Monthly Archives: February 2019

INFANT strengthens Tanzanian partnership

By |2020-11-22T12:43:38+00:00February 28th, 2019|

Thursday 28 February 2019 A team from INFANT travel to Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute in Moshi, Northern Tanzania this week. As Ireland’s first and only perinatal research centre, INFANT is focussed on making pregnancy safer and improving health outcomes for mothers and babies worldwide. In particular, the centre’s Global Health Program is committed to translating [...]

INFANT researchers join leading academics to discuss the future of machine learning

By |2020-11-22T12:43:53+00:00February 19th, 2019|

Tuesday 19 February 2019 This week, INFANT Director and Associate Investigators presented at ‘The Future of Machine Learning’ Conference at the Maryborough Hotel, Cork. The event organised by MIDAS, in conjunction with Qualcomm and UCC brought together experts in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning to encourage collaboration and innovation that leverages machine learning in Ireland. The [...]

TIDA Award to impact INFANT research commercialisation

By |2020-11-22T12:44:15+00:00February 4th, 2019|

Monday 04 February 2019 Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, today announced €4.5 million in funding for 38 research projects to support the commercialisation of government-funded research. The funding is provided through Science Foundation Ireland’s Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, which [...]