Tyndall seeks applicants for Deep Tech start-up programme

€7.7 billion was invested in deep-techs in Europe in 2019 

Tyndall Explorer lead, Head of Photonics Operations and IPIC Centre Manager Dr. Patrick Morrissey and Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar from BioPixS. Picture: Clare Keogh

Cork’s Tyndall National Institute is seeking applicants for a new pre-accelerator programme for deep-tech start-ups with a €20,000 prize fund.

Individuals or teams with “scalable ideas” are being invited to apply for the programme which aims to help emerging entrepreneurial ideas and early-stage start-ups in the area of photonics and microelectronics, covering technology areas such as energy efficient chips, power semi-conductors, smart sensors, advanced optical equipment, and compound materials and applications.