Trinity Knowledge Exchange (KnEx) hosts global medtech leaders

Posted on: 05 May 2026

Trinity’s collaboration with MedTech Innovator, now spanning nearly a decade, has supported a number of high-potential Irish medtech spin-outs in accessing global markets, investment networks, and industry expertise.

Participation in the MedTech Innovator programme and engagement with the MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit have played a key role in accelerating the growth of these companies.

Vincent Coole, Director of Trinity KnEx, said: “Through our partnership with MedTech Innovator, we are connecting our medtech innovators with a global ecosystem of expertise, capital, and opportunity. This collaboration has been instrumental in enabling our spin-outs to scale internationally and deliver real impact for patients.”

The event highlighted a number of innovative medtech commercialisation projects emerging from Trinity. These included:

• NOVAP Medical, led by Brooke Tornifoglio and Emily Naylor, of the School of Engineering, which is developing an improved endotracheal intubation device designed to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia and extend safe intubation time.
• RIBBON Medical, also of the School of Engineering, led by Conor Hayden and Marc Butterly, which is advancing a wearable lung volume monitoring system aimed at improving respiratory care and patient outcomes.
• BrainHealthy, led by Gavin O’Duffy, in collaboration with Prof. Sean Kennelly of the School of Medicine, which is focused on AI-based technologies that support brain health and neurological wellbeing.

The gathering reflects Trinity’s long-standing commitment to advancing healthcare innovation and its role as a leading source for medtech research, entrepreneurship, and commercialisation.

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