Press Releases
iHubs Launch Second Cycle of EMPOWER
Childcare issues and personal tax policy decisions influence women returning to the workforce Figures from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor show that Irish women rank eighth in Europe for early-stage entrepreneurial activity. The rate for Irish men is the fourth highest in Europe. In Ireland,...
Artificial Intelligence Conference Hosted By GMIT iHubs Mayo
The Innovation Hub (iHub) in GMIT Mayo is hosting a full-day conference on “Artificial Intelligence and how this disruptive technology is going to change everything", next Tuesday 20 November. This free event is open to all. Leading AI experts will discuss this transformative technology and how AI...
Minister Heather Hunphreys Turns The Sod On GMIT iHub Extension
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, TD, today (Thursday 9 August) turned the first sod on the site of the new extension to GMIT’s Innovation Hub (iHub) at the GMIT Galway campus. This extension will double the size of the Innovation Hub to about 2,400 m2,...
Irish Medtech Solutions Company Opens New Office in GMIT iHub
i360medical, a leading Irish based international healthcare solutions and medical device company, has announced the opening of a new Galway office, based in the Innovation Hubs (iHubs) at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). The company has existing offices in Dublin (HQ) and New York....
Business Students Help iHub Client Companies Find BIS Solutions As Part Of Their Degree Studies
GMIT Business students on the B.Sc. in Business Information Systems (BIS) degree programme completed valuable work for a number of client companies in GMIT’s Innovation Hub over the past few months as part of their degree programme. The students’ work was for a module entitled ‘Professional...
GMIT Welcomes Planning Approval For Galway Campus iHub Extension
GMIT President, Dr Fergal Barry, welcomes the decision by Galway City Council to grant planning permission for a substantial extension to the Innovation Hub building at the Galway (Dublin Road) campus. Construction on the new three-story building, circa 1,400 square metres, is expected to commence...
Xerotech Wins Top Prize Of €10,000 In GMIT New Frontiers ‘Best Emerging Business’ Awards
The creator of an innovative power cell technology has won the top prize in the GMIT New Frontiers Best Emerging Business Awards. Dr Barry Flannery from Galway has won €10,000, sponsored by KPMG, for his electric auxiliary power unit which provides power to long-haul truck cabins during mandatory...
