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Health Innovation Hub Ireland, headquartered in UCC, is supporting local companies to develop their HealthTech products.

| Posted on: 4 April, 2023

Health Innovation Hub Ireland, a national initiative supported by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, the Department of Health, Enterprise Ireland and the HSE is led-by and headquartered in…

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New circular to assist SMEs in Public Procurement

| Posted on: 3 April, 2023

“As part of the Public Service Reform Plan, the Government established the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to drive a new consolidated and integrated approach to public procurement. In the context…

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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

News | Posted on: 30 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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New Irish TB smartphone study, published on world TB day, shows huge HSE cost reduction, increased patient satisfaction and cuts nursing time from up to 60 minutes to 1 minute

| Posted on: 24 March, 2023

On World TB Day a new  national TB study reveals a smart health option would cost the HSE just 8 per cent (€300) per patient, compared to current system cost…

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Irish company Ostoform provides solutions for patients post-surgery with their medical device® Mouldable Seal with FLOWASSIST®which is now available for public and private patients in Ireland

| Posted on: 22 March, 2023

Health Innovation Hub Ireland worked with Ostoform on a product pilot which will change the lives of Irish patients post -surgery. HIHI along with Kevin Kelleher, CEO of Ostoform, worked…

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

News | Posted on: 6 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

News | Posted on: 22 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

News | Posted on: 20 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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Listen to Dr Tanya Mulcahy in conversation with Jess Kelly on Tech Talk

| Posted on: 20 February, 2023

Dr Tanya Mulcahy chats to Newstalk’s Jess Kelly on Femtech in Ireland. Listen back on the rise of Femtech and how you can participate. https://bit.ly/3EhSjiE    

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

News | Posted on: 13 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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