If you're an innovative startup company in the agtech, agrifood, veterinary or equine sectors and you have been thinking about applying for our #Agccelerator Programme but you'd like to know what the programme is like, well look no further! In the video below you will here from last year's #Agccelerator Award winners, Moonsyst International and Pitseal. Both PJ Maguire and Marion Cantillon give their views and opinions on the #Agccelerator Programme and what makes our programme unique compared to other accelerators out there! Watch Testimonial Video: https://lnkd.in/e44SKyj5 Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/e9RTH5uv NovaUCD Gary Ryan UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science The Yield Lab AIB FBD Insurance AgTech Ireland
AgTechUCD Innovation Centre
Education
Lyons Estate, Co Kildare, Kildare 1,564 followers
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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https://www.ucd.ie/innovation/about-agtechucd/
External link for AgTechUCD Innovation Centre
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- 2-10 employees
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- Lyons Estate, Co Kildare, Kildare
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- Nonprofit
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- 2021
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- 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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Are you a startup in the agtech, agrifood, veterinary or equine sectors looking for a private office space where you can grow and scale your company? Look no further than the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre! We have a number of closed door, private offices to suit your needs. Additionally, being based on University College Dublin's Lyons Farm, gives startups and SMEs the opportunity to test and validate their products and services to accelerate their development. If you would like to arrange a private tour of the facility, please get in touch today! Enterprise Ireland NovaUCD AgTech Ireland
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The 2024/2025 AgTechUCD #Agccelerator Programme is currently open for applications! Apply now: https://lnkd.in/e9RTH5uv The #Agccelerator Programme gets you #InvestorReady. The programme culminates in an investor pitch, where all of the startups participating on the programme pitch to a real audience of agtech investors, angels and agrifood industry experts. Last year our two winners were Marion Cantillon of Pitseal, winning the 'One to Watch 2024' award, sponsored by FBD Insurance, and Desmond Savage and PJ Maguire of Moonsyst International, winning the 'AgTech Startup 2024' award, sponsored by The Yield Lab and AIB. If you are interested in applying for the next #Agccelerator Programme, click on the link above. You can also contact Leo McGrane to learn more about the programme and see if you are eligible. NovaUCD Gary Ryan Miceal Whelan Tom Flanagan
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There is still time to apply for the SVG Ventures | THRIVE Global Impact Challenge, with applications closing on July 12th. If your startup is driving change accross Soil Health & Biodiversity, Food Security and Waste Reduction, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction, Nutrition & Health, or Clean Water & Energy Technologies, the Global Impact Challange might interest you. Apply below!
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SVG Ventures | THRIVE's global search for innovative startups continues. If your startup is driving change across one of the 5 themes below then get your application in today! Don't miss out! Applications close on July 12th! Apply today: bit.ly/4GIC24 #THRIVEChallenge#GlobalImpact#Innovation
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AgTechUCD Agccelerator Programme 2024 is open at the link below on F6S until August 22 and gives €10k prize and provides mentor. It's for European companies/founders at idea, prototype, users or paying users stage. Thanks to Leo McGrane at AgTechUCD Innovation Centre for supporting founders and startups. Apply at the link below or check out their past teams who have raised $704.1k at https://lnkd.in/gkraSf_c
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The 2024 /2025 AgTechUCD #Agccelerator Programme, commencing this October 15th, has now opened for applications. Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/e9RTH5uv The #Agccelerator Programme is an intensive 12-week hybrid programme, which includes dedicated business development workshops, investor readiness training, mentoring from industry experts and business advisors, guest speakers and facilitated introductions to AgTechUCD’s venture capital and business angel networks. The programme will continue to operate a hybrid, in-person and online workshop model, but there will be more in-person workshops throughout the 12-week programme this year. The in-person workshops will take place at the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre at UCD Lyons Farm. The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre Is a new state-of-the-art incubation facility that supports agrifood startups and provides them with the space and support they need to grow their startup into a globally scalable business. In order to participate in the programme, startups must be legally registered and they must have De Minimis State Aid balance available to accept the value of the #Agccelerator Programme as State Aid. To learn more about this year's programme, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eiXwC6q Read all about last years overall programme winners, Moonsyst International and PitSeal and what they had to say about the #Agccelerator Programme: https://lnkd.in/ehrnJQse Gary Ryan - Tom Flanagan - James Maloney - David Bowles - Donal Whelton - Mary B Dunphy - Marion Cantillon - PJ Maguire Desmond Savage - Stephen O'Dwyer - Brian Beattie - Tara Beattie - Paul Connellan - Alan O Donovan - Jack Pilkington - Tom Turley - Dr Declan Mary Colbert - Fiona Kelleher - Gary Gallagher - Jerome O Connell - Nick Cotter - Miceal Whelan
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Applications for FAST-IP close on June 21st. Don't miss this opportunity to solve some of the agri food industries biggest challenges! Register for our final information webinar which takes place this Friday, June 14th to learn more about the programme. Register for webinar: https://lnkd.in/eu7KXtBa
