Posts Tagged ‘Kevin O'Connor’
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 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 MoreFirst Generation Glas Summer School huge success!
BiOrbic and Foróige welcomed 13 students to University College Dublin for the first Generation Glas Summer School from the 9th-11th of August! Generation Glas is an 8-month programme, combining in-person and remote workshops, lectures and pratical assignments, covering the bioeconomy, climate change, and sustainability in order to a network of empowered, young, confident and knowledgeable sustainability ambassadors. The Summer…
Read MoreTalent4BBI Summer School Empowers Early-Stage Researchers in Bio-Based Industries
The MSCA Talent4BBI Summer School, held at Novamont from June 26th to 30th, in Novara, Italy, provided a transformative learning experience for early-stage researchers (ESRs) aiming to excel in the bio-based industries. Organized by Melissa Nava from Novamont and the Talent4BBI management team, Prof. Kevin O’Connor and Cathy Quinn from BiOrbic, the summer school covered…
Read MoreBiOrbic at UCD Festival 2023
BiOrbic had a blast at the UCD Festival earlier this month. This annual free festival showcases the best of UCD and UCD-based research centres through performances, talks, hands-on science, interactive exhibits and more. At BiOrbic, our researchers got involved to teach the public a little more about the bioeconomy and sustainable daily choices. Those who…
Read MoreAIB becomes partner of Farm Zero C
AIB, Ireland’s leading financial services provider, has become the exclusive financial institutionpartner of the Farm Zero C project, based in Shinagh, outside Bandon, West Cork. Farm Zero C, a joint project of Carbery, the West Cork based international food ingredientscompany, and BiOrbic, Ireland’s National Bioeconomy Research Centre, aims to create aneconomically viable, climate neutral model…
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