Wuth the year drawing to a close AgTechUCD Innovation Centre want to wish all of our connections and the wider agtech and agrifood innovation ecosystem a Merry Christmass and a Happy New Year! We are looking forward to a busy 2025. If you want to hoste and event, a meeting or to rent incubation space from us, please contact us and we can give you a tour of our centre in 2025! Gary Ryan NovaUCD
AgTechUCD Innovation Centre
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Accelerating AgriFoodTech startups
About us
AgTechUCD is an Innovation Centre based at the UCD Lyons Research Farm, promoting and acclelerating early-stage startups and SMEs with disruptive innovations in Ireland and Europe in the AgTech, FoodTech and VetTech sectors, as they build their innovative businesses into leading enterprises. In 2021 AgTechUCD launched its first European #Startup Accelerator supporting startups. The #Agccelerator Programme is a 12-week pre-acceleration programme, comprising of weekly workshops, access to Venture Capital & Business Angels networks, mentoring, corporates' partners, office and lab spaces, preferred access to UCD Lyons Farm facilities, UCD world renowned researchers and much more.
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- Industry
- Education
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Lyons Estate, Co Kildare, Kildare
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2021
- Specialties
- AgTech , FoodTech, VetTech, Accelerator, Innovative Start-ups, Veterinary, Startup, Agriculture, and Food Science
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UCD Lyons Farm
Lyons Estate, Co Kildare, Kildare W23 ENY2, IE
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Another exciting event this week, hosted in the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre! The event, titled 'Shaping The Future Of Dairy: Ag tech solutions for dairy production climate', was a conference organised by IFP Media, supported by MSD Animal Health Ireland and Ifac Ireland. Some really interesting speakers and panel discussion. Take a look at the event below. If you are an agri industry company and you want to use the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre for your next event, get intouch today! Gary Ryan - Rebecca Markey - Matt O' Keeffe - David Leydon - Conor Mulvihill - Anne Randles - Andrew Meredith - NovaUCD
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Congratulations to two of our current #Agccelerator Programme participants - Andrew Moore of Evogen and Jack Norman of Lurra Bio and Zirkulu. Both were named in the Sunday Independent's 30 unde 30 list. Congratulations also to Meg Brennan of Polliknow, who was also named on the list. Meg undertook a small validation trial of Polliknow's pollinator identification technology on UCD Lyons Farm during the summer. Gary Ryan Leo McGrane
From the latest tech innovations to how the power of AI is being harnessed, the future of Irish business is looking ever brighter as demonstrated by the 30 under 30 feature by Sean Pollock and Fearghal O'Connor in today's Sunday Independent. Great to see Meg Brennan, Pollinknow; Andrew Moore, Evogen; Jack Norman, Zirkulu and Lurra Bio; and sisters, Sadhbh Wood and Aisling Wood, Bean Around among the 30 entrepreneurs profiled in the piece. Andrew is currently taking part in the fourth AgTechUCD Innovation Centre Agccelerator Programme at UCD Lyons Farm as is Jack with fellow Lurra Bio co-founders, Fionn McCarthy and Eoin Kelleher. Earlier this year Andrew and Meg, both completed and were both award winners, at the end of Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme (Phase 2) delivered by IADT Media Cube in partnership with NovaUCD. Sadhbh, a recent UCD graduate, and the Bean Around team, were finalists in this year's Hult Prize challenge competition. Congrats to all the entrepreneurs featured, the future of Irish business is indeed looking bright. Enterprise Ireland TechIreland
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Check out our latest AgTechUCD Innovation Centre newsletter. This is an exciting edition because we have launched our new Inside AgTech Podcast in this newsletter edition. This podcast will bring you interesting stories from agtech founders and industry experts from Ireland and beyond, helping promote the agtech ecosystem. Follow the link below to get the podcast on Acast, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you are interested in recording an episode with us, please reach out and let's tell your story together 🎙️ 🚀 The newsletter also showcases the recent amazing achievements of 15 AgTechUCD #Agccelerator Programme current and past prticipants. All 15 of these companies have been successful in winning awards and funding of some shape and form over the past 6 weeks. The Irish Agtech Ecosystem is strong and thriving! Check out the newsletter, podcast and Agccelerator Alumni achievements below: https://lnkd.in/e8NNn7Fq
Launching the Inside AgTech Podcast and celebrating AgTech startups
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On thursday the 26th of November The Irish Farmers Journal rented out our Events Space in the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre to host their annual Irish Farmers Journal Client Briefing Day. Check out the video below which showcases the space we have available. If you are interested in hosting an event or a meeting, our Innovation Centre on UCD Lyons Farm in Clebridge has a convenient location, close to the M50, M4 and N7, and is very accessible to and from Dublin. We have an event space, like the one in the video below, as well as a boardroom and smaller private meeting rooms. Get in touch today to arrange a private tour! Gary Ryan NovaUCD
