NovaUCD 2011 CCDP Participants
The following new ventures are participating on the NovaUCD 2011 Campus Company Development Programme
Some of the participants on the NovaUCD 2011 CCDP
AntTweeter is developing a location-based, socially-driven question and answering service which utilises the power of Twitter to disseminate questions and answers to a wide community. The promoter is Dr Kevin McCarthy, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics and the CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies.
APC Ltd provides process engineering solutions to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The promoters are Professor Brian Glennon and Dr Mark Barrett, UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.
Bill Slicer is developing a software application to provide a fair electricity bill splitting method for users in shared living environments. The promoters are Seamus Rooney and Dr Antonio Ruzzelli, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics and the CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies.
Building Risk Assessment & Management (BRAM) Consulting Engineers Ltd is providing risk assessment and risk management services for existing buildings during adjacent construction or industrial activities. In addition, it is developing associated software for converting remote sensing data into reconstructed building models. The promoters are Dr Debra Laefer, Dr Linh Truong-Hong and Julie Clarke, UCD School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
EcoGlan is developing services, using environmentally friendly technology, for cleaning applications in the agrifood industry. The promoters are Dr Paddy Solan, Dr Tom Curran and Professor Colm O'Donnell, UCD School of Biosystems Engineering.
Entrepreneurshipnet aims to become a leading provider of educational discovery and personalised, curated, search aggregation tools for a global customer base of public and private academic libraries. The promoters are Dr Rory O’Shea, UCD School of Business and Catherine Keane.
Equilume is developing a novel light therapy solution to maximise reproductive efficiency in horses. The light mask will advance the breeding season, shorten gestation lengths and increase foal birth weights, while eliminating the costs of indoor maintenance of mares. The promoters are Dr Barbara Murphy and Caroline Walsh, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.
ForkStream provides an end-point technology that allows mobile network operators to seamlessly offload mobile users' data to 3rd party wireless networks. The promoters are Dr John Fitzpatrick and Dr Hamid Nafaa, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics.
Mobifit Technologies is developing a device and associated software for monitoring exercise activity, providing qualitative and quantitative feedback of a user’s exercise performance. The promoters are Ken Taylor and Dr Chris Bleakley, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics.
miRFUNCTION is developing microRNA protein targets to manipulate cell death in drug resistant cancer cells. The promoter is Dr Fiona Furlong, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science.
Novel Energy Absorption Mechanism is developing a product with a novel energy absorption mechanism which allows for impact energy dissipation in more than one direction which has multiple applications including crash helmet design. The promoters are Dr Manuel Forero Rueda and Professor Michael Gilchrist, UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
Phision Therapeutics has identified novel small molecule anti-angiogenic compounds that can be used as drugs to inhibit the formation of unwanted blood vessels associated with ophthalmic diseases and cancer. The promoters are Dr Breandan Kennedy, Dr Alison Reynolds, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science and Dr Jacintha O’Sullivan, Institute of Molecular Medicine, St. James’s Hospital, Trinity College Dublin.
Scream Technologies is developing novel speech technologies for the interactive entertainment industry enabling game studios to overcome problems with voice recording, fine-tuning and playback. The promoter is Dr Peter Cahill, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics.
Sire Bank aims to provide a commercial sheep semen collection and storage centre for pedigree and commercial sheep farmers in order to assist them in maximising the breeding process. The promoters are Dr Alan Fahey and Pat Duffy, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.
Sustainability in Historic Buildings Simulation Software is developing energy simulation software for the analysis of the energy performance of historic buildings. This solution will allow historic buildings to adhere to energy conservation demands while maintaining their artistic, historic and cultural value. The promoter is Florence Timothy-Afolayan, UCD School of Architecture.