc (Government) student Mary Murphy.
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IGNITE is Open for Expressions of Interest for 2019
02 Nov 2018We are now open for Expressions of Interest from individuals or teams considering an application to either IGNITE11, starting April 2019, or IGNITE12, starting October 2019.
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Milis Bio wins at IGNITE Awards & Showcase 2018
20 Sep 2018Success has a low-calorie flavour as Milis Bio is named Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Business of the Year 2018.
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Start-up Lab at UCC is Back!
11 Sep 2018Start-Up Lab at UCC is looking for people with passion currently working either full-time or part-time on scalable start-up ideas that have potential for commercial or social impact and with the ambition to work full-time on the idea in the future.
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OnTheQT.ie, Evolve Therapy and Shopless nominated for the 2018 Cork Digital Marketing Awards
10 Aug 2018The nominees for the 5th Annual Cork Digital Marketing Awards are in, and this year three IGNITE startups have been nominated. These include OnTheQT.ie (Founder, Stephanie Lynch), Evolve Therapy (Founder, Emily Ahern) and Shopless (Founder and CEO, Niamh Parker).
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Royal Visit: The Prince of Wales meets Fiona-Edwards Murphy of ApisProtect
15 Jun 2018University College Cork’s brightest entrepreneurial talent was in royal company on Thursday June 14, as students and alumni assembled to welcome HRH The Prince of Wales to campus.
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IGNITE hits Dublin for contacts, mentors and talks
05 May 2018Making contacts, meeting mentors and learning from expert talks were the objectives when IGNITE hit Dublin for 24 hours on 3/4 May.
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ApisProtect places 2nd at the Finals of Ideas from Europe
25 Apr 2018On April 24 2018 in the Knights’ Hall in The Hague at the Finals of Ideas from Europe, twelve passionate innovators presented their sustainable solutions for today's global issues.
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Open Call for Applications to IGNITE Autumn 2018
13 Apr 2018We are open for applications to the next IGNITE programme starting in October 2018.
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Official opening of new facility for IGNITE startup AnaBio Technologies
29 Mar 2018On Monday 26 March AnaBio Technologies LTD celebrated the inauguration of its Centre of Excellence for Encapsulation Technologies in Carrigtwohill, Co.Cork. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Michael Creed TD officiated over the inauguration.
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KneeMetrics wins Best Business Idea at UCC Start-Up Lab
14 Mar 2018KneeMetrics, a product to aid rehabilitation after knee surgery, was named as Best Business Idea at the Start-Up Lab at UCC workshops on 13 March 2018.
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Open Call for Applications to IGNITE Spring 2018
12 Feb 2018We are open for applications to the next IGNITE programme starting in April 2018.
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Conor Lyden, CEO, Trustap wins in Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur Regional Finals
15 Jan 2018IGNITE founder Conor Lyden, CEO, Trustap was awarded the prize of Best Startup in Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Regional Finals on Monday evening and will now go on to the National IBYE Finals in Dublin.
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Apis Protect shortlisted in the Cork Chamber Cork Company of the year 2018 Awards
08 Jan 2018IGNITE start-up Apis Protect has been shortlisted in the Cork Chamber Cork Company of the Year 2018 awards in the Best Emerging Company category.
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IGNITE wins at Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur Cork Finals
15 Dec 2017IGNITE Founder Conor Lyden, TrustAp was named as Best Young Entrepreneur 2018 for Local Enterprise Office South Cork at the Cork local IBYE awards.
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IGNITE in India for Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017
28 Nov 2017Four IGNITE alumni are set to join 1500 other entrepreneurs and investors at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India, 28 - 30 November 2017.
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IGNITE at Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Cork Boot Camp
20 Nov 2017Seven IGNITE start-ups made the shortlist for the Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur Cork Boot Camp at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery, 24-25 November 2017.
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Peckish Named Best Business Idea at UCC Start-Up Workshops
15 Nov 2017Paul O’Shea’s Peckish was named as Best Business Idea at the finale of the Autumn 2017 Start-Up Workshops on 13 November 2017. Other winners on the night were Kate Morris for EquiClean and Dave Calnan for SourceAcademy.
