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Irish company working on Covid-19 test gets European Union funding Hibergene receives €1m from European Commission as it fast-tracks diagnostic test Seamus Gorman, chief operating officer of Hibergene Dublin-based medtech company Hibergene, which is working on a rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19, has secured funding of €1 million from the Europ...

Minister Humphreys Welcomes EU Approval on €200m Fund to Support Irish Business during Covid-19 Crisis Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., welcomes today’s announcement by the European Commission to approve Ireland's €200 million sche...

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Employees working from home can claim tax relief People working from home can apply for heating, electricity and perhaps broadband expenses. Thousands of workers who have recently been asked to work from home as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 can avail of Revenue's e-worker tax relief. Tax refund specialists at Taxback.com say that many of...

Covid-19: Limerick pharma plant active in vaccine effort Regeneron working alongside sister plant in New York David Raleigh in Limerick Photograph: iStock Regeneron said it had “identified hundreds of virus-neutralising antibodies” from mice as well as people who have recovered from Covid-19. who have recovered from Covid-19. Limerick-based phar...

Coronavirus: Hundreds of medicine students fast-tracked into fight against Covid-19 ‘We’re know there’s a tsunami coming. We’re ready to to help’ about 4 hours ago Updated: about an hour ago Carl O'Brien Education Editor Final year RCSI medicine student Anthony Javed Machikan who has faced earlier exams this year to help prepare for the coronavi...

Ireland is the ninth largest source of foreign direct investment in the United States 11th March 2020 Enterprise Ireland leading business roundtable to boost exports Kerry Group announce $125m investment in Georgia food plant Ireland has been confirmed as the ninth-largest source of foreign direct investment to the United States. According to th...

Future Research Leaders Awards for three early-career UCD researchers Posted 9 March, 2020 President Michael D. Higgins congratulates Future Research Leader Awardees Three researchers at University College Dublin have received €4.5m in SFI funding having been announced as recipients of the Future Research Leaders Award. Associate Professors Step...