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28 Nov 2023
UCC spin-out CergenX awarded €6.7 million funding for their 'CergenX Wave device'
A new technology to screen newborns for brain injury has been awarded €6.7million in funding from the Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund (DTIF). The major investment will support scientists and engineers to advance brain health monitoring for newborn babies. The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research (INFANT) at University College Cork with UCC spin-out CergenX and Evervault were awarded €6.7million for the CergenX Wave Device, which will develop a novel platform to detect abnormal brain activity in infants soon after birth through an automated AI assessment.
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09 Nov 2023
Young Entrepreneurs Celebrated at IGNITE Awards & Showcase
Entrepreneurs gathered at The Hub in University College Cork for the IGNITE Awards & Showcase Autumn 2023 to present their start-ups and plans for growing their business ideas. The budding business leaders who spoke on the night were all participants on the IGNITE programme which takes place at UCC.
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20 Oct 2023
NeuroBell announced as winners of InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Munster Final
NeuroBell has been awarded the ‘Best Early Stage’ trophy in the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Munster Regional Final, progressing to the national final in Dublin. The winners - Mavarick (Best New Start), and NeuroBell, (Best Early Stage) - were awarded €20,000 each and will advance to the All-Island final in Dublin on the 9th of November. The InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition is the largest business competition of its kind on the island of Ireland, Seedcorn has an overall prize fund of €300,000.
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18 Oct 2023
Innovation in Action in UCC: Earning Through Effective Learning
Throughout University College Cork, there is an ethos of creating an environment in which academic excellence can be combined with opportunities for personal development. The Quercus Talented Students’ Programme aims to do just this, by supporting and promoting excellence in academia, sport, creative and performing arts, active citizenship, and innovation/entrepreneurship. Quercus awards up to three scholarships each year to students registered on an undergraduate/level 8 programme, who demonstrate an exceptional level of excellence in the innovation and/or entrepreneurial space.
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