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ApisProtect wins at IGNITE Showcase & Awards 2017
29 Sep 2017ApisProtect was announced as Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Business of the Year 2017 at the IGNITE Showcase & Awards in a packed Aula Maxima, UCC on 28 September 2017.
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Start-Up Workshops Closing Date Weds 27 Sept 2017
20 Sep 2017Our Start-Up Workshops, run as a collaboration between IGNITE and Blackstone Launchpad at University College Cork and supported by Bank of Ireland, are designed to help anyone with a good business idea to develop a robust business model.
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IGNITE Awards & Showcase 2017
08 Aug 2017The annual IGNITE Awards & Showcase event will take place on Thursday 28 September 2017 to celebrate the achievements of our graduate entrepreneurs.
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Alumni News - OnTheQT.ie Launches New Travel Show
13 Jul 2017Cork’s RedFM have partnered with award winning travel website OnTheQT.ie to launch a brand new tv series for online called Red Travel.
Thursday, July 13th, 2017 11:20am
Source: http://www.redfm.ie/news/cork/redfm-launch-new-online-travel-tv-series/
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IGNITE startup ApisProtect Secures €100,000 Investment
09 Jul 2017ApisProtect buzzing with €100k to help save bees
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Alumni News - KonnectAgain secures funding for expansion
09 Jul 2017Software company to raise bar with its hire hopes
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IGNITE Open for Applications - Closing 26 May 2017
04 Apr 2017IGNITE 2017/2018 is now open for applications. The announcement was made at the IGNITE Open Information Evening in UCC's Western Gateway Building on 4th April. The programme is open for applications until Friday, May 26th.
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IGNITE Open Evening 2017/18
29 Mar 2017Call For Applications IGNITE 2018 (starting September 2017)
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Richard Barrett Wins Google Award at IBYE
05 Mar 2017Richard Barrett, co-founder of Pundit Arena with Ross O’Dwyer, was presented with the Best Promotion of Business On-Line Google Award at the National Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Finals at Google’s European Headquarters on 5th March 2017.
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Emerald de Leeuw Wins European Young Innovator of the Year Award
25 Jan 2017Emerald de Leeuw was announced as winner of the 2016 European Young Innovator of the Year by the European Young Innovators Forum. The announcement was made at Unconvention2017 in Brussels on 25th January 2017.
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IGNITE Start-Ups Vie for Cork Chamber Emerging Company of the Year 2017
09 Jan 2017Two IGNITE start-ups were announced among the three companies shortlisted for Cork Chamber Emerging Company of the Year 2017.
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Make 2017 The Year to Start Your Business
09 Dec 2016Have you a great business idea but don't know where to start?
Sign up to Start-Up Workshops by IGNITE and Bank of Ireland Workbench on or before Monday 19 December 2016.
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IGNITE Welcomes Deirdre Clune MEP
17 Nov 2016Deirdre Clune, MEP for Ireland South, visited IGNITE on Thursday 17th Nov 2016.
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IGNITE at IBYE Boot Camp 2016
06 Nov 2016IGNITE and UCC were well represented at Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur IBYE Boot Camp over the weekend of 4th/6th November.
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Musgrave Group Partners with IGNITE
01 Nov 2016IGNITE has announced details of sponsorship that sees Musgrave Group partner the business innovation programme that helps recent graduates launch sustainable businesses.
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Vconnecta Wins 2016 Smart Technology Innovation Award
20 Oct 2016Vconnecta Ltd was awarded the 2016 Smart Technology Innovation Award at IT@Cork European Tech Cluster Leaders Awards.
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Pundit Arena to Target US Market
03 Oct 2016Irish sports media start-up, Pundit Arena, recently announced plans to raise €3M and target the US market in 2017.
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Packed House for IGNITE 2017 Launch Reception
03 Oct 2016Ten aspiring graduate entrepreneurs, working on exciting start-up businesses were introduced on Monday, October 3rd at a packed reception at the Western Gateway Building, UCC, to mark the launch of the 7th IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme.
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Awards and Showcase 2016 Top Prize goes to Allmin Resources Ireland Ltd.
28 Jun 2016Sponsored by Bank of Ireland, EY and J.W. O'Donovan Solicitos, awards were presented in several categories, among them the overall 'Business of the Year,' as well as prizes for 'Business Plan and 'Innovation'.
