Research, innovation and collaboration

Apply now for the 2017 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards. The application deadline is Friday, 16 December 2016 at 17:00 (GMT).You must register to access the application form.

Since the inception of the US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards in 2015, we have received many high calibre applications from Irish research centres and higher education institutions (HEIs). Innovative research coming from Irish universities and their associated spin offs hugely benefits different sectors of the Irish economy. With the help of US foreign direct investment, this research can have a direct social and economic impact. The US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards, developed by the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland and the Royal Irish Academy, celebrate exemplary ideas which originate in Irish organisation and are supported by US partners.

Big data problem solving

In 2016 University College Dublin took home the HEI Award with their Real Time Correlation Engine (RTCE), a collaboration with IBM. Like a set of intelligent CCTV cameras watching hundreds of crowded railway platforms or busy airport terminals at once, the RTCE identifies signs of trouble ahead and triggers corrective action. The RTCE collects and examines data from multiple sources simultaneously and rapidly identifies symptoms of present or future problems.

Pioneering life science research

The inaugural HEI Award of the US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards went to Professor Oliver Dolly and his team at Dublin City University who pioneered fundamental research into the way nerves control muscular activity. This innovative research helped thousands of patients worldwide suffering from dystonias, cerebral palsy and overactive bladder. US company Allergan Inc., which supplies neurotherapeutics worldwide, helped to develop the products based on DCU’s research.
 

The awards are sponsored by KPMG, Ulster Bank, with media partner The Irish Times.