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Studio to Street 2012 - 2013 Members

2013-06-17T14:33:14Z

Intraharvest

2013-06-17T14:31:56Z

Abbassi Gandhi is in the process of developing in-situ rechargeable device/system for batteries used in implantable devices. For this, extracorporeal wave energy is used to recharge the implant battery which is connected to a piezoelectric based battery recharger system. This technology overcomes a number of drawbacks prevalent in current in vivo rechargeable systems and is also free from influences of the changes in body temperature, blood flow rate, biological interactions, and possible interference of MRI and other forms of electromagnetic radiations. This device will also provide capability in a manner that does not deflect from the nominal performance of the implantable device and recharge the battery in a manner that is convenient for the patient. There is an excellent potential for commercial development for this device/system

Contact: abbassi.gandhi@ul.ie

Neon Shark

2013-06-17T14:27:19Z

Neon Shark is a collaboration of young Irish designers specialising in the production of designer toys. Our flagship product 'Penfella' is a 4 inch collectible character that aligns with the global DIY vinyl toy industry. Penfella's large, smooth surface encourages both adults and children alike to create their own unique and affordable piece of art. Penfella will also be available as a printed character which has been designed by 5 of Ireland's leading urban artists.

Neon Sharks mission is to inspire creativity in all ages, while utilising exclusively Irish resources in its product manufacture.

Contact: johnmcussen@gmail.com

First Response

2013-06-17T14:26:48Z

Liam McAuliffe and John Dillon have developed a working prototype, for training lights with accompanying drills for use by individuals and groups of all ages across a broad range of physical ability and mobility.

The drills help develop the following skills in users - peripheral vision, concentration, speed of reaction, speed of response, fitness levels, and focus.

The set-up of the lights encourages players’ sense of co-operation and community, where competitiveness levels can be closely monitored and set to suit each group.

The system:

The training lights system involves the use of 10 light sensor pods and ten reflectors. The lights are contained within a unit called a ‘pod’; each pod consists of 4 coloured lights - red, green, blue and orange.

Kibitz

2013-06-17T14:25:54Z

Kibitz is a new concept in Social Networking, Social Organizing.which let the user control who gets to see which posts. This makes it possible to have one set of posts that only family see, another for work colleagues, another for social friends, etc.

Kibitz is completely integrated with Facebook. It is a replacement interface and essentially functions to help users organize and navigate through the existing (but under-utilized) Groups and Friends Lists functionalities, while still providing access to users’ walls.

Contact: Conor.Ryan@ul.ie

BladeStatz

2012-02-17T11:00:00Z

Developed by Dr. Denis O'Mahoney and Dr. Anthony Comer of the Irish Centre for Composites Research (University of Limerick), BladeStatz is a system for monitoring the performance of large wind turbine blades. Due to the increasing size of modern wind turbine blades, and their growing fabrication sophistication and cost, structural blade monitoring is now critical to wind farm operators, blade manufacturers and insurance companies. BladeStatz estimates the remaining service life of a large wind turbine blade using field measurements of blade deformation, and uses this information to efficiently schedule blade maintenance.

Contact Denis O’Mahoney, denisomahoney@gmail.com

Tergo Technologies

2012-02-17T10:00:00Z

The technology has emanated from an EU FP7 project led by MSSI, University of Limerick and now is under further development through funding from Enterprise Ireland commercialisation fund. The containment of bacterial and fungal infections in Irish hospitals costs the tax payer over €250 million per year.

At least one in every ten patients will catch a healthcare-associated infection within EU healthcare facilities, which causes almost 50,000 deaths annually, with community associated infections on the rise.

Their technology has developed a preventative technique that is applied to textile materials which inhibits the growth and spread of microbes in healthcare environments, and the wider community through the application of smart textiles.

Contact Patrick Cronin, patrick.cronin@ul.ie

Conceptworx

2012-02-17T09:00:00Z

Conceptworx Ltd is a software development company founded in 2009 by Michael Byrne, a University of Limerick alum. The company is currently developing FolioFourOne, a web-based platform where publishers can create, host, advertise, distribute and sell their digital magazines and have those magazines read on any device with a modern web-browser. FolioFourOne focuses on four aspects of digital magazine publishing; creation, hosting, monetisation and analytics, bringing them together on one platform. It is the ideal solution for small to medium magazine publishers wishing to get their content online.

Contact Michael Byrne, michael.byrne@conceptworx.ie
Website theicecore.com