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IGNITE Wins National European Enterprise Promotion Award 2016
13 Sep 2016The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme was recently named as Irish National European Enterprise Promotion Award Winner 2016.
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IGNITE 2016 participants compete for top prizes
15 Jun 2016Five Awards will be presented at the annual Awards & Showcase event on Wednesday, 27th June 2016 at 6.00pm to celebrate the achievements of our graduate entrepreneurs.
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Irish-Based Sports Media Platform, Pundit Arena Raises €650,000
01 Feb 2016Irish based sports media platform; Pundit Arena, has raised a seed round of €650,000 from a collection of angel investors, based both in Ireland and the United States. Pundit Arena, the leading sports media platform that enables articulate fans to become paid journalists through their unique revenue-share model has grown to more than 300 writers and over 1.4 million monthly users in the last year.
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IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Information Evening
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Successful IGNITE start-up Pundit Arena founders to speak at IGNITE Open Information Evening
21 Apr 2016Richard Barrett and Ross O’Dwyer, cofounders of Pundit Arena (www.punditarena.com), Danny O’Donovan founder of SUPP (www.supp.ie) and, current participant, Alpa Agrawal, founder of Allmin Resources Ireland Ltd (www.allminresources.com) will share their stories at this year's IGNITE Open Information Evening.
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AnaBio Technologies to Invest €200,000 in NPD Facility – Create 11 New Jobs
29 Feb 2016Biotech company Anabio Technologies Ltd has announced that it will invest €200,000 in a New Product Development facility at Teagasc’s Food Research Centre in Fermoy, Co. Cork and grow the workforce to 24 over the coming 12 months.
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IGNITE 2016 Launch Reception
12 Oct 2015The launch of the 6th IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme in UCC sees 14 enthusiastic graduates of University College Cork, Cork Institute of Technlogy and Dublin City University with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Molecular Cell Biology, Cloud Computing, Business Information Systems, Food Science, Commerce and Law. This year’s businesses are developing products and services in areas as diverse as medicine and health, food and ICT.
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Bitcove scoop top prize at IGNITE 2015 Awards evening.
25 Jun 2015Bitcove.ie is awarded the Business of the Year Award, Key wins Innovation of the Year Award and eXtensicon wins Business Plan Award at the 2015 IGNITE Showcase and Awards evening in the Aula Maxima in UCC on Wednesday the 24th June.
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IGNITE 2015 participants compete for top prizes.
23 Jun 2015The completion of the fifth phase of the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme will celebrate the progress and achievements of this year's eleven start up businesses at the Awards and Showcase evening.
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If You Have a Great Start-Up Idea, Why Are You Waiting to Get Started?
01 May 2015If You Have a Great Start-Up Idea, Why Are You Waiting to Get Started!
That was the key message from the speakers at the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Information Evening on Thursday 30th April 2015.
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3 Inspiring Start-Up Stories at IGNITE Information Evening
06 May 2014A capacity audience heard three inspiring start-up stories at the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Open Information Evening on Tuesday 6th May.
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2015 IGNITE Open Information Evening
13 Apr 2015This year’s Information Evening for the 6th IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme will be held in UCC’s Western Gateway Building at 6.00pm on Thursday, 30th April 2015.
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IGNITE Welcomes Minister Ged Nash
06 Feb 2015Ged Nash, TD, Minister of State at the Department for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation with special responsibility for Business & Employment and Ciaran Lynch, TD for Cork South Central visited IGNITE on Friday 6th Feb.
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Microfinance Ireland partners IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme
26 Jan 2015Microfinance Ireland (MFI) has announced details of a partnership with the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme that sees €1/4 million finance ring-fenced for young entrepreneurs undertaking the nine month business incubation programme, based at UCC, which is aimed at nurturing, developing and strengthening entrepreneurial potential.
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IGNITE Bag Awards at Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur Regional Finals
13 Oct 2014The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme and UCC was well represented at Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneurs Awards in Cork and Waterford.
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IGNITE 2015 Launch Reception
07 Oct 2014The launch of the 5th IGNITE Graduate Business Programme in UCC sees 15 enthusiastic graduates from UCC, CIT, UL and UCD with qualifications in information systems, computer science, physics, commerce and marketing working on 12 exciting business ideas in industry sectors as diverse as energy, IT, food, health & fitness and social media.
