St Patricks Mental Health Services are partnering with the Ireland Fund and NDRC in this year’s Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition 2019.
A Prize of €5K would be awarded to the business technology idea which addresses one of three Mental Health challenges listed below.
- Prevention of Mental Health Difficulties in Young People.This would include technology ideas to improve a young people’s mental health literacy so that they are educated and aware of how to manage their mental health proactively.
- Early Intervention for Young People with existing Mental Health Difficulties.This would include technology ideas which connect young people with existing mental health difficulties with professional support, tools and advice anytime and anywhere.
- Relapse Prevention in Adults with enduring Mental Health Difficulties– This would include technology ideas that empower a person to maintain their recovery.
Click on below link for competition website and online application
https://www.ndrc.ie/looking-for-investment/what-we-offer-startups/ireland-funds-business-plan-competition
MedTech West is a content-driven medical technology conference taking place at the renowned Galmont Hotel in Galway City this September 11th.
Expect a robust programme of keynote presentations, dynamic panel discussions and evening networking opportunities.
For further information and registration, please click on below link
https://medtechwest.ie
The S&E Fellowships provide full funding of approx. €100k per annum for an excellent researcher to work for up to 2 years at a company, large or small, in Europe.
For any companies interested in this, click on below link for further information and registration
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The event, in partnership with Bank of Ireland and Atlantic Bridge University Fund, offered insights into the medtech sector in Galway including the role of education, research, acceleration and commercialisation.
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The European Investment Bank, Ibec & the Irish Medtech Association would like to invite you to
Advising Life Sciences Seminar: the opportunities for business
Date: Friday, 8 March 2018
Time: 08:30-10:30
Venue: Clayton Hotel, Galway
Register on below link
https://www.irishmedtechassoc.ie/IBEC/Events.nsf/wvIMDAPages/Event~eib,-ibec-and-ima-advising-life-sciences-seminar-08-03-2019?OpenDocument
Andrew McDowell, Vice President of the European Investment Bank, in conjunction with Ibec and the Irish Medtech Association, would like to cordially invite you to a special life-sciences round-table in Galway. This event will be of particular interest to corporate finance teams advising clients companies located in Ireland, as well as those working with high growth start-ups.
This is a tailored session inform firms about the potential offering of the EIB corporate lending in life-sciences. It will allow attendees to gain greater insights into what supports the EIB can offer to Irish and Irish-based companies. It will also be an opportunity to engage directly with senior representatives of the EIB corporate lending team.
EIB Speakers include;
- Andrew McDowell, Vice President, EIB
- Auvo Kaikonnen, Senior LifeSciences Specialist, EIB
- Michael Finucane, Dictorate for Lending Operations, EIB
- Stefano Marzario, Investment Officer, EIB
The EIB is the world’s largest international public bank and the bank of the European Union. The EIB does not just provide infrastructure, it is a leading source of finance for business. It has a range of products that Irish companies can access directly.
Besides an overview of the bank and the products available, this event will also feature a discussion with Aerogen CEO, John Power to understand their experience of working with the bank and what this relationship has meant for their business. Please confirm your attendance to via the following link: https://www.irishmedtechassoc.ie/IBEC/Events.nsf/wvIMDAPages/Event~eib,-ibec-and-ima-advising-life-sciences-seminar-08-03-2019?OpenDocument
The March Tech Talk event will take place on 5th March in The Kingsley Hotel Cork and will focus on People, Process, Technology and Data in the health ecosystem.
IT plays a critical role in driving this change. This IT@Cork session brings together speakers from all aspects of the healthtech sector to discuss and explore current and future opportunities.
Click here for more information and registration
The top innovators and investors from Silicon Valley and Europe are coming to Cork for Beyond the Internet of Things – How to harness the next wave of digital technology and investment!
Click below for more information and to register for this event.
https://beyond-iot2.com/
Enterprise Ireland is delighted to announce their Small Business Innovation Research challenge launch with the HSE. The topic of this challenge is Diabetes. Please click here for the full press release. We would really appreciate if you could share this information with any relevant companies, researchers or entrepreneurs that may be interested.
Diabetes is a serious global public health issue which has been described as the most challenging health problem in the 21st century. Between 1998 and 2015, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of doctor diagnosed diabetes among adults in Ireland (increasing from 2.2 % in 1998 to 5.2 % in 2015). The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in Ireland ranges from 0.9 – 2.8% of the population. People with diabetes are at serious risk of developing microvascular complications which can result in damage to feet, resulting in loss of sensation, damage to the back of the eye which can lead to blindness and damage to kidneys which can result in kidney failure.
This new SBIR competition specifically targets two key unmet needs:
- Reducing the risk of women developing diabetes following gestational diabetes
- Screening for diabetic foot disease in all patients with diabetes
Development contracts are 100% funded across a two phased process and focused on specific identified needs, increasing the chance of exploitation. Suppliers will be selected by an open competition process and retain the intellectual property generated from the project, with certain rights of use retained by HSE. This is an excellent opportunity to establish an early customer for a new technology and to fund its development. The competition will be run by HSE, supported by EI following the SBIR model.
Please see link to eTenders to apply to the challenge. If you have specific queries on this challenge please post them on the e-tenders link.
Please note we will be holding a briefing event on Tuesday 5th of February 2019 in Galway City. (Details and link for registration to follow)
Click here for more information
The Irish Medtech CEO Conference – Medtech Rising, took place in Cork on December 5thand 6th. It was an excellent event hosting many international and national speakers. Health Innovation Hub Ireland’s National Manager, Dr Tanya Mulcahy presented on HIHI and chaired a session on Supporting Clinical Research and Product Adoption in the Irish Healthcare System. Panellists included Dr Lucy O’Keefe, CEO and co-founder Croivalve, Professor Helen Whelton, Head of College of Medicine and Health, UCC and Chief Academic Officer to the HSE South South-West Hospital Group and Professor Pat O’Mahony, CEO, Clinical Research Development Ireland.
This excellent event culminated with an awards dinner on the evening of the 6th. HIHI was delighted to receive the award for Best Academic Contribution to Medtech! Receiving the award on stage were Dr Sinead Keogh, IBEC, Dr Tanya Mulcahy, National Manager HIHI , UCC, Ms Aisling Dolan, HIHI, NUIG, Ms Eimear Galvin Manager HIHI, TCD and Ms Jane O’Flynn, HIHI, CIT.
