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University of Galway Innovation Office
https://universityofgalway.ie/Last activity: 29.07.2025
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Purpose | The Innovation Office and its Business Innovation Centre accelerate the impact of research and innovation at University of Galway. We enable collaboration, knowledge transfer, commercialisation and start-up success.
People | We engage with researchers, enterprises, government, community groups investors and the public. At the heart of the Innovation Office is our Business Innovation Centre* (BIC) which is focused on developing, scaling and growing the start-up community on campus, in our city and in our region. The BIC is home to over 35 new ventures - including university spin-outs - each driven by talented, innovative and collaborative teams.
Place | NUI Galway is at the heart of a distinctive city, renowned for its culture, creativity, technology and innovation. The region is home to exciting start-ups, social enterprises, scaling organisations, ambitious SMEs and large corporates. The Innovation Office plays a significant role in this innovation ecosystem, here in the city, in the wider region and nationally.
* For more on the Business Innovation Centre visit https://www.nuigalway.ie/innovation/business-innovation-centre/
People | We engage with researchers, enterprises, government, community groups investors and the public. At the heart of the Innovation Office is our Business Innovation Centre* (BIC) which is focused on developing, scaling and growing the start-up community on campus, in our city and in our region. The BIC is home to over 35 new ventures - including university spin-outs - each driven by talented, innovative and collaborative teams.
Place | NUI Galway is at the heart of a distinctive city, renowned for its culture, creativity, technology and innovation. The region is home to exciting start-ups, social enterprises, scaling organisations, ambitious SMEs and large corporates. The Innovation Office plays a significant role in this innovation ecosystem, here in the city, in the wider region and nationally.
* For more on the Business Innovation Centre visit https://www.nuigalway.ie/innovation/business-innovation-centre/
Location: Ireland, Connacht, Galway City
Employees: 1001-5000
Founded date: 1845
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.07.2025 | BioTech Secures Landmark Funding For Cancer Breakthrough | LIfT BioSciences, a pioneering biotech, secured a groundbreaking €12 million grant. This major funding fuels first-in-human clinical trials for IMANs, their novel cancer immunotherapy. IMANs are designed to defeat tenacious treatment-resist... |
| 29.07.2025 | London-based LIfT BioSciences secures €12 million to ovecome treatment resistance in solid tumours | LIfT BioSciences, a British/Irish BioTech focused on neutrophil immunotherapies, today announces a grant of €12 million has been awarded from Ireland’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) to advance its Immuno-Modulatory Alpha Ne... |
| 29.07.2025 | LIfT BioSciences lands record €12M grant to launch human cancer trials | Irish Immunotherapy startup LIfT BioSciences, has secured a €12 million grant from Ireland’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) to support the first human trial of its breakthrough cancer therapy. Unlike many cancer treatments t... |
| 27.11.2024 | Relevium Medical awarded €4.6m in funding to tackle knee osteoarthritis | University of Galway spinout, Relevium Medical, has been awarded €4.6m in Government funding to develop a treatment for knee osteoarthritis. Relevium Medical secured the investment for their RestOAre project which is working on developing t... |
| 11.11.2024 | Ireland's top innovators present new research breakthroughs to leading figures | 22 of Ireland’s top entrepreneurs and innovators presented new research breakthroughs to leading figures in business and industry at a special showcase at University of Galway. The 22 high potential start-ups were selected for their IP-back... |
| 30.08.2024 | Galway’s Westside gains ground for net zero goals | In The News 30 Aug 2024 “The climate neutrality targets of 2030 and 2050 are closing in on us,” says Sharon Carroll, as she reflects on the formidable challenge ahead. “The level of action that’s needed is almost a barrier in itself, becaus... |
| 08.08.2024 | Tonik Bank Expands Its Digital Reach to Cebu: A New Era of Financial Inclusion | In the heart of the Philippines, a financial revolution is brewing. Tonik Bank, the first digital-only neobank in the country, has set its sights on Cebu. This vibrant city, known as the Queen City of the South, is now home to Tonik's innov... |
| 06.08.2024 | Genesys Sustainability Report Reveals Over 10 Percent Yearly Organic Emissions Reduction | Company reaffirms goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2040 Related Posts RAD Security Launches First AI-Powered Incident Investigation with Behavioral Detection & Response Platform Aug 6, 2024 Silobreaker... |
| 25.06.2024 | First-year student wins €5,000 top prize in University of Galway start-up competition | Damien Delaney, a first-year Psychology student from Birr, Co Offaly, has been named the overall winner of the Start100 student entrepreneur competition, run by the University of Galway's innovation hub, IdeasLab. Designed to empower early-... |
| 30.06.2023 | LambCam wins IdeasLab's Start100 competition | LambCam, a software to help farmers monitor sheep's behaviour during lambing season, has been named the winner of the University of Galway IdeasLab's 2023 Start100 student entrepreneurship programme. LambCam was one of 12 teams to take part... |