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​​​​​New 'grass to gas' plant being launched in Co Meath​The state-of-the-art plant is being launched by Carbon AMS in Duleek in Co Meath​A new "grass to gas" agricultural biomethane plant is set to provide enough energy to heat two pharmaceutical manufacturing sites by the end of next year.The state-of-the-art plant is being launched by Carbon ...

​​​​​Peggy Ginty, Dr. Stephen Thorpe and Dr. Aidan O’Dowling in conversation about Pancreatic Cancer

​​​​​New €12.7m research facility opens in Co Wexford​The centre includes 2,000 square metres of new state-of-the-art labs and equipment​A new €12.7 million research facility that will focus on the environment and sustainability has officially opened in Co Wexford.The National Agricultural Sustainability Research and Innovation Centre (NASRIC) a...

​​​​​​Science Week 2025 will take place from 9th to 16th November​​In 2025, Science Week celebrates its 30th anniversary with the themeThen. Today. Tomorrow.Managed by Research Ireland, Science Week 2025 marks thirty years of harnessing the power of curiosity and collaboration to advance science in Ireland. This year, we reflect on the progress ...

​​​​​Pfizer, Novo again raise Metsera bids in intensifying obesity drug battle​The bidding war centers on Metsera's pipeline of experimental obesity treatments that analysts estimated could be worth several billion dollars annually if they are approved​Pfizer shares rose 1%, while Novo Nordisk ended up 2% in Europe."Some assets are truly worth f...

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​​​​​October 8th, 2025: Pictured at the launch of POI-2.Photo Angela Halpin€28M programme unites universities, charities and industry to deliver next generation cancer care.Minister Lawless launches Precision Oncology Ireland, Phase 2 (POI-2) during the 24thAnnual International Conference on Systems Biology.Phase 2 represents double the investme...

​​​​​​Poolbeg boss says ‘joined-up thinking’ needed to foster indigenous Irish pharma sectorJeremy Skillington says that the ‘right ingredients’ exist for domestic sector to grow​​Chief executive of Poolbeg Pharma Jeremy Skillington​The chief executive of Irish clinical-stage drug firm Poolbeg Pharma, Jeremy Skillington, says Ireland has the ing...

​​​​​€847,000 in funding for Science Week 2025 events and festivals​Yvonne Tran; Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless and Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society, Research Ireland​Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless has said that €847,820 in ...

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