Alan O Connell

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While Ireland performs well for medtech start-ups it has been “less effective” in generating biotech ones, according to Seroba.
Seroba eyes Irish start-ups as it reaps rewards from investments

Irish venture-capital firm Seroba stands to make a significant return from a number of its investments, one of which was acquired late last month whil(...)

Shorla Pharma founders Orlaith Ryan and Sharon Cunningham.
Shorla Pharma raises €7.4m to bring cancer drugs to market

Shorla, an Irish healthcare start-up that develops pharmaceutical therapies to help cancer patients, has raised $8.3 million (€7.4 million). The Seri(...)

10 Pigeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Appliance of nanoscience transformed this tiny €395k Ringsend cottage

When it comes to designing a home, one of the trickiest challenges is a limited space. Taking in light, flow and views are one thing, but marrying thi(...)

The Dublin operation is expected to be retained and expanded following the deal
Dublin-based Biosensia acquired by US company Kypha

Irish biotech company Biosensia has been acquired by the US medical diagnostics firm Kypha for an undisclosed sum. The company was founded in Dublin (...)

The ProDural syringe has an inflating diaphragm at its tip designed to collapse when the needle is in place to aid a physician when administering an epidural
Irish companies get to the point at ‘MedTech Idol’

Whether you are placing a grommet in an eardrum or positioning an epidural needle in the back, it is in everyone’s interest to get to the point(...)