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Applications are being accepted for a Programmes and Engagement Coordinator (Innovation, 0.5FTE), for the Food and Agriculture Sustainable Technology Innovation Programme (FAST-IP). Application reference 017964. The position will be embedded in the activities of FAST-IP, which is a specialist agrifood technology innovation programme that will enable innovation curious professionals to, learn, explore and apply their entrepreneurial skills for the rapid advancement of market-ready business solutions. The 12-month programme is delivered as Graduate Diploma. The student participants receive a tax-free scholarship of €38,000, a fee allocation of €9,000 and contribution to international travel expenses, which require operational coordination to ensure smooth programme rollout and a positive student experience. The post will be co-located at AgTechUCD, Lyons Farm, Cellbridge, Co. Kildare and at the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering at the Belfield campus. Follow the link to apply for the roll: https://lnkd.in/eXhAdmAw "FAST-IP is supported under the Innovators’ Initiative Programme co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-2027" #euinmyregion Nicholas Holden Edel Mitchell Siobhán Jordan FRSE Gary Ryan Leo McGrane David Bowles Karen Connaughton Catherine Lascurettes Sinéad Buckley
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Great to see our #Agccelerator Alumni company, Proveye securing a second European Space Agency - ESA contract. Amazing to see Irish Agtech continuing to grow on a global level! Jerome O Connell Paul Kennedy Nicholas Holden
Proveye to advance remote measurement and monitoring of nature-based solutions for carbon removal in the world’s grasslands Proveye, a leading Irish remote sensing company at the forefront of nature-based solutions and sustainable food production, has been awarded a second contract with the European Space Agency under the ARTES Business Applications and Space Solutions Programme. The contract valued at just under €900k will enable Proveye to further develop its pioneering platform that integrates satellite and drone image processing and AI technologies for high-precision, metric-based measurement and monitoring of land use, carbon sequestration and biodiversity in the world’s grasslands. Proveye, headquartered at NovaUCD, was founded by Jerome O’Connell and Professor Nicholas Holden as spin-out from University College Dublin. “This contract with ESA marks a significant milestone in our mission to help deliver nature-based solutions that drive climate resilience and sustainable food production,” said Jerome O Connell, CEO, Proveye. “We are excited to build on our previous success with ESA and continue advancing our technology to support the pressing need to produce more food in a more sustainable manner. Grassland ecosystems are under significant pressure from climate change and intensive agriculture. Our platform empowers farmers to manage grasslands more efficiently, give actionable insights to project owners and provide investors and corporates with empirical evidence on the impact of their nature capital investments.” He added, “Frequent and accurate metrics are critical to the widespread adoption of nature-based solutions and given the lack of significant financial commitments being secured at COP29 highlights even more the pressing need for platforms such as ours to give investors the assurance of impact on their investments.” “Proveye’s second collaboration with ESA highlights the company’s pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable food production and climate resilience. This contract is expected to have far-reaching impacts, not only in Europe but globally, by driving efficiencies in habitat and grassland management and contributing to broader sustainability targets for all stakeholders in food production, natural capital and biodiversity restoration,” said Paul Kennedy, CCO, Proveye. AgTechUCD Innovation Centre UCD Research UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science UCD School of Biosystems & Food Engineering UCD College of Engineering & Architecture Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) TechIreland ESA Space Solutions Centre Ireland
Proveye Signs €900k Contract with European Space Agency
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Congratulations to Caraldine Nolan, founder of Weighless Wonders, for her Gold win in the Family Business Awards RIsing Star Category. Caraldine is currently participating in our #Agccelerator Programme as she looks to grow and scale her Nutraverse Food and Weight tracker app.
Founder of Weighless Wonders & NutraVerse | Keynote Speaker | SFA Winner | 2025 Network Dublin President | Food Transparency & Health Advocate | Award-Winning Entrepreneur
Huge thank you to The Family Business Awards and @todayfm We are absolutely delighted to Win Gold in the Rising Star Category. Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme AgTechUCD Innovation Centre #Weighlesswonders #NutraVerse #Awards #familybusinessawards @todayfm #AgTechUCD #newfrontiers
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It was a great night last night for Irish AgTech at the National Startup Awards. OptaHaul, who participated in our #Agccelerator Programme in 2022, took home Gold in the Tech Startup Category, sposored by Enterprise Ireland. Prepsheets, who participated in our #Agccelerator Programme in 2023, took home Bronze in the New Frontiers Startup Category, sposored by Enterprise Ireland. And current #Agccelerator Programme participant, Evogen, took home Silver in the Tech Startup Category, sposored by Enterprise Ireland. Congratulations to everyone at OptaHaul, Prepsheets and Evogen. Gary Gallagher Tara Beattie Brian Beattie Andrew Moore Gary Ryan
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Congratulations to Aerial AG Ireland on their 'Best Innovation in Business' Award at the 2024# #FingalbusinessAwards. Aerial AG Ireland specialise in agricultural drone services such as spraying, seeding and fertilising, as well as providing drone services to forestry and other primary industries. Daniel from @Aerial AG Ireland is also participating on our #Agccelerator Programme this year.
Congratulations to the winner of the #FingalBusinessAwards 2024 Best Innovation in Business, Aerial AG, Castleknock.
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