The university has joined the Irish Photonics Integrated Centre for a deep tech accelerator supported by Osram, IQE and the European Commission.

University College Cork (UCC) teamed up with Tyndall National Institute’s Irish Photonics Integrated Centre (IPIC) on Wednesday to launch a deep tech pre-accelerator called Tyndall Explorer.
The accelerator is being convened in partnership with lighting product manufacturer Osram and semiconductor wafer producer IQE, in addition to the European Commission’s strategic development programme Important Projects of Common European Interest.
Tyndall Explorer will initially support six early-stage photonics and microelectronics startups focused on hardware such as energy-efficient chips, sensors, advanced…

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