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IGNITE 2014's ten start-ups go head to head in this year's Showcase and Awards Night.
16 Jun 2014This year's IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Awards and Showcase will celebrate the progress and achievements to date of ten graduate led start-ups and mark an important milestone with the completion of the fourth phase of the programme.
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Pundit Arena awarded top prize at IGNITE 2014 Showcase and Awards Night.
26 Jun 2014PunditArena.com scoops Business of the the Year Award, Problem wins Business Plan Award, and AgTeCH4 wins Innovation of the Year Award, at IGNITE's 2014 Showcase and Awards night held in the Aula Maxima in UCC on Wednesday the 25th June.
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Winners Announced at IGNITE 2013 Awards
26 Jun 2013AnaBio Technology Ltd wins Business of the Year Award, VConnecta Ltd wins Business Plan Award, Mohago Ltd wins Innovation Award at IGNITE’s 2013 Showcase. Eight businesses of the future were recognised today (Wednesday 26 June) at IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme’s Awards and Showcase held at a packed Aula Maxima, UCC.
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IGNITE's Sarah Dineen Receives Investment Offer on Dragon's Den
15 May 2014Sarah Dineen became the youngest female entreprenuer to receive investment from RTÉ’s Dragons’ Den following successful pitch of UniWink.com business concept.
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An Effective Fund Raising Journey - Raomal Perera Speaks at UCC
26 Mar 2014Hear Raomal Perera talk about how he raised over €27 million to help build Network365 as a global company.
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AnaBio wins Cork Chamber Emerging Company of the Year Award 2014
07 Feb 2014Dr Sinead Doherty's AnaBio Technologies Ltd was named as Cork Chamber of Commerce Emerging Company of the Year 2014 at Cork Chamber Annual Dinner on 7th Feb.
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IGNITE is pleased to host an audience with Pat Falvey
12 Apr 2013Pat Falvey is best known as a mountaineer, an adventurer and an explorer. He is the first person in the world to have twice reached the highest peak on each of the seven continents, including Mt Everest from both Nepal and Tibet. He has led four expeditions to Mt Everest, reaching the summit twice. He has crossed Antarctica to the South Pole, traversed Greenland over shifting ice flows and completed many more life-changing expeditions. Less well known is that Pat left school at 15, was a millionaire at 20, overtraded and went broke at 29, rebuilt and retired at 40.
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IGNITE 2012 alumnus Portable Medical Technologies Ltd achieves CE approval for their ONCOassist mobile app.
18 Dec 2012Portable Medial Technologies become the 1st Irish company and only the 3rd company worldwide to achieve CE approval for a mobile app.
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IGNITE's 2012 Best Company Award
19 Dec 2012Portable Medical Technology Ltd was the winner of the ‘Best Company’ award presented at a recent reception honouring IGNITE 2012 graduates at the Western Gateway Building, UCC.
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Ireland's First 5-Star University
05 Sep 2011University College Cork (UCC) has achieved the unique status of becoming Ireland’s first five star university and has once again improved its position in world rankings announced today (September 5th 2011) in the QS World University Rankings.
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UCC launches new MSc (Innovation Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship
12 May 2011The MSc (Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship) commencing in September 2011, is a full-time one year programme offering a multi-disciplinary perspective on Innovation, Commercialistion and Entrepreneurship.
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Applications now open for IGNITE programme 2011/2012,
07 Apr 2011Applications are now being welcomed from graduates of any discipline, from any 3rd level institution for IGNITE 2011/2012.
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PRESS RELEASE - NONE ISSUE 2
03 May 2011NONE is an Irish based, internationally staffed, globally concerned fashion and lifestyle magazine providing a platform for the riskier elements of Design, Art, Theatre, Music and Story.
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PRESS RELEASE - NONE LAUNCH
05 Apr 2011NONE is an Irish based, internationally staffed, globally concerned fashion and lifestyle magazine providing a platform for the riskier elements of Design, Art, Theatre, Music and Story.
