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A medical device for stroke survivors and a monitor to protect people and animals from HGVs are among the ideas being looked at by aspiring student entrepreneurs from NUI Galway.
ICTUS Medical and IRIS have been crowned winners of the inaugural Start100 program by NUI Galway’s IdeasLab.
ICTUS Medical received the overall Start100 award and IRIS received the One to Watch award.
Nine teams of students performed at a special showcase event, pitching their innovative ideas to a panel of judges from the worlds of academia, research, industry and business following an intensive six-week program organized by IdeasLab.
ICTUS Medical is led by Peter Best-Lydon, a Galway native and recent Biomedical Engineering graduate, and Ciarán McDermott, a final year Electronic Engineering student.
They are developing a painless monitoring device that empowers stroke survivors to take control of their health by detecting strokes while they sleep.
“We are absolutely delighted with the victory. Start100 has been a huge help to us with all the connections we’ve made,” said Peter Best-Lydon.
“There is a buzz every week at IdeasLab and it was great to get a feel for working in a start-up. We really look forward to making a significant impact on the patient.”
The One to Watch award was given to IRIS, which was co-founded by Keelan Rowley and Michael Dillon, both recent graduates of NUI Galway’s BSc in Project and Construction Management.
IRIS is a safety device that helps detect the presence of people and animals from machines such as tractors, diggers, dump trucks.
A cost-effective device that saves lives and families. Winning this award will allow Michael and Keelan to focus on prototyping and validating their idea.
Start100 is a student entrepreneur incubator program that helps those with an early-stage concept transform their ideas into potentially investable innovations.
The program provides physical space, key networking opportunities, expert mentoring from alumni and businesses, and a support fund of over €40,000.
Students have access to funds to research and develop their idea during the program and have the chance to win prize money for a final event.
NUI Galway President Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh said supporting their students as they strive to achieve positive “societal impact” is part of the university’s mission.
“It is very encouraging to see young people finding solutions to problems through innovation, ideas and solutions,” said Professor Ó hÓgartaigh.
He added that he was pleased to see them “being supported in this journey by our faculty, our university community and our civic and business networks.”
The summary of nine projects presented at the event includes:
I said Speak – An informational video that delves into Irish school drinking culture
Receive relay – Customer insights software for retail and hospitality chains using point of sale and consumer application integrations
IRIS – A safety device that helps detect the presence of people and animals from farm machinery – saving lives and families
Muscle marketing – Digital Marketing for Gyms
Scrunch-UP – Anti-spike scrunchies for students
ThoughtGarden – A standalone CBT mobile game to reduce anxiety and depression
DataPals.io – A data-driven eCommerce agency that builds and optimizes high-performing Shopify stores
Struts.app – An application that facilitates the remote capture of patient leg scan data using only a smart phone
Tap Medical – A painless monitoring device that empowers stroke survivors to take control of their health by detecting strokes in their sleep
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