The Irish Times

A dozen years of outstanding innovation

Barry McCall looks back on some past Innovation Awards winners

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 00:00

Irish medtech company Perfuze raises €22.5m for new stroke treatment

Company developing catheter-based technology to facilitate fast clot removal

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 07:00

Galway-based Atlantic Therapeutics raises €18m from existing backers

Company’s flagship product treats stress urinary incontinence which affects 1 in 3 women

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 13:50

Atlantic Therapeutics secures additional funding from backers

Boost for Galway-based company pioneering wearable treatment for urinary incontinence

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 05:30

Irish Times Innovation Awards: 15 tech companies make shortlist

Prizes will be presented at the virtual awards ceremony on January 27th

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 14:56

DCC chairman John Moloney to join Shorla Pharma’s board

Clonmel-headquartered pharma company raised $8.3m from backers earlier this year

Tue Nov 10 2020 - 10:00

Atlantic Therapeutics: ‘We’re doing lots of things to keep the family culture alive’

This company does things differently, from ‘no shop talk’ Zoom meet-ups to bingo

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 04:33

Atlantic Therapeutics: ‘The Enterprise Ireland grant is a huge boost for us’

Galway-based firm’s Innovo device is now available over the counter in the US

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 05:00

Investment in Atlantic Therapeutics nears €50m as it names new CEO

Galway medtech company also reveals plans for more fundraising as sales blossom

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 11:31

Seroba eyes Irish start-ups as it reaps rewards from investments

Life sciences VC on a roll with portfolio companies performing extremely well

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 12:49

Galway medtech’s award-winning innovation is a US hit

Atlantic Therapeutics won the 2019 Irish Times Innovation of the year award - applications are now open for the 2020 awards

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 06:05

Shorla Pharma raises €7.4m to bring cancer drugs to market

Female-led healthcare company is redeveloping treatments for women and children

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 05:00

Atlantic Therapeutics set for major growth in US with Innovo

Irish Times Innovation Award winner gets FDA approval for urinary incontinence device

Thu Apr 02 2020 - 06:00

Latecomer to science brings a woman’s insight to cure most common health issue

Prof Ruth Maher left for the US in her 30s, earned a degree and set about helping women with stress urinary incontinence

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 05:45

Slendertone parent secures €7.5m investment from Beechbrook

Bio-Medical Research plans new products as accounts show it recorded pretax profits of €1.07m and turnover of €39.5m

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 12:17

Bravery of finalists highlighted at Irish Times Innovation Awards

Praise for the drive and determination of the entrepreneurs in the final round of this year’s awards

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 06:15

Galway medtech wins Irish Times Innovation of the Year award

Atlantic Therapeutics one of 100 companies taking part in Irish Times Innovation Awards

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 23:04

Atlantic Therapies: Improving confidence and quality of life

Irish Times Innovation awards finalist in the health and lifesciences category has created a wearable device that provides an effective therapy to strengthen the pelvic floor

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 08:15

Fixing your pelvic floor, applying AI to curing disease and a breathalyser for gut health

The Irish Times Innovation Awards finalists in the lifesciences and healthcare category - Atlantic Therapeutics, Nuritas and FoodMarble - are all in vanguard of innovation

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 05:56

Irish Times Innovation Awards: This year’s finalists are named

From ways to tackle climate change through to helpful peptides, home shopping delivery services to a new shower caddy, this year’s finalists show Irish innovators are hard at work

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 06:00