NovaUCD has been the hub of #innovation and #startup activities @ucddublin since 2003. Tweets by Comms & Engagement team.

University College Dublin
Joined May 2009
TestReach has been named one of the leading online assessment software providers to the UK membership sector, according to the newly published MemberWise Digital Excellence 2026 Report. madein.ie/content/news/testr… #OnlineAssessment #EdTechInnovation #DigitalExcellence
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Dublin start-up aims to power the 6G space race - Celtonn’s high-frequency tech could help prevent satellite gridlock as near-Earth space fills up. Great to see this @NovaUCD-based start-up feature as today's Innovator to Watch via @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/business/inno… @esa
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NovaUCD, the hub of start-up activities at @ucddublin since 2003, has been ranked in the Top 150 of Europe’s Leading Start-Up Hubs by the FT for the third year in a row. @NovaUCD is the only university-based hub in Ireland included in the rankings. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e…
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NovaUCD was delighted to collaborate with the Dutch Embassy in Ireland to jointly host a Responsible AI event yesterday at @NovaUCD. Thank you to our excellent guest speakers, event moderator, and all who attended the event. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e…
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Setanta Space, a new Irish space tech start-up HQed @NovaUCD, has officially launched. @SetantaSpace is focused on developing novel modular onboard computing hardware and AI software designed to make spacecraft more autonomous. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e… @Entirl @ATaylorFPGA
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Registration is now open for the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ireland and @NovaUCD's jointly organised event entitled 'Responsible AI - AI that serves society and delivers real-world impact' on 18 Feb next. Further details via: eventbrite.ie/e/responsible-…
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Seeking applications from Ireland’s most promising AI-first start-ups to participate in the 6-month 2026 AI Ecosystem Accelerator delivered by @NovaUCD and @CeADARIreland. Closing date: 27 Feb ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e… @Entirl @techireland
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At our recent @NovaUCD Investor Day event 28 start-ups, collectively seeking to raise €70m in funding, pitched to an invited audience of ca. 70 venture capitalists and angel investors. Thank you to everyone who attended. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e… @Entirl @techireland
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Equal1, the Dublin-headquartered quantum computing startup, has secured a $60 million (€51.5 million) investment in a new raise led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund businesspost.ie/tech/state-m…
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Equal1, a quantum semiconductor company and a @ucddublin spin-out, has raised $60m in funding to accelerate development of scalable, silicon-based quantum computers and deployment of its datacentre-ready Bell-1 quantum server. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e… @Entirl @KTIconnect
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UCD and the Irish Space Association (ISA) brought leaders from academia, industry and government together for a key event exploring how cross-sector collaboration can strengthen Ireland’s position in the rapidly expanding global space economy. ➡️ucd.ie/research/news/2025/uc…
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An incredibly timely and valuable addition to Ireland's research landscape - ARC Hubs stand to provide much needed fast-tracking capabilities to vital areas of research, including bringing next-gen therapeutics out of the lab and into the clinics where they are most needed.
UCD is partnering in the ARC Hub for Therapeutics, a new €31.6m national research initiative dedicated to fast-tracking biomedical innovation into real-world therapies and companies, officially launched yesterday. #euinmyregion #ARCHubForTherapeutics ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e…
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UCD is partnering in the ARC Hub for Therapeutics, a new €31.6m national research initiative dedicated to fast-tracking biomedical innovation into real-world therapies and companies, officially launched yesterday. #euinmyregion #ARCHubForTherapeutics ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e…
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A research-driven cybersecurity company, @Mirror_Security, which spun out of @ucddublin with the support of @NovaUCD, has raised $2.5m in pre-seed funding from @SureValley & @atlanticbridgev to scale its breakthrough encryption platform for AI security. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e…
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Congratulations to Conway Fellow, Dr Alison Reynolds on this success #OcuHealth 🎉 – at Dublin City, Ireland
OcuHealth, an emerging eye therapeutics start-up, has been named winner of UCD's 2025 VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme, delivered by @NovaUCD to support the creation and launch of new start-ups emerging from @ucddublin. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e… @Entirl @UCDinnovation
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👩‍⚕️👁️ Many congratulations to eye therapeutics start-up OcuHealth on winning the NovaUCD 2025 VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme. The company, represented on the programme by Dr Alison Reynolds of the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine and UCD Conway Institute, is pioneering a once-a-day eye drop that offers significantly improved treatment options compared with current therapies. Eye drops are the preferred method of delivering medicines to the eye, with over 90% of ophthalmic drugs available in drop formulations. However, because drops are quickly washed away, they often need to be administered frequently throughout the day and at higher doses to ensure sufficient absorption. To address this, OcuHealth has developed a patented Sustained Microemulsion release Technology (SMrT) that enables extended delivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs, small molecules and monoclonal antibodies to the front of the eye, significantly increasing drug absorption. A joint project between University College Dublin and South East Technological University (SETU), the company has received €700k in Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund support and is being backed by technology transfer offices at SETU and NovaUCD.
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OcuHealth, an emerging eye therapeutics start-up, has been named winner of UCD's 2025 VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme, delivered by @NovaUCD to support the creation and launch of new start-ups emerging from @ucddublin. ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-e… @Entirl @UCDinnovation
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Last chance to register for the 2025 @NovaUCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme Showcase and Awards event taking place at the Moore Auditorium, O'Brien Centre for Science, UCD, this Wednesday, with registration from 5 pm. Avail of this opportunity to find out more about the latest research-backed start-ups emerging from the University with the support of @NovaUCD. Find out more and register to attend via eventbrite.ie/e/2025-ucd-ven…
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