Welcoming Edel Mitchell to the NovaUCD and AgTechUCD Innovation Centre team. Edel has joined the team as Senior Programme Manager to manage the commercial and operational aspects of the new Food and Agriculture Sustainable Technology Innovation Programme (FAST-IP). The goal of FAST-IP, a graduate entrepreneurship training programme to be delivered annually by UCD in partnership with Teagasc until the end of 2029, is to further enhance innovation in the food and agricultural sector. Applications close on 21 June for the first 12-month FAST-IP programme, which is aimed at mid-career professionals, and which will begin in September. Find out more and to apply visit: https://lnkd.in/gSWvEeCG We are also holding our final information webinar on FAST-IP on 14 June from 1pm to 1:45pm. Register for the webinar via: https://lnkd.in/eu7KXtBa The FAST-IP programme forms part of Enterprise Ireland’s Innovators’ Initiative which is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. UCD Research Nicholas Holden Leo McGrane AgriTech Ireland TechIreland
Senior Manager Appointed to Drive New Food and Agriculture Innovation Programme at UCD
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🚨 Application Deadline Fast Approaching 🚨 Join our final information webinar for FAST-IP. 📅14th June ⏳ 1pm-1:45pm 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eu7KXtBa Are you a mid-career professional ready to lead the charge in sustainable food and agriculture innovation? The Food and Agriculture Sustainable Technology Innovation Programme (FAST-IP) is your gateway to making a real impact! 🌟 Why Join FAST-IP? 🔴 Develop cutting-edge skills in agricultural technology and food sustainability 🔴 Spend 8-10 weeks immersed in real agricultural environments 🔴 Earn a Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Innovation and Entrepreneurship 🔴 Receive a tax-free scholarship to the value of €38,000 🚨 Limited Spaces Available! 🚨 Apply now and secure your spot in this transformative programme. Apply for course here: https://lnkd.in/gSWvEeCG John Miller (Grad.Dip.CIPD) Maria Carey Assoc CIPD Leo McGrane NovaUCD Teagasc Ifac Ireland UCD School of Biosystems & Food Engineering
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Final FAST-IP Information Session Before Application Deadline. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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FAST-IP APPLICATION DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING!! We are holding a 4th and final FAST-IP Information Webinar on Friday June 14th, ahead of the Application Deadline the following Friday, June 21st. For those of you sitting on the fence wondering where you should apply for FAST-IP, this webinar is for you! we will go through what to expect on the programme, explain more about the €38,000 tax free scholarship and give details about the final Interview Selection Day at the end of June. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e775dnnd NovaUCD - Teagasc - FRS Recruitment - Ifac Ireland - UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science - UCD School of Biosystems & Food Engineering - University College Dublin - John Miller (Grad.Dip.CIPD) - Maria Carey Assoc CIPD - Gary Ryan
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We were very happy to collaborate with AgTech Ireland to host another stimulating event for the agtech ecosystem in Ireland. The event saw Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine engage with agtech companies in relation to the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS). Catherine Lascurettes Gary Ryan
A great thank you to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Muldowney John, Dr Robert Leonard, Sinead Mulcahy, Jack Nolan and a sizeable Team of colleagues for collaborating today with our AgTech Ireland information and discussion session on the third Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (#TAMS3), the CAP funded grant scheme which supports farmers investing in sustainability-boosting building work and equipment between 2023 and 2027. With MC David Leydon of Ifac Ireland, Director of AgTech Ireland in the driving seat, our members now better understand the principles underpinning eligibility under the scheme. TAMS now asks applicants to invest beyond what is legally required in climate action, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, health and safety. Our Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine colleagues gained an appreciation of the implications for agtech companies supplying eligible equipment of delays and bureaucracy discouraging farmers' investment decisions. Some equipments which facilitate several aspects of farm sustainability are currently not deemed eligible, and DAFM were asked to review the scheme's eligibility list to reflect fast evolving needs and technology. Outside of TAMS, from Sinead Mulcahy we heard of the grant opportunities for edible and ornamental horticulture operators. From Jack Nolan, how #SMEs producing organic foods, including farmers adding value to their organic production, can also benefit from processing grants. The deadline for this year is tight: 14th June. But the scheme will most likely be renewed, hopefully with a larger budget, next year. Find out more about this here: https://lnkd.in/eziv7p8A Our discussion panel, ably led by AgTech Ireland Director Deirdre O'Shea of Aon, included member company representatives Nick Cotter, Laura Conlon, Martin O'Donnell, Jack O'Connor and Shane Doran. They outlined how technological innovations support farm sustainability, identified obstacles to adoption and suggested amendments to the TAMS scheme. The audience expressed concerns over delays in processing applications - which we were told are reducing for tranches 2 and 3 - and the need to review reference costs. Members expressed a wish to improve communications so that DAFM officials, advisors and agtech equipment companies all give the same, correct advice to farmers as to how to proceed with their applications. Finally, we heard from Deirdre de Bhailís and Dinny Galvin of Dingle Hub, on their expertise in running farm-based technology validation trials, managing and analysing data in full compliance with #GDPR. They are open for business for agtech companies wishing to trial their technology in real farm settings. Thank you to AgTech Ireland Director Ursula Kelly of Cormac Tagging for drawing the proceedings to a positive conclusion: this is start of a collaboration for a more sustainable Irish agriculture.