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Congratulations to the 11 start-ups, ALPACA Assessment, Customs Window, Durotimi AI, Frontier AI, GoMappED Limited, Knowcarbon, La Casa Care, SonnyLabs.ai, Tashka Technology Solutions, Vox Medical and Wrksense, which have completed UCD's inaugural AI Ecosystem Accelerator Programme. The focus of this 6-month programme, delivered by NovaUCD in partnership with CeADAR Ireland, was to support entrepreneurs who are developing disruptive AI solutions for a global market. The programme was funded through the European Digital Innovation Hubs Network. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, through Enterprise Ireland, is leading on the EDIH programme for Ireland and CeADAR has been designated as the European Digital Innovation Hub for AI in Ireland. Speaking at the concluding event of the programme, Professor Kate Robson Brown, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact said, “The inaugural AI Ecosystem Programme is the result of dedicated work by the NovaUCD and CeADAR teams, whose expertise and commitment have driven its success supported with funding from the European Digital Innovation Hubs and Enterprise Ireland.” She added, “The solutions, innovations, and partnerships developed by the participants on the inaugural programme which has just ended hold the potential to make a meaningful impact, thereby further strengthening Ireland’s position as a leader in AI and technology. I would like to congratulate them all on what they have achieved during the last 6-months. Their dedication, resilience, and ambition has set an inspiring standard for future programme participants, and we are excited to support them as they continue to grow in Ireland and beyond.” Read the full story via: https://lnkd.in/ex-fzjtP NovaUCD will be announcing details of the second AI Ecosytem Accelerator Programme early in the New Year via https://lnkd.in/e2cmbypk UCD Research UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Doyin Bademosi, MBA Andrew Connolly

‘’Entrepreneurs support the health of the nation by contributing to improving the social determinants of Health’’ said Gerard H. today at the launch of the 2024 Enterprise Ireland UK – Roche Diagnostics UK & Ireland collaborative Incubator. Ireland has a strong ecosystem for emerging start-ups, with the lion’s share of these coming from medical device companies.  So it is an absolute privilege to evolve our collaborative programme this year and open it to a further 5 amazing companies!! Today we heard pitches from Allworth Diagnostics , Bluedrop Medical, Head Diagnostics, La Casa Care and MetHealth.  All have #innovative, #disruptive technologies and a shared mission, ‘to improve patient outcomes’. During the day, I had the pleasure of interviewing Keith O'Neill from Novus Diagnostics to hear about his experience with the programme and pass on a taster of his advice to the other start-ups.  Keith shared that learning to #focus in all aspects of busy start-up life is crucial, as well as taking advantage of the wide network that EI and Roche can help build during the programme.  'It takes a village to raise a start-up!' I’m leaving Dublin with pride in what we have achieved so far from this programme, largely down to Gerard H., Leo Clancy, Marie-Claire Henry, Maria Jennings, Cepta Duffy and Richard Hayward, alongside my colleagues Finbarr Kenny, Len Marshall, Ashton Harper, MD, John Glynn, Yvonne Gerrits and Ravi Chana.  But also a lot of excitement for the future with this collaborative programme and hope to accelerate the clinical deployment of some of these disruptive technologies for the health of the nation. Watch this space! Thank you to Enterprise Ireland UK for hosting us! Roche Diagnostics UK & Ireland Enterprise Ireland UK #innovation #healthcare #healthtech #collaboration

The Wi-Fi Sensing Program is officially a wrap! Last week, we gathered our valuable Wi-Fi Sensing ecosystem for an exciting Demo Day of solution showcases, networking, and more. 🤝 The T Gallery at Deutsche Telekom's headquarters in Bonn was the meeting point, bringing together all of our program startups, all business & tech mentors involved, and hubraum's team members that contributed to the Wi-Fi Sensing Program's success, alongside Telekom's ecosystem of internal and external enablers and stakeholders. We kicked off with a detailed program overview keynote from our Technical Program Manager Phillip Balkenhol! Jonathan Abrahamson, CPDO at Telekom, and Hanna Rieke, Innovation Lead at Magenta Home, joined us on-stage with valuable insights. They underlined the strategic role that Smart Home innovation plays at Deutsche Telekom and the importance of delivering a highly personalized experience to Telekom users, making the Wi-Fi Sensing Program ever more important and exciting for our internal stakeholders. 🏆 All startup teams then presented the solutions that have been enhanced with Wi-Fi Sensing in the past months, followed by a Q&A session during which all attendees could get an additional understanding of the intricacies of the startups' solutions, business models, and more. Our Telekom colleagues and stakeholders who took part in the Demo Day gained a thorough insight into the cutting-edge solutions, witnessed some thrilling demos, and explored potential future collaborations! 💡 Here are our program's number highlights: - 1,000+ companies screened by our team - 10 program participant finalists from 9 countries - 10 seasoned mentors - 3 months of co-innovation - 1 new and exciting cutting-edge technology: Wi-Fi Sensing - 10 boosted tech startup solutions thanks to it With a focus on health, security, and personal safety, we're delighted to have co-built outstanding solutions that promise to challenge the status quo in a variety of industries! Kudos to veli, MySense.ai | Certified B Corp, Tiami Networks, La Casa Care, infalia, nami, Fybra, AIDY Health, Protection One, Telemon, and all mentors and enablers that innovated with us throughout the program! Thank you for the outstanding collaborative work. 👏 Stay tuned for more updates on our Wi-Fi Sensing Program, the Demo Day, and our upcoming projects - the AI Co-Creation Program is around the corner! #PIX #MagentaZuhause #WiFiSensing #Startups MagentaZuhause | Origin AI | Maura Zaccheroni | Patrick Eben | Dominik Knortz | Phillip Balkenhol | Magda Franke | Jan Speich | Tim Akgül | Timon Reinhard | Oliver Naumann | Katarzyna Wala | Angus Emery | Andreas Schulz | Michael Thielkes

