University College Dublin has announced that NovaUCD, the University’s Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, is to expand its capacity to house early-stage start-ups by over 50% with a new €6.5 million development project.

This is Seaweed, the Irish organic food company headquartered at NovaUCD, has announced its expansion into the UK market with its range of seaweed flakes now on sale in Selfridges flagship store on Oxford Street, London.

Luke Upton, Editor of Bio-based World News recently interviewed Professor Orla Feely, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact to talk about linking academia to entrepreneurship, why Ireland is a perfect fit for the bio-economy and much more.

Padraig W. Rushe, CEO, Initiative Ireland, has announced that he is planning to launch a new €150m Senior Credit Fund within the next 3 months. The Fund will specialise in financing residential property developments, funding the construction of over 2,500 new family homes.