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Author Archives: Toni Bunting
Gamifying meditative breathing with the Zen biosensor
Zinc Software, a Dublin-based company that is developing next-generation heart sensors, has secured €650,000 in an investment round to bring its first product to market. The company is pioneering a wireless biosensor, termed ‘Zen’, that clips onto an ear lobe. Once … Continue reading
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ICT/Mobile/Broadband Provision and Usage Within Rural NI
Access to Information Communications Technology (ICT) and modern communications in rural areas is often an emotive issue. The potential benefits of good access have been much discussed. However, access to these services varies considerably across rural Northern Ireland. Community Organisations … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, Connected Health, Northern Ireland
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Sleep monitoring system: Paving the way for better sleep in Alzheimer’s?
A new sleep pattern monitoring system has been developed by UK researchers to help spot sleep disturbance in people diagnosed with early dementia. The system, known as PAViS, could be used remotely by healthcare workers to view sleep profiles and analyse sleep … Continue reading
Where tech meets social: how entrepreneurs use tech to drive social change
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) has been helping social enterprises across Ireland scale up for the past eight years. However, the organisation is seeing a shift towards technology social entrepreneurship. Silicon Republic talks to the founders of two social enterprises about … Continue reading
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Poots Updates Assembly on Transforming Your Care
Speaking on the publication of the Vision to Action Post Consultation Report and the progress of Transforming Your Care (TYC), Minister Poots today highlighted to the Assembly the introduction of Integrated Care Partnerships (ICPs) as a key element of the TYC proposals … Continue reading
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More ‘Big Data’…The European Data Forum 2013
The European Data Forum (EDF) 2013 takes place on April 9-10, 2013 in Dublin. It is the annual meeting-point for data practitioners from industry, research, the public-sector and the community, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the emerging Big Data Economy in Europe. … Continue reading
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Big Data, Big Opportunities Seminar
Companies and government bodies amass vast amounts of information – Big Data – every day. For the Northern Ireland public sector Big Data has the potential to achieve £900m in annual savings. In the private sector it is predicted to impact the UK economy by … Continue reading
Posted in e-health, Northern Ireland, Pointer to the future
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Now you can chat online to a doctor … at your nearest chemist
A private healthcare provider has launched a new service which it hopes will help relieve the pressure on overstretched GP surgeries across Northern Ireland. In a first for the province, it is now possible to access medical advice from a … Continue reading
Digital health start-ups converge in Dublin for three-month bootcamp
Eight ventures that are pioneering technologies in the digital health space are starting a three-month accelerator programme in Dublin. Eoghan Jennings, founder of Startupbootcamp Dublin, talks to Silicon Republic about how HealthXL will aim to help these start-ups bring their … Continue reading
…Some catch up items
Some recent news items readers may be interested in… Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Learn From Ulster Health Technology Leader – University of Ulster Press Release Sligo IT team wins with support for social, physical health of elderly – The … Continue reading
Innova: Realise your innovation with a strategic partnership
Intertrade’s Innova programme has up to £250k/€300k funding available for strategic North/South Collaborative innovation partnerships to develop new products, process or service development or to build on exisiting innovations. The programme is now actively looking for partnerships which have demonstrable commercial potential. … Continue reading
Presidency helps boost European innovation by delivering on long-awaited Unified Patent Court Agreement
The Unified Patent Court Agreement is being signed by 24 Member States in Brussels today. It is one of the crucial final steps in providing innovative European businesses with a one-stop shop for registering and protecting patents within the EU and could … Continue reading
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Ireland: Business Expenditure on Research and Development 2011/2012
The Business Expenditure on Research and Development (BERD) Survey 2011/2012 is a survey of the research and development activities of enterprises in Ireland and is jointly conducted by the Central Statistics Office and Forfas. The survey covers all sectors in … Continue reading
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Software can breathe new life into medical devices
County Clare based company Vitalograph specialises in cardio-respiratory technology, and provides equipment and clinical trials services to global pharmaceutical industries. The 50 year old company has developed new respiratory devices and software to support patients who are living with asthma or … Continue reading
TECHXPLORE CONFERENCE
The widest range of speakers on digital technology ever assembled in Northern Ireland will gather for the first ever TechXplore technology expo in Belfast on Thursday 28th February. The event aims to enable and develop digital technology among businesses, the … Continue reading
