The Innovation Academy

27/01/2020

Round 1: Applications will be marked based on the level of innovation/potential impact of the idea; the strength of the team to bring the idea forward over the summer; the feasibility of the plan outlined; the coachability of the team, and the suitability of LaunchBox to the idea. Round 2: Successfu...

19/11/2018

Calling All Former Students of the Innovation Academy!!!

Tangent will hold its first of alumni events and would love you to join us.
The event will feature a short interactive workshop designed to help unpack the value in the skills acquired during your time with us:
Workshop: Dr. Karl Thomas ‘The 4 Cs’ - Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity

The 4 Cs are now being recognised as must have skills for the 21st century. Over the course of the PG Cert you have engaged intensively with the 4 Cs and we want to help you recognise how these can inform your next steps.

This will be a fun and interactive evening with an opportunity to share your experiences since the completion of the PG Cert with your fellow comrades (old and new) and build your network!

Save the date Alumni Evening:
Thursday, 22nd Nov 6 – 8.00pm
3, Foster Place, College Green

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tangent-education-2018-alumni-event-tickets-52305590429

31/07/2018

Don't forget to Like our new page Tangent, Trinity's Ideas Workspace for all the latest news and events relating to innovation and entrepreneurship at Trinity College Dublin

17/07/2018

Trinity will host an Information evening on Weds 25th of July at 6pm at the Innovation Academy on its Springboard Courses Level 9 Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Thinking, Innovation & Entrepreneurship. This information evening will provide students with an opportunity to meet Trinity's programme managers and discuss the Postgraduate Certificate in further detail. You can register to attend our information evening by clicking on the following link: http://bit.ly/TCDJul

05/07/2018

Read the diaries from 3 student entrepreneurs on the LaunchBox programme at Trinity College Dublin who have recorded their adventures, the highs and the lows, as they build their businesses via https://www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/diary-of-a-student-entrepreneur-launchbox-trinity/

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Three student entrepreneurs taking part in the LaunchBox programme at Trinity have agreed to chronicle their adventures.

26/06/2018

Digital health start-ups from across Ireland and Europe have embark on a brand new European incubator programme hosted by Trinity College Dublin which aims to identify new technologies that promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve health care systems.
The EIT Health Validator is hosted by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub at Trinity in collaboration with the EIT Health. The first of its kind in Ireland the health tech incubator is open to health tech start-ups founded by professionals and researchers working in the medical and technology sector across Europe. The incubator will enable early stage digital health start-ups to validate their business ideas and identify suitable markets for their products.
From last week, the ten start-ups from Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Finland and Poland, Latvia will participate in six weeks of intensive validation and mentoring activities at Trinity before embarking on a two-week tour of four health tech hubs across Europe — TU Delft, Netherlands; Grenoble EM, France; Imperial College London and Newcastle University. This tour is designed for rapid multi-market validation.
Read more: http://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/trinity-launches-new-european-digital-health-incubator-programme/9025

21/06/2018

Trinity launches new European digital health incubator programme
Digital health start-ups from across Ireland and Europe will this week embark on a brand new European incubator programme at Trinity College Dublin which aims to identify new technologies that promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve health care systems.

The EIT Health Validator is hosted by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub at Trinity in collaboration with the EIT Health (European Institute for Innovation and Technology). The first of its kind in Ireland the incubator is open to health tech start-ups founded by professionals and researchers working in the medical and technology sector across Europe. The incubator will enable early stage digital health start-ups to validate their business ideas and identify suitable markets for their products.
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Digital health start-ups from across Ireland and Europe will this week embark on a brand new European incubator programme at Trinity College Dublin which aims to identify new technologies that promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve health care systems. 

20/06/2018

We are delighted to welcome our 10 new European start-ups who will focus on health technologies to improve health care systems and transform people’s lives at Trinity College Dublin over the next 6 weeks. The EIT Health Validator is hosted by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub at Trinity in collaboration with EIT Health (European Institute for Innovation and Technology). The first of its kind in Ireland, the incubator is open to health tech start-ups founded by professionals and researchers working in the medical and technology sector across Europe. The incubator will enable early stage digital health start-ups to validate their business ideas and identify suitable markets for their products.

19/06/2018

Applications are now open for Greenhouse, a European incubator for green startups, hosted at Trinity College Dublin, in conjunction with partners Climate KIC. Applicants from across the EU are encouraged to apply.
This is a 6 month programme designed to transform early stage climate innovation ideas into sustainable business models and marketable products or services. All that is needed is an idea and the motivation to make it happen in the future.
Apply Now: http://www.tcd.ie/explore-innovation/eit-climate/

12/06/2018

This Friday 15th of June Trinity will launch a new year of Launchbox, it's summer accelerator for student startups, at Bank of Ireland's Workbench, Trinity College Dublin (Hamilton Building) from 12:30 – 14:00hrs
Come meet the teams and learn more about their business ideas. You can register to attend via: http://lboxko2018.eventbrite.ie

21/05/2018

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub at Trinity will host European Institute of Innovation & Technology Digital Health Validator Programme Launch on the 20th of June from 6pm at the Innovation Academy. The launch will feature a guest presentation from Professor Martin Curley, Chief Information Officer of the HSE.
This event is free to attend and you can register via: http://bit.ly/EITLaunch

26/04/2018

The Innovation Academy offers an Undergraduate Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship (10ECTS) which is currently open to 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates in Trinity College Dublin from every School and discipline. The UG Cert is taught in a flexible way through online delivery (70%) and classroom-based teaching (30%) and can be taken over 1 or 2 years. The programme will start in September 2018. For more information visit: http://bit.ly/TCDUGCert or email [email protected]