Declan O’Mahoney, Tyndall National Institute entrepreneur in residence

Any national plan to increase the public availability of defibrillators should target places associated with a higher incident of cardiac arrest, the Health Information and Quality Authority recommends.

The European Tech Tour Association has detailed the shortlist of Irish companies in line for significant venture capital funding from European investors.

The days when just about anybody can save the life of a heart attack victim are just around the corner, it was claimed today.