Trinity, University of Galway researchers bag latest ERC grants

Trinity, University of Galway researchers bag latest ERC grants

The Proof of Concept grants aim to bridge the gap between research and commercialisation or societal impact. Read more: Trinity, University of Galway researchers bag latest ERC grants

University of Galway’s Start100 celebrates student entrepreneurs - Galway Daily

IdeasLab, University of Galway’s hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, has celebrated student entrepreneurs and innovators at the 2025 Start100 programme. Now in its fourth year, the six-week incubator brings in partners from the world of business and enterprise to support students and student teams as they develop early-stage business ideas. The programme culminated in a Demo Day, where the students pitched their ideas to a panel of expert j…

ERC funding for research into improved cancer immunotherapies

What makes the ERC's Proof of Concept grants special is that only those who already receive ERC funding are eligible to apply. The Research Council wants to enable scientists to explore and develop potential applications for the research results obtained in an ERC-funded project.Under certain medications or chemotherapeutics, many cancer cells stop producing proteins and instead begin to form specific small peptides. These so-called “therapy-ind…