BiOrbic Director Wins UCD Innovation Award
Yesterday, BiOrbic’s Director Kevin O’Connor received Innovation Champion of the Year Award from UCD’s start-up hub, NovaUCD. Professor O’Connor was presented with the award by Professor Orla Feely, President of UCD, for his leadership roles in shaping Ireland’s bioeconomy research landscape. Kevin is not only the Director of BiOrbic but also as Principal Investigator of…
Read MoreScoil Mhuire Wins Environmental Innovators 2025
Students from Scoil Mhuire, Trim were crowned National Champions of the Agri Aware and BiOrbic Environmental Innovators Transition Year Programme at the Bord Bia Global Hub in Dublin yesterday. Students, Ciara Duffy, Hannah Mulligan and Majella Martin came out on top with their project on the reuse of baling twine. During the competition, the judges…
Read MoreBiOrbic Hosts February Bioeconomy Forum
Today BiOrbic welcomed members of the Bioeconomy Forum to University College Dublin for their February meeting. The day started with tours of our Biomanufacturing Suite, where researchers working on sustainable, bio-based plastic from bacteria discussed their latest innovations and the next steps for scaling up the technology. Back at the forum venue, members were able…
Read MoreTalent4BBI Summer School at ADM, Valenica
Last week, our Talent4BBI group of PhD students had the privilege of attending an engaging training session hosted by ADM in Valencia, Spain. The experience was both eye-opening and inspiring, offering them valuable insights into the cutting-edge work being done at ADM and its crucial role in the bioeconomy. As part of the training, our…
Read MoreSecond Year of Generation Glas Launches
Last week, BiOrbic, Ireland’s national bioeconomy research centre, and Foróige proudly launched the second year of their flagship youth sustainability ambassador programme, Generation Glas, with 25 teenagers taking part for 2024-5. Richard Bruton TD, Fine Gael spokesperson for the Environment, Climate and Communications, officially launched the programme on Wednesday 7th August. The event took place…
Read MoreWebinar: Open Science and Data Management in research proposals
BiOrbic, iCRAG and I-Form SFI Centres once again joined forces to deliver a research funding training webinar on, ‘Open Science and Data Management in research proposals.’ This webinar was the eighth consecutive webinar organised by these three SFI centres as part of their joint undertaking and collaborative programme, ‘Guide to Research Funding: From a SFI…
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