Innovation

Professor Paul Weaver and Dr Ronan O’Higgins, of the IComp funded ProLaTS project tell UL Links about the development of a new commercial aircraft wing box at University of Limerick which is made from lightweight composite materials for Airbus.

From a conversation around a coffee table, to flying a drone, off-shore, laden with medication to the Aran Islands, a concept was proven for researchers who have described the drone delivery project’s initial success as being a keystone moment for patient care.

The award winning UL social enterprise Moyo Nua has officially broken ground in launching its pilot programme in Malawi with GOAL Global, supported by the UL Foundation.

Driverless cars are coming and while they won’t be rolled out overnight, UL is very much at the forefront of helping to develop this innovation and address the questions that lie ahead.

Recent UL graduate Niamh Damery won a James Dyson award for her Econoc design – a digital hive made for conserving wild native endangered Irish Black Bees.

Nathan Tenzer, Edwards Lifesciences GM, says proximity to UL was a ‘major consideration’ in the medical devices firm’s decision to locate a new €160m facility in Castletroy.