Category: News

HIHI Director Dr.Tanya Mulcahy joins the speaker line up at the upcoming National Menopause Summit

5th September 2023

Health Innovation Hub Ireland is delighted to be one of the summit partners of the National Menopause Summit, Advocating for Change, which will take place at Cork City Hall on…

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Read Aisling Meath’s Evening Echo article on Endometriosis and sign up to attend HIHI’s FemTech Ireland event at UCC tomorrow

21st June 2023

https://www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-41165353.html Endometriosis: We deserve the right to live healthy, informed, fulfilling lives FemTech Ireland will host an event in Cork this week, highlighting the experiences of women living with endometriosis,…

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Health Innovation Hub Ireland launches an Insurance Factsheet in association with O’Leary Insurances which will help SME’s to minimise risk and protect their businesses

30th May 2023

Today, Health Innovation Hub Ireland launched a new Insurance Factsheet in association with O’Leary Insurances Ltd. Insurance is important for every company. This factsheet covers the types of insurance SME’s…

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HIHI Director Dr Tanya Mulcahy to speak on Innovation in Women’s Health and the Femtech ecosystem at this year’s Future Health Summit

22nd May 2023

Dr Tanya Mulcahy, Director of Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) and founder of Ireland’s first FemTech Ecosystem will speak at this year’s Future Health Summit as part of the innovation discussion. Tanya…

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New AI digital platform developed by an oncologist at University Hospital Galway is set to be a gamechanger in the delivery of clinical trial education and patient care

9th May 2023

Pictured Mr Michael McCarthy, a consultant medical oncologist at University Hospital Galway 8th May, 2023 Galway, Ireland – Mr Michael McCarthy, a consultant medical oncologist at University Hospital Galway, has…

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Health Innovation Hub Ireland invites you to a HIHI Speaker Event featuring Jos Knaapen “the Innovation figure” of Isala hospital in the Netherlands

8th May 2023

Spaces are limited so book now  https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/speaker-event-jos-knaapen-tickets-631468207407 About the Speaker Jos Knaapen is the ‘Innovation Figure’ of Isala, one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands. His main focus is…

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Teleatherapy gets HSE approval after trials of its tech for Parkinson’s patients

3rd May 2023

Blathnaid O’ Dea at the Silicon Republic recently highlighted Teleatherapy’s new tech for Parkinson’s patients. Dr Tanya Mulcahy, Director Health Innovation Hub Ireland welcomed the news. “This is a great…

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St. James’s Hospital Dublin ICU Team develops new innovative medical device to tackle Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

5th April 2023

ICU Team develop new healthcare solution that will change the lives of mechanically ventilated patients Pictured left to right Consultant intensivist and Professor of Medicine in TCD Prof Ignacio Martin-Loeches…

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Smart D8 Opens New Call for Pilots for Health and Wellbeing Demonstrator – Population Health, Positive and Healthy Ageing, and Connected Patients in the Community

30th March 2023

‘Smart D8’ is an urban demonstrator providing opportunities for indigenous and international innovators to investigate how smart technology and innovative approaches can be used to improve health and wellbeing in…

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Nua Surgical founders Padraig and Marie Therese Maher and Barry McCann

Health Innovation Hub Ireland launches another successful FemTech case study with Nua Surgical

6th March 2023

NUA Surgical is a Galway based, start-up company dedicated to innovating in women’s health. The company, which is a spin-out from the University of Galway and BioInnovate Ireland, was founded…

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Health Innovation Hub Ireland announces another successful case study with Gasgon Medical

22nd February 2023

  Gasgon Medical has developed a novel closed-system air trap, the AirVault. As a single-use device, AirVault is designed to provide a safe, easy and effective technology to prevent the…

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Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) announces the launch of a pilot study in collaboration with Whyze Health Ltd at Blackrock Health Galway Clinic

20th February 2023

Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) announces the launch of a pilot study in collaboration with Whyze Health Ltd at Blackrock Health Galway Clinic A new platform aims to deliver more…

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Dr Tanya Mulcahy talks to 96FM news about the HaPPE apron

13th February 2023

Listen back to Dr. Tanya Mulcahy’s interview with Mairead Twohig on 96FM News. https://www.96fm.ie/news/96fm-news-and-sport/cork-entrepreneurs-create-sustainable-product/ A compostable PPE apron has been developed by two Cork entrepreneurs to tackle the single use…

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Irish start-up HaPPE Earth develops sustainable PPE for healthcare

13th February 2023

Irish start-up HaPPE Earth develops sustainable PPE for healthcare New PPE apron has been trialled in Cork hospital Expand At the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital wearing the HaPPe apron:…

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Read the Irish Examiner article on how Cork entrepeneurs developed a compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic waste

Irish start-up HaPPE Earth has created a sustainable alternative to PPE- to reduce healthcare carbon emissions

8th February 2023

Cork entrepreneurs develop compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic usage Lisa O’Riordan, Co-founder HaPPE Earth, Johnny Brackett HCA, Niamh Allen, HIHI Clinical Liaison and HSE Clinical Nurse Manager, Dr Mary…

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Read Silicon Republic’s article on All-island project aims to improve procurement of Irish medtech SMEs

31st January 2023

All-island project aims to improve procurement of Irish medtech SMEs by Leigh Mc Gowran The All-Island Medtech SMEs project plans to improve medtech adoption in secondary care across Ireland’s healthcare…

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New cross-border health partnership will support procurement of Irish MedTech SMEs in secondary care

24th January 2023

Tuesday, January 24: Supported by InterTradeIreland’s Synergy initiative, the All-Island MedTech SMEs (AIMS) is being delivered by Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) and the Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland…

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Femtech@Health Innovation Hub Ireland news coverage

23rd January 2023

We are delighted with the coverage of Femtech@Health Innovation Hub Ireland in the Evening Echo https://www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-41045633.html And read more on the launch event in the Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41014031.html

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Clinical Innovation Awards 2022

23rd January 2023

Check out recent coverage of the awards and the winners of the Clinical Innovation Awards in the Silicon Republic. Irish health professionals developed new health techs products detailed in this…

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Connected Health and ORPEA Residences Ireland (“ORPEA”) begin pilot study of Connected Health’s airCeption device in two residential care homes in Ireland.

18th October 2022

      On Monday 26 September, Connected Health and ORPEA Residences Ireland (“ORPEA”) began a pilot study of Connected Health’s airCeption device in two residential care homes (Figures 1-3),…

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