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IGNITE is UCC's award-winning start-up programme, helping students and graduates become entrepreneurs and turn ideas into successful businesses.

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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We bring a lifetime of start-up wisdom. That’s The IGNITE Advantage. What you get: Insights from founders who’ve done it before and are doing it now. Case studies and lessons from real start-up journeys Access to guest speakers, alumni founders, and sector experts. Find out www.ucc.ie/en/ignite/
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IGNITE | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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 · 13/05/2025
🚀 #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 · 29/04/2025
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...
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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…
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Andrew Octavian Sasmita @aosasmita.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
@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
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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 · 07/05/2025
Be like Anna. Apply to @igniteucc.bsky.social
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
⏰ 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 · 03/05/2025
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 · 02/05/2025
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!
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
14 days to apply to our amazing incubation programme. Tell your friends too! ignite.submit.com/show/61
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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 · 24/04/2025
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
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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 · 11/04/2025
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...
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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.
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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 · 14/03/2025
The new catheter devices will be released to select US stroke treatment centres.
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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.
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
We're back! Also 15 days to apply for the IGNITE Programme
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
How about this one?
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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 · 30/01/2025
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.
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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...
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Alan Carbery @acarbery.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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 · 20/01/2025
The University College Cork spinout plans to closely collaborate with the FDA on device development and premarket review.
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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.
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Charlie Taylor @charlietaylor.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
You may have woken up on Monday not knowing who or what DeepSeek was but rest assured it is a name you are likely to be hearing a lot more of in the future... www.businesspost.ie/tech-news/ch...
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Charlie Taylor: How Chinese AI startup Deepseek sent tech stocks tumbling in day of pandemonium
DeepSeek has essentially come up with technology that rivals those of ChatGPT and its ilk but for a fraction of the price and through using inferior semiconductors
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Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Mel Mercier is featured in today's 'Culture that made me” @irishexaminer.bsky.social (Particularly lovely to see him talk about how Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin influence on him. Mel is one of the contributors to our book Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: A life in music www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
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Culture That Made Me: Mel Mercier — Cork is my spiritual home
Mel Mercier has worked with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, theatre director Deborah Warner, Pat Kiernan, and Cork acting great, Fiona Shaw... he describes his career highlights to Richard Fitzpatrick
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26/01/2025
A Chinese artificial-intelligence company has Silicon Valley marveling at how the programmers got close to American rivals with inferior chips
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Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model
DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips.
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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
A team in Exeter has developed a finger-prick test to classify long Covid into three types: weak antibody response, excess immune response, and unclear patterns. Early results suggest it could guide tailored treatments, but larger trials are needed. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Exeter firm excited over long Covid test breakthrough
The firm says for some people it can confirm the existence of long Covid and help treatment.
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Elizabeth @elizajody.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I'm so grateful for all of the Covid/LC research being done around the world. 60% showed a poor quality of antibodies which can be treated via immunotherapies and vaccines 15% hyper immune response to the infection (too many antibodies) 25% had an unclear response www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Exeter firm excited over long Covid test breakthrough
The firm says for some people it can confirm the existence of long Covid and help treatment.
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IGNITE UCC @igniteucc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
We're here. We like it already.
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