Entrepreneurship and Innovation
At Tyndall National Institute, entrepreneurship and innovation have always been important and as Ireland’s leading ICT research Institute we are acutely aware of our responsibility to support disruptive innovation, which results in the generation of value-added economic activity.
‘New Ventures’ at Tyndall refers to all innovation and entrepreneurship activity which typically manifests in the form of spin-outs and start-ups but which also includes spin-ins, accelerator programmes and innovation facilities.
Our Vision
Our New Ventures culture and supports ensure that, through proud association, generations of Tyndall founders maintain a lifelong relationship with Tyndall and UCC, including ongoing research, commercial engagements and philanthropic endeavours.
We work very closely with our colleagues in UCC Innovation to give new ventures the best start in life. Tyndall’s new ventures team is looking to support motivated individuals that are keen to explore the commercial potential arising from their deep-tech research activities.
Bcon Medical BV | 2021
Developing state-of-the-art electromagnetic navigation solutions to guide surgeons during complex surgical procedures. The first applications are advanced rectal and lymph node cancer surgery.
Eblana Photonics Ltd | 2001
Design, manufacture & sell laser diodes and optoelectronic components primarily for optical fibre communications, gas sensing, metrology, lidar and medical imaging industries.
Biosensia (Formally NanoComms) | 2023
Biosensia provides innovative polymer microsystem technologies for Life Science, Wireless and Photonics applications.
Firecomms | 2000
Design and manufacture optical solutions and fibre transceivers primarily for use with Plastic Opitcal Fibre (POF).
HyperPath | 2024
Delivering ultra‑reliable low‑latency connectivity by intelligently merging multiple network links into one seamless connection for transportation, medical devices, Industry 4.0 and network equipment systems.
InfiniLED | 2010
A leading innovator in and supplier of uLED displays. Accquired by Oculus is 2016.
Pilot Photonics | 2011
Developing comb laser technology based on photonic integration to enable next generation networks and digital technologies.
SensL | 2004
SensL offers a range of products for low light imaging and sensing, ranging from photon counting sensors and modules to high gain avalanche photodiodes.
Varadis | 2019
Providing high‑energy radiation detection sensors and dosimeter modules and systems specially engineered to be sensitive to high energy (ionizing) radiation.
Spin Ins
X-Celeprint Corp | 2013
Developing and licensing scalable Micro‑Transfer‑Printing technology to integrate microscale devices onto non‑native substrates, working with global partners to enable advanced applications.
Rockley Photonics Ireland LTD | 2017
World-class silicon photonics platform with integrated III-V lasers and modulators with versatile applications in healthcare bio-sensing, data communications, and AI/compute.
mBryonics | 2014
Designing and deploying Tbps‑class free‑space optical and integrated photonics solutions enabling high‑speed global connectivity across space, terrestrial networks and advanced optical interconnects.
Incubation
Celtonn | 2023
Habitus Health | 2016
A clinician-led, evidence based, assistive technology that offers best-in-class solutions for ergonomic risk and physical discomfort in real time, reducing the burden on companies and promoting the health & wellbeing of their staff.
Intelligent Implants | 2014
Developing cloud‑connected active implant technology that accelerates and monitors bone healing, using electrical stimulation to enable the body to effectively “3D‑print” bone in situ.
MMIC Lab | 2021
Developing advanced mm-wave integrated circuits and chip scale package solutions for next generation satellite and 5G Radio front ends.
PlantQuest | 2018
Digitising industrial facilities with an asset‑mapping and visualisation platform that unifies data sources to improve decision‑making, asset location, emergency response and operational efficiency across all site types.
Solsign | 2023
Using AI, Earth Observation and GIS to streamline solar site selection, enabling instant land assessment and connecting viable sites with leading renewable energy developers.
Tisalabs | 2017
Developing advanced IoT and cybersecurity solutions powered by AI, edge computing and satellite communications, delivering secure, scalable technologies for next‑generation connected systems.
waytoB | 2019
waytoB’s mission is to make the world accessible to everyone. Its flagship product is a smartphone and smartwatch app to empower people with intellectual disabilities to travel independently, while providing peace of mind to loved ones.
Zeus Scooters
Proprietary tracking technology for small electric scooters and electric bikes for use in the sharing market with location accuracy of less than 2 metres.
PixQuanta | 2016
Pioneering silicon‑based CMOS sensors with ultra‑wide spectral range, high sensitivity and monolithic integration, enabling low‑power, scalable solutions for imaging, sensing and advanced photonics applications.
Acquired
Firecomms | 2000
InfiniLED | 2010
A leading innovator in and supplier of uLED displays. Accquired by Oculus is 2016.
SensL | 2004
SensL offers a range of products for low light imaging and sensing, ranging from photon counting sensors and modules to high gain avalanche photodiodes.
Business Partners
At Tyndall we are always on the lookout out for prospective business partners or advisers that can work with and support our deep tech spin-out prospects. A common issue that affects commercialisation projects is how to attract and introduce people with relevant commercial experience to support developing startup teams.
We have teams of technically brilliant founders but they often need to onboard a commercial person that can act in one of the following capacities:
- A Commercial Lead or Partner to join the research team during a Commercialisation Fund project or when a spin-out a company is established
- A mentor/adviser to help guide the researchers at an early stage in the development of the business proposition
If you are interested in finding out more about the opportunities that exist to work with Tyndall commercialisation teams, please Contact Us.
Entrepreneurs in Residence
Tyndall’s Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) Programme provides researchers at Tyndall with an opportunity to explore their business proposition with experienced entrepreneurs who will provide valuable guidance and mentorship at a very early stage in the lifecycle of the proposition.
Our current EIRs are Declan O’Mahony, Denise Tormey and Joe O’Keeffe.
Declan O’Mahoney
Declan O’Mahoney, an engineer and entrepreneur based in Ireland with extensive international experience in developing technology companies.
Denise Tormey
Denise Tormey is the President & Co-Founder of PlanNet21 Group. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession. Denise bootstrapped her company to a hugely successful global technology provider which enables businesses transform their IT.
Joe O’Keeffe
Joe is an experienced entrepreneur & founder of multiple start-ups. He was until recently, VP of Display Research at Meta, with responsibility for all display and optics-related technology development and productisation for Facebook’s AR, VR and Portal products.