Cork firm wins start-up of the year at Enterprise Ireland innovation competition

AI-driven tools to inform decisions on farms, a solar-powered feeding machine, and low-emission manure management systems were among the cutting-edge solutions which took centre stage in this year’s final

(Left to right) Dr Dan Ryan, ScanInsights, winner of the Start Up of the Year Award, Stephen Fagan, GlasPort bio, winner of the Green Impact Award and James Greevy, Herdwatch, winner of the Innovation Arena champion Award. Picture: Orla Murray / Coalesce

Cork-based firm ScanInsights has won the prestigious ‘Start-Up Innovator of the Year Award’ at the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena competition at this year's National Ploughing Championships for its innovative technology, which uses artificial intelligence to give real-time information on bovine scanning.

The top prize, which included €10,000, was presented by Enterprise Ireland chief executive Jenny Melia at a special ceremony during the National Ploughing Championships. Other finalists in the ‘Start-Up of the Year’ category were SM Advanced Technologies, and VetPal.