Innovation Awards

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Wed Nov 20 2024 - 17:16

Fexco wins Irish Times Innovation of the Year award for airline emissions tracking platform

Pace platform delivers real-time aviation emissions analysis aimed at firms that finance the aviation sector and companies with a lot of corporate overseas travel

Wed Nov 13 2024 - 12:26

Innovation Awards finalist: Eco Powered Cabinets safely store medicines in remote places

EPC products have separate compartments maintained at high or low temperatures to store medicines as required

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 08:10

Innovation Awards finalist: SignON - break down barriers between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing communities

Technology allows users to use smartphone to translate any sign language into their own language

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 08:05

Innovation Awards finalist: Virtual Care Pathway - seeking high-quality, hospital-level care at home

Platform has virtual pathway open to manage COPD at home and has successfully enrolled more than 30 patients and so far saved nearly 300 hospital bed nights

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 08:00

Innovation Awards finalist: TrojanTrack - AI to keep a step ahead of lameness in horses

Smartphone-based system is an automated, non-invasive solution that uses AI-based video analysis to spot early signs of lameness in horses

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:50

Innovation Awards finalist: CergenX technology offers fast brain-injury assessment in babies

Wave helps identify newborns in need of extra support or treatment, with the aim of reducing the impact of brain injury on their lives

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:45

Innovation Awards finalist: PLIO Surgical - a more attractive approach to reconnecting bowel tissue

PLIO Surgical, a spin-out from Trinity College Dublin, intends to target surgeries for colon cancer initially

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:44

Innovation Awards finalist: Bean Around - making sustainable skincare products from coffee grounds

Company collects used coffee grounds from coffee shops and canteens and repurposes them into exfoliating soap bars

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:42

Innovation Awards finalist: EpiSensor - letting large-scale energy consumers move towards a greener environment

Energy monitor detects changes in supply and demand of renewable energy on electricity grid and then responds

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:40

Innovation Awards finalist: Pace - a platform to measure airline carbon emissions, from fleet to seat

The data platform is aimed at firms that finance the aviation sector and companies with a lot of corporate overseas travel

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:35

Innovation Awards finalist: Skippio means not having the join the queue

The app aims to keep the user out of the queues for food and drinks at large events

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:10

Innovation Awards finalist: Data Science Wizards’ UnifyAI - building AI, machine learning and GenAI cases

UnifyAI reduces the time spent on an AI project from four-six months to 22 days, says client

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:05

Innovation Awards finalist: Locate a Locum - allowing pharmacists to search for shifts nationwide

Software runs off a subscription model and is available as a browser-based platform or through an app

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 07:00

Innovation Awards finalist: Viska Systems - a camera you can count on

Viskam uses high-performance GPU technology and an AI-powered vision system to help manufacturers count and inspect small components rapidly and accurately

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 06:20

Innovation Awards finalist: Better Futures – a platform for engineers to start adopting AI in five minutes

Innovation uses AI tools to do the heavy lifting in administration tasks, freeing up engineers for more creative pursuits

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 06:15

Innovation Awards finalist: TurboTEM - giving electron microscopes a turbo-boost

Innovative technology reduces the risk of radiation damage and can be retrofitted to existing microscopes

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 05:56

Irish innovator helping elite sports teams predict injuries and prolong careers

Galway-based Orreco is now has a client list that includes clubs in the Premier League, NBA and NFL

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 06:00

The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2024: Enter now!

Thu May 16 2024 - 11:02

The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2024: Everything you need to know

The Irish Times Innovation Awards, now in their 15th year, is inviting entries for 2024

Thu May 16 2024 - 07:34

Innovation Awards 2024: Terms & Conditions and Guidance Notes

Before you start, it is important to read the Terms & Conditions and Guidance Notes, to be sure that you fully understand the process and are eligible to enter

Thu May 16 2024 - 07:29

The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2024: The Sponsors

Sponsors list for The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2023

Thu May 16 2024 - 07:27

Cork waste-to-energy start-up raises €900,000 in seed funding

MyGug has developed an anaerobic digester that turns food waste into renewable energy and fertiliser

Mon Mar 25 2024 - 05:00

Sports data company Orreco wins Irish Times Innovation of the Year award

The company has developed an AI-platform to help athletes avoid injury and illness and also assist girls and women involved in sports

Wed Nov 15 2023 - 14:11

Ingenuity on display: Profiles of the finalists in The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2023

This week the IT & Fintech and First-time founders categories are under the spotlight

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 03:15

Innovation awards finalist: JustTip Technologies delivers a service tipping system for a cashless world

Tips are paid directly into employees’ bank accounts and they have a personal dashboard showing them all tips earned

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 03:05

Innovation awards finalist: Precision Sports’ new app delivers real-time feedback when exercising

As a competitive weightlifter and personal trainer Meehan is familiar with the disruption caused by injury and came up with the idea for her business when she noticed deficiencies in her own squat technique

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 03:00

Innovation awards finalist: RecaptureOne’s memory capsules help celebrate life

There are two aspects to the business, the video/photo capsules and hardware in the form of plaques which can be attached to a graveside, a memorial site or framed for home use

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 02:55

Innovation awards finalist: AI Mapit revolutionises the way roadside infrastructure is managed

AI Mapit can pinpoint assets to within two metres while its predictive capability makes maintenance more cost effective and streamlined

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 02:50

Innovation awards finalist: AgriGuardian aims to reduce farm fatalities

The system has three main features: alert or danger zone warnings, proximity warnings and anchoring

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 02:45

Innovation awards finalist: Infraprint seeks to solve the biggest challenge to 3D printing adoption

3D parts are not as strong as conventionally moulded ones, and the market was crying out for a solution that solved this problem

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 02:33

Innovation awards finalist: PharmacyConnect delivers pharmacy apps to speed up patient prescriptions

Covid-19 was the initial driving force behind the platform’s development

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 02:00

Innovation awards finalist: ReaDI-Watch tackles complex tax and grants process for start-ups

Research, development and innovation can be a complex process and getting all of the ducks in a row can be a challenge for companies