Event Highlights

Highlights from Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas Event 2022 

12 start-ups pitched their potentially revolutionary technology solutions to investors and researchers at Big Ideas on 12th November 2022. Watch the full showcase back.

The full promoter playlist 2022 can be viewed on EnterpriseIrelandTV.

Big Ideas 2022 | Welcome Address - Deirdre Glenn

Commercialisation Director at Enterprise Ireland.

Big Ideas 2022 

The Importance of Big Ideas for Innovative Startups

Big Ideas 2022

Minister Dara Calleary TD - Welcome Address

Big Ideas 2022 

Dr Niamh Shaw, Engineer, Scientist and Performer


Highlights from Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas Event 2021 

12 start-ups pitched their potentially revolutionary technology solutions to investors and researchers at Big Ideas on 11th November 2021. Watch the full showcase back.

The full promoter playlist 2021 can be viewed on EnterpriseIrelandTV.


Where are they now? Big Ideas 2020 participants

The founders of Biologit, Inclusio, SymphysisMed and Vertigenius.

Big Ideas 2021 │ Interview with Deirdre Glenn

Director of Life Sciences at Enterprise Ireland

Big Ideas 2021 │ Interview with Eimear Noone

An award-winning Irish composer and conductor

Big Ideas 2021 │ Award ceremony

One to Watch’ award and the ‘Viewers’ Choice’ award


Highlights from Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas Event 2020 

12 start-ups pitched their potentially revolutionary technology solutions to investors and researchers at Big Ideas on 25 November 2020. Watch the full showcase back.

Gearoid Mooney, Divisional Manager R&I, Enterprise Ireland

Dr. Anita Sands, Tech | Director | Speaker

Winner Announcement 1 - The One to Watch Award

Winner Announcement 2 - Viewer's Choice Award


A look back at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas 2019.

In its 11th year, the Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas event illustrates the commercialisation potential of the academic research emerging from Ireland’s higher education system across a range of sectors. In 2019 Big Ideas included a wayfinding system to save the lives of firefighters, a motion sensor that can test and track athletic performance and a technology for coating seeds which reduces the need for pesticides and fertilisers.


Pitches from 10 Promoters from the Big Ideas Event 2019


Tim Buckley, ProvEye - Watch on Vimeo

Sean Daly, E-Seed

Lewize Crothers, ExitEntry

Darragh Whelan, Output Sports

Martin Trainor, Pathfinder

Kevin O’Sullivan, Solopep

Travis Davis, Starling Surgical

Elizabeth McGloughlin, Tympany Medical

Nigel Phelan, Venari Medical

John Geoghegan, VorTech Water Solutions