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In our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we bring you a range of staff interviews from across the Technology Gateway Network. Today we introduce Stephen Seawright, Technology Gateway Manager at WiSAR, based in ATU Donegal. Stephen talks about his role, the importance of the Gateway presence in Donegal, benefits of working with the Gateway and the […]

In response to the COVID – 19 pandemic CAPPA has been evaluating its projects and processes to see how the centre could help contribute against the fight against COVID – 19. CAPPA is involved in a project with Labskin, which has been adapted to focus on detecting COVID – 19 in real time in wastewater

Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on the business community. After months of uncertainty, attention has now turned to reopening doors and welcoming back employees and customers. This has indeed been a difficult and unsettling time for many businesses around the country. With the pandemic still ongoing, uncertainty is rife, long-term decision making is difficult

In our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we bring you a range of staff interviews from across the Technology Gateway Network. Today we introduce Jack Gregan, Senior Designer at Design+ Technology Gateway. Jack talks about his role, how companies can benefit working with the Gateway and what to consider when thinking about embarking on an innovation

There is no specific unit that is used in bars to sanitise the beer bottles before serving the beer to the customers. Health and safety are an important aspect of a business, so a product has been developed to overcome this problem in bars/pubs. TSSG Technology Gateway collaborated with its sister Gateways Design+ and CAPPA

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic CAPPA researchers have been exploring ways in which they can provide their services and expertise to help the fight against the virus. CAPPA researcher Dr Steven Darby has been involved in the development of the definition of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) standards for barrier masks

In March 2020, at the very beginning of the impact awareness that COVID-19 would have on Ireland, the WiSAR Technology Gateway was contacted by a consultant anaesthetist in Letterkenny University Hospital, Dr Erik Korba who was concerned about a shortage of PPE used by healthcare staff caring for Covid-19 patients. He had discovered an open

While microalgae may be a new term for some people, everyone will have seen them. When a green biomass grows on a pond (sometimes called pondscum!) that’s microalgae. Microalgae, including cyanobacteria and diatoms, are mostly single-celled microorganisms, which only need sunlight, water and a small amount of inorganic nutrients to make its own food, similar