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Category Archives: Funding
Report launched on boosting the economy through health innovation
Health and Social Care is a significant driver for innovation and growth in Northern Ireland, a major new report has found. ‘The Economy and Jobs Initiative Task and Finish Group’ report was launched on Wednesday evening by Health Minister Edwin Poots … Continue reading
NOW OPEN: Social Innovation Camp NI Call for Ideas
Social Innovation Camp brings together software developers and designers with people who understand a social problem to help build web and mobile solutions to social challenges. The Social Innovation Camp Northern Ireland Calls for Ideas is now open. The next UK … Continue reading
Some recent start-up news in Irish health-tech …
Esri Ireland wins digital health contest with its GIS expertise Esri Ireland, a software and services organization based in Dublin that specializes in geographic information systems (GIS) participated in a new digital health project that was launched by the Digital Hub … Continue reading
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
Posted in Connected Health, Funding, m-health, Republic of Ireland, Start ups
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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
Silicon Valley Comes to Ireland 2013
The 5th annual ‘Global Technology Leaders Summit’ will take place on January 22nd at Cork City Hall, with the ‘hottest Irish start-ups showcasing their companies and technologies’. Technology CEOs and investors from Asia, Russia and the US will be in … Continue reading
Irish government reverses elderly personal alarm decision
The Government has reversed the controversial decision to halve spending this year on personal security alarms for older people. The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny told RTÉ’s “This Week” programme that everyone aged over 65 would be eligible to apply for a grant … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, Policy, Republic of Ireland, telecare
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Ireland’s alarm budget for elderly halved
Ireland’s Seniors Alert Scheme, which provides grants for over 65′s to buy personal monitored alarms, has been cut by 53%. Last year €2.4m was allocated to the scheme run by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. But under … Continue reading
Northern Ireland Technology Showcase
Invest NI is holding a cross sector technology event to provide innovative and practical technology solutions to help local companies address business challenges. The idea behind the event is to provide ‘a platform for technology to enable Northern businesses to … Continue reading
Innovation in Health is a necessity not a luxury, says Poots
Embracing and encouraging research, innovation and new technology is central to reforming our Health and Social Care (HSC) service and bolstering our economy, Minister Edwin Poots said today. Briefing the Assembly on promoting innovation, the Health Minister said: “There are … Continue reading
European Commission Awards €4.8 Million to ICT Project for Older People
A project aimed at improving the quality of life for disadvantaged groups including older people and those with neurological disorders has been awarded €4.8 million by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme. The international project, named ‘VERVE’, is coordinated by … Continue reading
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University robotics research shares in grant windfall
The Derry Journal reports on a University of Ulster research project into the use of robotics in healthcare as being one of a number of academic initiatives at the University of Ulster to have benefited from almost £14million of grants. … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, Northern Ireland, Robotics, University Research
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Over €600 Million Earmarked for FP7 Health Theme
The Technology Transfer Office for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, HSC Innovations, reports on the European Commission’s 2012 Work Programme under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7). They highlight the opportunities under the Health … Continue reading
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