UCC innovators develop wireless device to monitor babies for brain injuries 

The compact device can be placed near the baby’s head and streams the electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings to a phone or tablet

Mark O’Sullivan, Neurobell and William Nolan, Addaptiv at the annual awards and showcase for the IGNITE programme at UCC. Picture: Darragh Kane

A diagnostic medical device for the early detection and monitoring of brain injuries in newborns has been named as the best business at Ignite at UCC's latest awards, which showcase the best of burgeoning Irish innovation and invention.

Mark O’Sullivan of NeuroBell scooped the top prize after developing a portable and wireless device that monitors the brain in babies.