How the King of Kerry plans to disrupt the design industry with Tweak. The small coffee shop on the corner, competing with the Starbucks across the street with a lame leaflet. The local chemist that has to place a print ad next to a national chain in the local paper. Globally and every day small businesses destroy their credibility because either they don’t have access to professional designers, or the designs they have are simply bad. At the same time we know that consumers – assaulted daily by great design from companies with huge marketing budgets – now have a have a very high degree of visual literacy.
Thus, the concept behind Tweak, as founder Jerry Kennelly puts it, is to “democratise design”. Put simply, with an armoury of millions of pieces of design and a CMS three years in the making, Tweak plans to disrupt both the print and design industry, as well as a section of the magazine and newspaper advertising business. And Irishman Kennell plans to run the whole operation from County Kerry. Digital Innovation at NDRC Catalyser. This is a guest post from Amy Neale, Programme Manager at National Digital Research Centre (NDRC). The National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) team is seeking companies with a passion for innovation to work together on joint venture projects with research partners, through our Catalyser investment programme.
Do you know of companies with a great idea for innovative digital products? The NDRC team is looking to support and invest in strong research-led ideas to create digital products and services. Some rights reserved by benarent Through Catalyser, NDRC invests in good ideas, provides neutral spaces, and commits commercial expertise to create value from research.
For details of what we offer, who we look for, what the program feels like, and how companies and researchers can join us, visit the website www.ndrc.ie/catalyser or email catalyser@ndrc.ie to make contact with one of the team. An example of an NDRC Catalyser joint venture: Software Jobs in Ireland. Irish technology to keep astronauts fit and healthy in space. Posted 21 November 2011 A new device that stimulates the large muscles of the legs to produce aerobic exercise training and muscle strengthening effects is scheduled to be tested during a parabolic flight by the European Space Agency to see of it can solve the problem of how astronauts can exercise aerobically in the confines of a spacecraft. The parabolic flight campaign provides an opportunity to test the novel technology in a zero gravity environment, similar to that experienced on the International Space Station.
ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang on a space walk outside the International Space Station (Sept 2009). Credit: NASA The Neuromuscular Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise technology was developed through a partnership between University College Dublin (UCD) researchers and Galway based Biomedical Research Ltd (BMR) – suppliers of electrical muscle stimulation devices for the commercial market e.g. Congratulating the researchers, Minister Sherlock said: “The research of Dr. Home: Participants. The following new ventures are participating on the NovaUCD 2011 Campus Company Development Programme Some of the participants on the NovaUCD 2011 CCDP AntTweeter is developing a location-based, socially-driven question and answering service which utilises the power of Twitter to disseminate questions and answers to a wide community.
The promoter is Dr Kevin McCarthy, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics and the CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies. APC Ltd provides process engineering solutions to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The promoters are Professor Brian Glennon and Dr Mark Barrett, UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. Bill Slicer is developing a software application to provide a fair electricity bill splitting method for users in shared living environments .
EcoGlan is developing services, using environmentally friendly technology, for cleaning applications in the agrifood industry. ITLGs John Hartnett to chair Waterfords TSSG - Irish Innovation News Siliconrepublic.com. Waterford Institute of Technology’s innovation and R&D centre, the Telecommunication Software & Systems Group (TSSG), has appointed seasoned Silicon Valley executive John Hartnett as chairman of its board.
Since 1996, TSSG has worked with more than 425 academic and industry leaders around the globe, and is a valuable resource for the domestic ICT industry. Since 2006, TSSG has engaged with more than 90 Irish companies to help improve their competitiveness through problem solving, R&D, knowledge transfer and technology development projects. The Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) is an independent organisation headquartered in Silicon Valley comprised of high-level technology leaders around the world who are Irish or Irish-American. Hartnett was previously CEO of G24 Innovations, and before that was senior vice-president of Global Markets at Palm, Inc., where he was responsible for worldwide sales, service and support.
John Kennedy. Muud. @Sonru shortlisted for award at HR Tech Europe 2011. PRLog (Press Release) - Sep. 29, 2011 - The hugely successful US HR Tech Conference is coming to Europe to the Hotel Okura Amsterdam on 2-3 November 2011. London based Sonru is one of four shortlisted companies for the iTalent Competition - HR Tech Europe's demo competition that puts emerging talent technology on stage. The hugely successful US HR Tech Conference is coming to Europe to the Hotel Okura Amsterdam on 2-3 November 2011 with the promoters promising it will be "Game Changing! " adding that "HR Tech Europe 2011 is Europe's most important event on how software, systems and collaborative tools are bringing about surmountable change in the way organisations work. Sonru have been shortlisted for an award. "Sonru is one of four shortlisted companies for the iTalent Competition - HR Tech Europe's demo competition that puts emerging talent technology on stage.
Sonru is a global leader in the field of video interviews and video screening. Irish cloud firm Sonru inspires CERN on recruitment - Irish Innovation News Siliconrepublic.com. CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, was last week transformed into an internet hub when World Wide Web pioneer Robert Cailliau gave the keynote at a CERN recruiting seminar. CERN said it was inspired by Irish company Sonru’s breakthrough video interviewing technology to hold the event. Belgian informatics engineer and computer scientist Cailliau is renowned for having worked with a Tim Berners-Lee to develop the World Wide Web. He also has a close relationship with CERN, as he started working at CERN a fellow in the Proton Synchrotron division in 1974. Cailliau gave the keynote address on the future of recruiting to some of the largest organisations globally such as the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Global Fund, the European Parliament, Oracle and Shell.
