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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · May 13

Nice one. We've had a considerable number of applications for our July 2025 start. Thank you everyone who shared our updates and spread the word!

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Valentine Turpin, PhD @valentineturpin.bsky.social · May 13

🚀 #Pint25 in #Cork

🚼🐟🧠🩸Tiny Signals, Big Impact: The Secrets of Baby Brains (ISL supported)

📅May 20th 📍Crawford and Co

Interested in baby’s sleep, risks of iodine deficiency, cerebral palsy and transfusion medicine? FREE ticket here: pintofscience.ie/event/our-bo...

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Michael Doherty @profmdoherty.bsky.social · Apr 29

As part of the Pint of Science 2025 festival, I'll be at the Harcourt Bar & Garden on May 21st to chat about employment rights in the #gigeconomy

Free tickets available below. Pop along for a 🍸 of debate!

@pintofscienceie.bsky.social
@maynoothlaw.bsky.social

pintofscience.ie/event/the-wi...

The Winding Road: Rights, Roles, and Recovery

Our laws, policies and systems are meant to protect the most vulnerable in our societies, but are they actually working as they should? Walk in the shoes o…

pintofscience.ie

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Andrew Octavian Sasmita @aosasmita.bsky.social · May 10

@zapwilliams.bsky.social, Amiee, and I will talk about the involvement of gut microbes in various neurological processes in just over a week! 🦠

@pintofscienceie.bsky.social

Valentine Turpin, PhD @valentineturpin.bsky.social · May 10

🚀#Pint25 in #Cork

🧠 🚺 🦠 The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Microbes Talk to Your Mind

📅May 19th 📍The Roundy

Interested in microbiome, women's health, lifestyle changes and Alzheimer's? FREE ticket here: pintofscience.ie/event/beauti...

@pintofscienceie.bsky.social Elisabeth O'Flaherty

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · May 12

Applications close for the IGNITE Graduate Incubation programme at 5pm today. This is your moment. submit.link/3DQ

What you get:
✅ A programme valued at €20,000
✅ €5,000 funding
✅ Mentorship, workshops & a powerful peer network
✅ No equity taken
✅ Real-world experience + alumni community

If you're a recent graduate with a business idea, this is your moment.

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · May 7

Be like Anna. Apply to @igniteucc.bsky.social

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · May 7

Only 5 days left to apply for IGNITE! 💡

Turn your idea into Ireland’s next start-up success.

🕔 Deadline: May 12
👉ignite.ucc.ie

#IGNITEUCC #StartUpLife #EquityFree #Innovation #DeadlineAlert

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · May 6

⏰ 6 days left to apply!

Big ideas take time, start building yours with IGNITE.

Deadline: May 12
💻 ignite.ucc.ie #IGNITEUCC

#StartupJourney #Entrepreneurship #6DaysLeft

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · May 3

Workshops, coaching, funding - everything you need to launch.
IGNITE gives you:
💡 Practical workshops and expert mentoring
🚀 Personal coaching to fast-track your success
🎓 Research and expertise from UCC
🏢 Workspace and funding to grow
🤝 A network of founders that lasts a lifetime

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · May 2

Is this you?
It’s a long weekend. The sun is out. Maybe there’s a barbecue on the go. And yet, part of you is thinking about that business idea.

You’re not alone. We’re everywhere. Many joined IGNITE.

In just 10 days, applications close for the IGNITE startup incubation programme. Take the leap!

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Apr 28

14 days to apply to our amazing incubation programme. Tell your friends too! ignite.submit.com/show/61

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Apr 28

IGNITE supports your start-up journey with funding, mentorship & more.

Start: July 2025 | Apply by: May 12
🔗 ignite.ucc.ie

#FounderVoices #IGNITEUCC #StartUpJourney #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #HerNutrea

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Apr 25

Applications are now open for IGNITE's July 2025 intake!

✅ Full-time Programme
✅ No equity taken
✅ Mentorship + €5K support

Apply by 12 May 2025: ignite.ucc.ie

#IGNITEUCC #StartUpLife #UCCInnovation #Entrepreneurship

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Apr 24

IGNITE featured in The Sunday Times, Irish Examiner & ThinkBusiness!
Our founders are turning bold ideas into impactful businesses.

Are you our next founder?
Applications for the July 2025 intake close May 12.

#IGNITEUCC #Innovation #StartUpLife #IrishEntrepreneurs #UCC

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Apr 23

Applications are now open for IGNITE's July 2025 intake!

✅ Full-time Programme
✅ No equity taken
✅ Mentorship + €5K support

Apply by 12 May 2025: ignite.ucc.ie

#IGNITEUCC #StartUpLife #UCCInnovation #Entrepreneurship

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John Kennedy @mrjohnfkennedy.bsky.social · Apr 11

School culture start-up sparks IGNITE award - 2025 IGNITE at UCC programme showcases innovative start-ups making an impact in health, sustainability, education, and music
#irish #tech #startups #entrepreneurs #accelerators @ucc.ie @igniteucc.bsky.social
www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/ign...

School culture start-up sparks IGNITE award | ThinkBusiness

2025 IGNITE at UCC programme showcases innovative start-ups making an impact in health, sustainability, education, and music.

www.thinkbusiness.ie

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Mar 14

We have such a beautiful campus here at UCC and the Western Gateway where we are is such a beautiful space.

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Silicon Republic @siliconrepublic.bsky.social · Mar 14

The new catheter devices will be released to select US stroke treatment centres.

Galway’s Perfuze raises €22m, gets FDA clearance for catheter

Perfuze, a medtech has raised €22m. With the infusion, the company will release its catheters to select stroke centres in the US.

www.siliconrepublic.com

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Feb 16

We're back! Also 15 days to apply for the IGNITE Programme

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Jan 30

How about this one?

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Jan 30

We got marked as spam! The other place never did that!

IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · Jan 30

Launch Your Start-Up with IGNITE – No Equity Taken

We support recent graduates in turning their business ideas into successful ventures. Open to graduates from any third-level institution in Ireland. Apply for an April Start
igniteucc.short.gy/April2025

Join the IGNITE family of startups and alumni

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WIRED @wired.com · Jan 30

For years, the Twitch streamer Valentin Squirelo has been seeking new ways players with disabilities can enjoy games without expensive hardware. Now he and his community of fans have invented a solution.

The Twitch Streamer Using Face Recognition to Make Video Games More Accessible

For years, the Twitch streamer Valentin Squirelo has been seeking new ways players with disabilities can enjoy games without expensive hardware. Now he and his community of fans have invented a soluti...

www.wired.com

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Alan Carbery @acarbery.bsky.social · Jan 28

First day of four for @ucclibrary.bsky.social staff working with @andypriestner.bsky.social on building our capability to carry out user experience research on our library services. Such a rich capture of data directly from our users. Break-up letters, behavioral mapping, affinity mapping. Oh my.

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Silicon Republic @siliconrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 20

The University College Cork spinout plans to closely collaborate with the FDA on device development and premarket review.

CergenX making Waves with new FDA designation

Irish neurotech company CergenX has received the Breakthrough Device Designation from the US FDA while being accepted into the TAP program.

www.siliconrepublic.com

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