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The College of Medicine and Health at UCC Innovation Week 2025

7 Apr 2025
The Colleges of Medicine and Health, Science, Engineering and Food Sciences, and Tyndall National Institute in the Aula Maxima. Image Credit: Ger McCarthy

SEFS/CoMH/Tyndall Innovation and Commercialisation Showcase 

This year, UCC's Innovation Week takes place from 7 - 11 April. 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.

Many of the events scheduled across campus during Innovation Week are multi-disciplinary and include exciting collaborations between different Colleges and Research Institutes in UCC.

On Monday, the Colleges of Medicine and Health, Science, Engineering and Food Sciences, and Tyndall National Institute held a collaborative event in the Aula Maxima which showcased different innovations and their pathways to creating impact.

The Showcase was powerful demonstration of the strength that lies in crossing disciplinary boundaries. Developing these interactions and growing them will be key as we look to embed UCC Futures which is reimagining research & innovation across the University through interdisciplinary collaboration. 

A full list of events happening through the week are available the events page

UCC-HSE SW Innovation Symposium 2025

As part of UCC Innovation Week 2025, the College of Medicine and Health and HSE South West are hosting an event on Thursday 10th April.

"Academic Health Sciences System: Transforming Services through Innovative Healthcare Solutions."

This event will bring together the HSE and UCC to explore how innovation is transforming the Irish health service and the potential that exists for collaboration on innovative projects. With a focus on service and quality improvement, as well as the role of technology in driving service improvement, the event will highlight key initiatives within the HSE (acute and Community), SPARK Innovation, Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI).

Date: Thursday, 10th April | 10:00am–12:00pm

Location: Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC, Room G04

Also available via MS Teams

Register via the MS Form link here

All are welcome to join us to hear from leaders in healthcare innovation, including:

Prof Helen Whelton, Head of College of Medicine & Health, UCC & HSE SW Chief Academic Officer
Prof Denis O’Mahony, HSE SW Director of Research
Prof Geraldine Boylan, Director, INFANT
Ms Caitriona Heffernan, SPARK Innovation Lead, HSE
Dr Tanya Mulcahy, Director, Health Innovation Hub Ireland
Mr Kevin Morrison & Mr Fearghal Grimes, Portfolio Management Leads, HSE SW Strategic Transformation Office
Ms Mary Cronin, Social Scientist and Lecturer, School of Public Health, UCC

With panel discussion, Q&A, and networking — this event is ideal for healthcare staff, researchers and industry partners.

Queries: comh@ucc.ie

 

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