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PRESS RELEASE - Mike McGrath creates Supply.ie
17 Jul 2011Mike McGrath creates Supply.ie to assist buyers to source great local suppliers with competitive quotes
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PRESS RELEASE: IGNITES's Damian Drohan recognised by the Sunday Times
07 Aug 2011Cork photographer and IGNITE participant, Damian Drohan was featured recently in the Sunday Times' Culture Magazine for his project on Irish World War 2 Veterans.
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IGNITE 2014 Launch Reception
15 Oct 2013The launch of the 4th IGNITE Graduate Business Programme in UCC sees 14 entrepreneurs striking out to conquer the business world across the food and nutrition, engineering, education, fashion and ICT sectors amongst others.
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IGNITE 2013 Awards and Showcase - Now Even Bigger!
07 Jun 2013This year, the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Awards and Showcase will be better than ever. To reflect the significant progress made by the programme since it was launched just two years ago, this year we will present Awards in five categories based on the judgements of four experienced business people and with the generous support of our three Awards sponsors.
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Launch Of the Ignite Programme
12 Nov 2010Friday 12 Nov 2010 -IGNITE, a new Centre designed to give graduates professional help with business start-ups, was launched at University College Cork (UCC) today (November 12th 2010) by Mr Billy Kelleher TD, Minister for Trade & Commerce.
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An IGNITE "Ideas Generation & Wealth Creation" Workshop
15 Nov 2010An IGNITE "Ideas Generation & Wealth Creation" Workshop will be held on Wed, November 24th 2010 at 6pm
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Opportunity for Entrepreneurial Graduates at UCC IGNITE
29 Nov 2010A new Centre designed to give graduates professional help with business start-ups, was launched at University College Cork (UCC) today (November 12th 2010) by Mr Billy Kelleher TD, Minister for Trade & Commerce.
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IGNITE's "Business Ideas & Wealth Creation" workshop
15 Dec 2010Pictured from left: Michael O'Connor, CORKBIC, Declan Fox, MAGELLAN PARTNERS, Rónán O'Dubhghaill, UCC, Miriam Collins, IGNITE UCC, Pat Lynch, COMPLIANCE & RISKS and Dick Lehane, Chairman IGNITE ADVISORY BOARD
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IGNITE Gets Underway
02 Feb 2011Front Row: Left to Right; Aylmer Barrett, Will Martin, Sarah Jane O’Sullivan, Andrew Hobbs, Damian Drohan.
Back Row: Left to Right; Mike McGrath, Mike Broderick, Peter Power, Miki Barlok, Niall O’Sullivan, Artemij Fedosejev.
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IGNITE start-up SUPPLY.IE awarded €50,000 attracts strategic investment
09 Nov 2011Pictured at the announcement of the companies that have been awarded funding under Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund for software start-ups were Tom Cusack, Enterprise Ireland Manager, High Potential Start Ups (left) Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD (centre) and Mike McGrath of Supply.ie. (right)
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Supply.ie wins Best Company Award at IGNITE's first Awards Ceremony
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INNOVATION WEEK – INNOV8
09 Jan 2012IGNITE & UCC’s Entrepreneurial & Social Society PRESENT INNOVATION WEEK – INNOV8 ALL WELCOME
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Enter the Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition
21 Mar 2012CALLING ALL STUDENTS!! HAS YOUR BUSINESS PLAN GOT SPARK?
Enter the Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition for a chance to WIN €10,000 !!!!!
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Applications now open for IGNITE programme 2012/2013
01 May 2012Are you a graduate or are you about to graduate?
Do you want to set up your own business?
Need funding and support?
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An IGNITE "Business Ideas & Wealth Creation Workshop
26 Apr 2012Calling all budding entrepreneurs…
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Network Cork supports IGNITE programme to encourage young female entrepreneurs
13 Sep 2012Ahead of the 2012 IGNITE participants being announced, Network Cork will provide free membership along with mentoring to any female participants of the programme.
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OPEN MINDS TO OPEN MARKETS - Rethinking the SME Market Place: New Opportunities in Europe
01 Oct 2012Saturday 6th October 2012, 9:30am – 2pm Boole 1, University College Cork
To encourage SME’s to look to Europe as a viable market place, Network Cork in association with the European Parliament is organizing a half day seminar in Boole 1 UCC on Saturday 6th October.
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UCC announces the appointment of Eamon Curtin
10 Oct 2012UCC announces the appointment of Eamon Curtin to lead the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme.
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