Posts by: Gillian O'Mahony

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Our own Dr Tanya Mulcahy, HIHI National Interim Director, spoke with Drivetime’s Cormac Ó hEadhra on home testing kits for various diseases and new innovative home tests in different areas that are coming our way in the not-so-distant future and how these will impact healthcare….

Listen here: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22061082/

UCC Grand Rounds @ Cork University Hospital

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Innovation in Healthcare – 

impact, opportunities and examples

Dr Tanya Mulcahy,

Director (Interim), Health Innovation Hub Ireland,

University College Cork.

Case Studies of innovations within the South/South-West Hospital Group

presented by:

–Mr Noel Murphy, Biomedical Engineer, Cork University Hospital and Health Innovation Hub Ireland

–Mr Paul Brugger, Founder and CEO of TIC Ltd (web based innovative technology company)

–Ms Noreen Lynch, CNS/Stroke, Bantry General Hospital and Health Innovation Hub Ireland

–Ms Niamh Allen, CNM2, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Health Innovation Hub Ireland

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Date:  Wed 26th January

Time:  13:00-13:50 hrs

Venue:  CUH Main Auditorium

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Microsoft Teams meeting – Join on your computer or mobile device:

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*Approved for 1 internal CPD credit. This CPD Recognition is accepted by all Irish Postgraduate Training Bodies

(Link in from Mallow, Bantry, Kerry & South Tipp Hospitals welcome; also MUH, Marymount, SIVUH, Bon Secours, Mater Private, etc.

Link in from other hospitals/healthcare staff also welcome)

Innsomnia, an accelerator located in Spain specialising in open innovation programmes in different disciplines, introduces their Open Call, District Health, which consists of a public-private open innovation programme that aims to create a whole innovation health ecosystem.

This Open Call closes on February 28, 2022 and seeks start-ups from all over the world to implement proof of concepts in different public hospitals within the Valencian region, sponsored by private corporations in the sector

Read more:

https://distritodigitalehealth.es/en/

Following the success of HIHI companies (Salaso, Yellow Schedule, Syncrophi and TriMedika) at the Health Technology Innovations Awards, here are some more achievements for our companies:

–        Gasgon Medical was winner at InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn winner €100,000

–        Gabadoo (MyOTandMe), Stimul.ai, Stratos Medical and SymPhysis Medical have been shortlisted for Medical Start-up of the year at National Start-up Awards, judging on Monday (29.11.21). Stimul.ai won the gold and Symphysis Medical won the silver awards!

–        xWave, Gasgon Medical and RedZinc were shortlisted for the Innovation Award at Future Health Summit.

–        Gabadoo (MyOTandMe) was shortlisted for Tech4Good Award at Technology Ireland Ibec Industry Awards 2021

Medtech Rising 2021 – Medtech Business Leader’s Virtual Conference takes place on December 2nd.

For more information on the programme, speakers and registration, click below:

https://www.medtechrising.ie/

The Health NCPs are organising an information event on Horizon Europe Health 2022 calls (which opened in October) on Thursday 9^th December at 10 am Irish time.

Find out more:

https://horizoneurope.ie/event/information-event-on-horizon-europe-health-calls-2022

Drew O’Sullivan will be providing another series of three Seed Finance Workshops in November as part of the Commercialisation Fund Network (CFN 3).
They will be focused on the area of seed finance and will be of particular benefit to Comm Fund teams looking to spin-out, and early stage companies looking for initial investment.
The previous sessions that Drew did for EI were excellent and gave a real hands-on insight into the whole process.

Registration link and further details below.

Seed Finance Workshops I, II and III will run over three sessions as follows:

1. Tuesday 16th November 10am-12pm
2. Tuesday 23rd November 10am-12pm
3. Tuesday 30th November 10am-12pm

By registering you will receive a Zoom link for each of the three sessions.
https://intertradeireland.com/events/seed-finance-workshops-in-association-with-enterprise-ireland-16th-november-2021

The workshops are aimed at early stage start-up companies seeking to raise business angel or venture capital finance. They will be delivered by Intertrade Ireland Lead Equity Advisor, Drew O’Sullivan.

AGENDA

Sources of Finance
• Angel/Venture Capital a source of capital, but only one of several – Who are they – HBAN, VCs etc.
• Expectations of Angel, VC (their Limited Partner expectations) – For what kind of company…
• Why think like an Angel/VC?

What Angel/VC look for, deck/plan
• Prepare to win…
• Deck outline

Investment Terms
• Process – Preparation, VC qualification, materials
• Term sheet – Process
• Key terms – Control, Economics

Evolution of Cap Table
• Impact of Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• The Promote

Cashflow Forecasting
• Get Customers cash sooner and Pay Suppliers Later
• Sales Pipeline Forecasting

Business Models
• Customer Funded
• Investor Funded

Business Planning Insights
• BackCasting
• Unit Economics

Valuation
• Venture Model

Power of Pricing, Profitability & Value
• Impact of Increased Gross Profit

Read how Novus Diagnostic’s flagship product, SepTec, a point-of-care medical device for the rapid and efficient screening of sepsis, is a game-changer in its aim to save lives and improve costs.

Multi-award winning Novus Diagnostics and SepTec are attracting investors and clinicians from around the world.

Read more about this in Silicon Republic’s article:

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/novus-diagnostics-septec-sepsis-medtech-dublin