IGNITE had the fantastic opportunity to meet the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Edward F. Crawford during his visit to University College Cork. 

Soileir, 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.        

IGNITE 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.

On Tuesday, 8th October 2019, IGNITE welcomed Bank of Ireland's Youth Ambassador, Rob Heffernan, Olympic and World Race Walking Champion.  

The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme was recently shortlisted in the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centres (GCEC) Awards 2019.

EziVein, 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.

Ross O'Dwyer, CEO and Co-Founder of sports media business, Pundit Arena has joined IGNITE's mentor panel. 

IGNITE 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.

Richard 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. 

IGNITE Startup Founders Paul O’Shea of Peckish and Darragh Lucey of Yooni won Awards for Best Business Idea at IBYE Cork Finals.