'There are plenty of gold-plated companies that go nowhere - we don't want to be one of them'
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series we profile Kinesis Health Technologies.
Health
A Galway company has secured millions to market a bacteria-resistant device for sick cows
Westway Health will use the money to commercialise a product that treats bovine mastitis.
'Organising events is nerve-racking - your reputation is on the line'
This entrepreneur delivers a masterclass in pulling off a first-time convention.
E-cigarettes are likely to escape being taxed in this year's budget
A levy on vaping could raise millions, but finance officials are cool on the idea.
A Blackrock gym has to pay €3,000 to an ex-worker who didn't take tea breaks
Medfit’s former receptionist didn’t complain because she ‘didn’t want to rock the boat’.
'I want nurses to go back to conventional nursing - that's what drives me every day'
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight we profile CliniShift.
A Sligo medtech firm has been snapped up by a global plastics giant
Avenue Mould Solutions was set up three decades ago.
A London medical conference is moving to Sligo because of Brexit – and Web Summit
Firefly Summit will bring 200 podiatrists to the north-west of Ireland.
'It'll be better for patients': Generic drugs firms want a new price deal with the HSE
Last year, branded companies made an agreement they said would save the state millions.
'My dad's heart attack made me change career. I wanted to have an impact'
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile medical devices seller Promed.
Let's Get Checked is the STI-testing startup that wants to be taken seriously
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Dublin company.
'You're not buying a job with a franchise, you're buying a business. It's a big commitment'
David McKone of Right at Home Ireland delivers a masterclass in setting up a franchise business.
Valitacell has secured €2m in funding to make cheaper high-tech drugs
The Blackrock startup hopes to speed up the making of ‘biologics’ that treat diseases like cancer.
An Irish med-tech firm could make your smartphone and toilet 'superbug'-free
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Kastus.
'I made the tough call to quit football. If I didn't, the chance for my business would be gone'
After spending time in Australia, this personal trainer came across an idea he couldn’t ignore.
Limerick medtech firm Altratech has raised millions to fund its quick-diagnosis device
The company closed a €2.2m investment round and secured €3m from an EU fund.
Pharma colossus MSD has announced 330 jobs in Carlow and Cork
The New York Stock Exchange-listed company is pumping €280m into the two sites.
An order of nuns just sold their south Dublin nursing home to a private operator
Orwell Healthcare, one of Dublin’s largest facilities, has taken over Queen of Peace.
A US industrial giant has snapped up this Longford medical-supplies maker
Finesse Medical, which makes products to treat skin conditions, has been sold to Avery Dennison.
Investor takes majority stake in Sam McCauley Chemists in huge €50m deal
The pharmacy chain was set up in Wexford almost 60 years ago.