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(L-R): Ellen Ní Cléirigh, Senior Client Advisor at Enterprise Ireland; Prof Siobhain O’ Mahony, Founder and CEO of FemmeBiome; Claire O’ Connor, Operations Officer at FemmeBiome; Dr Sally Cudmore, Director of UCC Innovation. Photo by Rubén Tapia/UCC.

UCC spins out science-led women’s health company FemmeBiome

University College Cork (UCC) has announced the spin-out of FemmeBiome, a science-led women’s health company developing microbiome-based products designed specifically for women and informed by clinical research and women’s lived experiences. Emerging from research conducted at APC Microbiome Ireland and founded by Siobhain O’Mahony, Professor of Neurobiology at UCC, FemmeBiome builds on more than two decades of research into the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in women’s health.

UCC performs strongly in Knowledge Transfer Ireland’s 2025 survey

University College Cork (UCC) has retained its position as Ireland’s leading university for research income derived from industry and the number of Licences, Options and Assignments (LOAs) executed, according to Knowledge Transfer Ireland’s (KTI) 2025 Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey.

Photo (L-R): Séamus O'Driscoll, Founder & CEO, PulpoSemi and Dr Patrick Morrissey, Director of Innovation and Industry Engagement, Tyndall.

Tyndall's Annual Report Highlights Growing Indigenous Semiconductor Sector with Record Spinout Success

Tyndall National Institute has today published its 2025 Annual Report, marking a landmark year for research, innovation and industry engagement, highlighted by the launch of three new semiconductor spin-out companies and growing evidence of Ireland’s emerging indigenous semiconductor sector.

Photo (L-R): Professor John Cryan, Benjamín Valderrama, Professor Aonghus Lavelle, Professor Gerard Clarke

When it comes to brain health, is microbiome science missing much of the world?

For more than two decades, scientists have uncovered remarkable links between the trillions of microbes living in our gut and the health of our brains. This research has transformed our understanding of stress, depression, anxiety and neurodevelopment, opening new possibilities for preventing and treating mental illness. What if much of this science is based on studying only a narrow slice of global diversity?

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