Startups on UCC IndieBio project

The world’s first and only synthetic biology accelerator programme in Cork is positioning Ireland at the forefront of a wave of innovation that could revolutionise industry across the globe.

Nine cutting-edge start-ups from around the world have taken up residence in UCC as part of the IndieBio programme which is backed by venture capital firm SOSVenture and runs over three months.

The teams, including two indigenous companies — GlowDX and Sothic Bioscience — will work alongside UCC academics for the duration of the programme which IndieBio founder and SOSVentures European partner Bill Liao said is ideally positioned in Cork.