Ballinode company up for top prize at Innovation Awards
RESTORED Hearing, which has made it through to the final of the Innovation Awards 2017, will discover in the coming days if it has claimed a top prize.
The company, which is based in Ballinode, has been nominated in the Manufacturing Category and is up against two other firms, Ash Technologies from Kildare and Hal Software from Dublin. The overall winner of the Innovation of the Year Award 2017 will be selected from among the seven category award winners.
Restored Hearing, the company behind Sound Relief, the award-winning tinnitus therapy, has developed a revolutionary new smart acoustic material which is up to 35 times more effective than traditional sound absorbing materials. Sound Bounce opens up new possibilities across a range of industries including transport, construction and manufacturing where noise insulation and space are at a premium.
Company founders Eimear O’Carroll and Rhona Togher have been innovating in this space for a number of years and this latest invention follows directly on from work on a novel hearing protection system.
The aim of The Irish Times Innovation Awards, which are now in their eighth year, is to showcase and reward excellence in innovation across a range of products and services.
The winners will be announced at a high profile awards ceremony at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Wednesday the 11 th of October. Each category winner will secure a €10,000 media package with The Irish Times and a one year digital subscription to the paper.
The overall winner of the ‘Innovation of the Year’ will win a high profile communications package worth in excess of €150,000.
In addition, the UCD Smurfit Business School will provide the winner with a scholarship for all three of their Executive Development short courses commencing in 2018.
Associate Sponsors of the awards include Abbvie, Teagasc, Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, KPMG, and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.