The 11 start-ups selected to participate in UCD's new AI Ecosystem Accelerator programme were announced today. The focus of this new accelerator programme is to support entrepreneurs who are developing disruptive AI solutions for a global market. The participating start-ups are; ALPACA, Customs Window, Durotimi AI, Frontier AI, GoMappED Limited, Knowcarbon, La Casa Care, SonnyLabs.ai Tashka Technology Solutions, VoxMed.AI and Wrksense. The 6-month AI Ecosystem Accelerator programme, beginning today, will be delivered by NovaUCD in partnership with CeADAR Ireland. Speaking at NovaUCD, Dara Calleary TD, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, said, “I am delighted to be at University College Dublin for the launch of the inaugural AI Ecosystem Accelerator Programme. Meeting with the entrepreneurs taking part in this exciting programme I am pleased to see that in keeping with ‘AI- Here For Good’, the Government’s national AI strategy, the participating start-ups are focused on using AI to benefit citizens and the way we live and work. The dedicated supports and mentoring which will now be provided by NovaUCD and CeADAR during the coming months will help the start-ups to accelerate their growth and development in Ireland, and also on the international stage, and I wish them every success. I am delighted that the funding for this important accelerator programme has been received via European Digital Innovation Hubs Network as the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, through Enterprise Ireland, is leading on the EDIH programme for Ireland.” Professor Kate Robson Brown, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact said, “There was a great demand from start-ups across Ireland to take part in the programme which will be delivered by NovaUCD and CeADAR, and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 11 selected start-ups. I am looking forward to attending the showcase event at the end of the programme to learn more about how the participants have accelerated their start-ups to the next level and to find out more about their global ambitions.” Emma Callinan, Director of Commercialisation, Enterprise Ireland, said, "Enterprise Ireland is delighted to welcome the 11 start-ups into the ecosystem of successful AI entrepreneurs, and we look forward to supporting them on their transformative journeys as they develop disruptive AI solutions with a global impact.” Among the mentors who will be working with participants during the programme are; Niamh Sterling; Aidan Finn, Mitchell O'Gorman, Lucinda Kelly; Declan McEvoy, Tara Looney, Ronan Murphy, Kevin Neary, Matt Johnston. The 6-month AI Ecosystem Accelerator programme will end with a showcase event to be held in October. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eEjyZEsx TechIreland UCD Research

Big news - the Wi-Fi Sensing Program is in full swing! ⚡️ After receiving dozens of applications and carrying out 3 rounds of pitching sessions, we're delighted to share that our jury and mentors have chosen the 10 most promising and exciting solutions to join the program: 🇩🇪 veli is a startup developing a predictive safety solution, setting a new standard for early identification of support needs. By utilizing AI and soon, Wi-Fi Sensing, its team will enable groundbreaking energy data analytics. 🇮🇪 La Casa Care provides an AI-based home and well-being improvement platform for independent living. Their solution is an easy-to-use, telehealth platform that benefits various stakeholders in the care continuum. 🇬🇷 infalia is a data collection and analysis platform for assisted living. infalia's team developed "Care Ally" to offer a reliable and non-invasive assessment method of functional/mental impairment via remote monitoring, powered by IoT and wearables. 🇫🇷 🇸🇬 nami's transcontinental team is working on a non-intrusive monitoring solution that covers everything from fusion and occupancy sensing to intrusion detection and safety monitoring activities. 🇬🇧 MySense.ai | Certified B Corp is a well-being analytics platform set to revolutionize healthcare. Its team stays ahead of preventable health decline via a discreet and empowering solution that turns data into actionable insights. 🇺🇸 Protection 1 Security Solutions is a platform for intelligently connected properties, enabling users to monitor and control their living spaces or offices from anywhere. Its team already serves millions of clients by combining IoT, SaaS, and, soon, Wi-Fi sensing. 🇺🇸 Tiami Networks has developed AI-powered hardware that extracts radar sensing information from ambient 5G and Wi-Fi signals. Their vision is to ultimately create digital twins for cities with real-time information on pedestrian, traffic, and building occupancy flows without relying on cameras or deploying new infrastructures. 🇮🇹 Fybra is a startup innovating in the field of Indoor Air Quality control and energy efficiency. Its 1st patent for the management of indoor air quality in closed environments is fueled by AI, and Fybra's team looks forward to exploring further Wi-Fi Sensing use cases! 🇩🇪 AIDY Health enhances patient care by combining AI-powered chatbots and real-time clinical management. Its mission is to support the elderly in remaining independent and healthy in their own homes. 🇸🇰 Telemon [by Goldmann Systems] is an accessible remote health management solution for patient care that tracks vital signs and manages chronic conditions via a simple app. A warm welcome on board to all program startups! We're looking forward to co-innovating and enhancing these promising solutions with Wi-Fi Sensing, and our mentors are eager to guide their tech & business growth during the program. 🤝 Stay tuned for more program updates - coming soon! #WiFiSensing #Startups #Innovation