Irish company Sonru’s award-winning video interviewing technology was showcased at the CERN Recruitment and Sourcing Best Practices Seminar. Carmel Doyle. Silicon Valley firm acquires Irish entrepreneurs Focal Labs - Irelands business and technology news service Siliconrepublic.com. Irishman Fergus Hurley made a wise decision when he chose to drop out of his MIT course three years ago to seek Silicon Valley success. His venture Focal Labs has just been acquired by RadiumOne. Hurley, who, incidentally is a member of the ITLG in Silicon Valley, dropped out of his EECS PhD at MIT and, as he says himself, "bought a one-way ticket" to Silicon Valley. He's now based in San Francisco and was recently selected as one of the ITLG Silicon Valley 50 Irish Americans in Technology 2011. Hurley has a bachelor of engineering degree from University College Cork, a master's in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and is on leave from his PhD at MIT.
Speaking about his decision to pursue his tech vision, Hurley spoke today about how it all began: "My goal was to found a successful Silicon Valley start-up that would revolutionise they way people interact with each other and the world using their smartphone camera. " Focal Labs wins awards Carmel Doyle. HeyStaks - Web Search. Shared. SAAL: Smart Ambient Assisted Living. Irish firm CES Energy wins supply contract in Jeddah during EI trade mission - Business - Business. As part of its trade mission to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week, Enterprise Ireland has brought over 45 companies eager to do business and trade services and knowledge capital. Already, the Irish energy company CES Energy has secured a supply contract with Adeem Al Wataniya Group for the tallest building in Jeddah, with the project having an overall value of US$150m. Ireland's Minister for Trade and Development, Jan O'Sullivan TD, joined CES Energy on a site visit to the HQ Building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the company has won a contract from Adeem Al Wataniya Group, a local developer to supply all the power, cooling, heating and water requirements.
The HQ building, a 245,000 sq m, 52-storey mixed-use development, is the tallest tower block in Jeddah, and has an iconic design that dominates the Jeddah Corniche landscape. CES Energy designed the Energy Centre installation - winning the contract "This is a highly significant contract won by an ambitious company. AIB launches €22m venture capital fund | The Post. Welcome to our premium content purchasing section. There are several ways to purchase access to Sunday's newspaper articles. You can buy a single edition or a subscription which includes archives access. Here are the different levels of pricing and access for editions. Per edition Access: all articles in single editionAccess to archives: noAccess from all devices: yesPrice: €2.69 Monthly (based on calendar date) Access: all articles and archivesAccess from all devices: yesPrice: €7.99Discount: 32% Quarterly (three months, based on calendar date) Access: all articles and archives for three monthsAccess from all devices: yesPrice: €19.99Discount: 43% Annually (12 months, based on calendar date) Access: all articles and archives for 12 monthsAccess from all devices: yesPrice: €69.99Discount: 50% Note: subscriptions last from the numerical date the subscription is taken until the same date one month, three months or 12 months later (depending on the subscription and will be automatically renewed).
Early stage start-up activity in Ireland among highest in Europe - Start Ups - Start-Ups. Despite a decrease in the level of early stage entrepreneurial activity this year (6.8pc) reflecting the current economic challenges, the rate of early stage entrepreneurial activity in Ireland continues to be one of the highest within Europe, according to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The rate of established entrepreneurs among the adult population (8.6pc) is also high, on a par with Australia (8.5pc) and slightly ahead of the US (7.7pc). Findings of the 2010 GEM report show that necessity-driven entrepreneurship has grown significantly (32pc).
While this phenomenon is new to Ireland, it is not to some other innovation-driven economies. The report also indicates that the majority of the entrepreneurs expect to have customers in export markets (64pc). This is well above the EU (45.5pc) and OECD (43pc) averages. 'Entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Ireland' The GEM Report was sponsored by Enterprise Ireland. John Kennedy. We have lift off... StreamGlider for iPad launches today!
Streamglider Takes On Flipboard And Pulse With Sleek Social Interest And News Reader For The iPad. Streamglider is launching its iPad app today, hoping to disrupt the tablet news consumption and social reader space. Despite competition from Flipboard, Pulse, and many others, Streamglider believes that it provides the most comprehensive iPad experience to date for tracking your social streams, RSS feeds and more via the iPad. The free iPad app allows you to import your social accounts like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Google Reader and more into a single stream. You can mix and mash multiple sources together (via a drag and drop interface) to create specific topic-focused streams, and share these streams with others. Streamglider will also provide designated streams of content around specific subjects as well. In terms of the technology itself, you can view your streams in a variety of modes, including a grid-like, newsreader style.
Any item can be tapped to preview, share with friends via Facebook and Twitter, or saved for future reading. Competitive Start Fund (CSF) The next call for applications to the Competitive Start Fund opened on , and will close on . Late applications will not be accepted. This fund is open to applications from early stage companies, who meet the eligibility criteria outlined below, from the following sectors: Internet, Games, Mobile, Apps, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Lifesciences, Cleantech and Industrial Products. Overview of the Competitive Start Fund The purpose of the Competitive Start Fund is to accelerate the growth of start-up companies that have the capability to succeed in global markets.
The fund is designed to enable those companies reach key commercial and technical milestones, for example: Evaluate overseas market opportunities and reach firm conclusions regarding the viability of the proposed business. Build a prototype. Secure a reference site. Develop a market entry plan for exploiting international opportunities. Secure partnership deal or strategic alliance. Am I eligible? Salaries Travel.