Dr Edward M. Walsh has today been appointed as chairman of Stokes Bio Limited, an advanced research spin-off from the Stokes Research Institute at University of Limerick.

TIME is running out for Irish businesses involved in the manufacture of electronic devices to meet stringent EU regulations which take effect in July 2006, the Stokes Research Institute has warned.

LIMERICK-BASED biotechnology company Stokes Bio Limited has secured first round funding of €1 million from Cork-based venture capital firm Kernel Capital Partners.

A €2m investment from Irish and European funding agencies in research at the University of Limerick has yielded the possibility of an advanced system for the early and diagnosis of cancer in children, it was revealed today.