Technology to improve rowing athletes performances, zero waste clothing design, and a safer and more comfortable Intrauterine Device (IUD) were among the start-ups highlighted at this year’s University College Cork’s IGNITE Autumn Showcase.

ArrayPatch, a spin-out company from University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Pharmacy has been announced as overall winner of the all-island final of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition 2025.  

"AI optimism has turned into an over-hyping of the technology that is misplaced” warns Professor Barry O’ Sullivan, Director of UCC Futures in AI and Data Analytics.

His remarks were delivered on Tuesday evening at University College Cork's (UCC) second annual Business Engagement event, which brought together just under 300 attendees from across Ireland’s business community.

ArrayPatch, a spin-out company from University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Pharmacy has been announced as a Regional Winner in the InterTradeIreland All-Island Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition 2025. 

Mark O'Sullivan, CEO and Co-founder of UCC and INFANT spin-out company NeuroBell was announced last night as "Founder of the Year 2025" at Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start-Up Awards.

A new product designed to restore blood flow to the extremities following an arterial blockage has been awarded a €2.5 million research grant from the recent round of Enterprise Ireland Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).

University College Cork (UCC) is the leading Irish university in research income derived from industry, according to Knowledge Transfer Ireland’s (KTI) 2024 Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey.  UCC also ranked number one for invention/software disclosures (IDFs) received, as well as the total number of Licences, Options and Assignments (LOAs) executed in 2024.

Two teams from University College Cork (UCC) have been announced as first and second runners-up in the IDEATE Ireland entrepreneurship competition, held last week in Dublin.

A final year computer science student working on an AI-powered speech practice app, and the CEO and founder of a trauma-informed education platform, were named UCC’s Student Entrepreneurs of the Year at an event held at UCC on Friday.

A start-up helping schools across Ireland transform how they support student well-being and behaviour for learning was among those recognised at the recent IGNITE Awards and Showcase at UCC.

UCC's Innovation Week will take place this year from April 7th - 11th. The aim of Innovation Week is to showcase some of the excellent innovations from across the UCC ecosystem, and to encourage UCC students, graduates, and researchers alike to think about the different ways that their ideas and research can be transformed to create economic and societal impact.

€3.2M of UCC licence income has been distributed university-wide over the past 5 years, with €1.3M distributed to inventors and a further €920K distributed to inventors’ schools and research centres. These are among the figures reported in UCC’s Innovation Impact Report for 2024, launched today by Vice President for Research and Innovation, Prof John Cryan and Director of UCC Innovation, Dr Sally Cudmore.

Vivid Photonics, a spin-out company from Tyndall National Institute based at University College Cork, has developed a breakthrough technology poised to revolutionise image quality in augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR). 

As part of our Innovation in Action in UCC series, we spoke to Dr. Briony Supple, Senior Lecturer in Design Thinking Pedagogy and Praxis at UCC about LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP); a powerful, hands-on methodology that uses LEGO bricks to facilitate creative thinking, problem-solving, and communication.