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CAPPA Announced as SmartAgriHubs Newest Partner
November 13, 2019
CAPPA is delighted to announce that they are now a partner in the new SmartAgriHibs project. SmartAgriHubs is a €20 million EU project under the Horizon 2020 instrument, and brings together a consortium of well over 164 partner in the … Read more
CAPPA Speaks at Enlighten Conference
November 8, 2019
CAPPA was delighted to have their own Dr Michael McAuliffe speaking at the Photonex Enlighten Conference on “Extracting physical attributes from hyperspectral images.” The Photonex conference Europe took place on the 9th and 10th of October in Coventry, United Kingdom. … Read more
CAPPA Speaks at Symposium on Short Wave Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy
October 30, 2019
CAPPA was delighted to have Dr Anton Walsh speaking on “Shortwave infrared imaging of thin film coatings concealed inside polypropylene tubing” at the second Spectro Expo exhibition. The exhibition took place from the 24 to 26 of September in Amsterdam … Read more
CAPPA Attends Northern Ireland Chamber Annual Networking Conference
October 23, 2019
CAPPA was delighted to exhibit and attend the Northern Ireland Chamber Annual Networking Conference and Business Showcase on Wednesday 18 September in St George’s Market, Belfast. Over 1,000 members of the Northern Ireland business community attended the annual networking conference … Read more
CAPPA Attends Space Industry Day
October 16, 2019
CAPPA was delighted to attend the space industry morning in Vertigo, at Cork County Hall on Friday October 11. The space industry morning took place as part of space week, which ran from the 4 to 10 October. Space week … Read more
CAPPA Announced as New SSPC Collaborator
September 30, 2019
About SSPC The Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) is delighted to announce that they are now an official Synthesis and Solid Dtate Pharmaceutical Cluster (SSPC) collaborator. SSPC is a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research cluster which was … Read more
CAPPA’s New Hyperspectral Imaging System
September 5, 2019
CAPPA has recently added a new hyperspectral imaging system, the HySpex SWIR – 384, to its current service offering. With the addition of this system, CAPPA will now be able to offer an extensive range of services to help … Read more
Northern Ireland Chamber Annual Networking Conference and Business Showcase
August 14, 2019
CAPPA is delighted to be exhibiting and attending the Northern Ireland Chamber annual networking conference and business showcase which takes place on Wednesday the 18th of September from 8.30 am to 13.00 pm is St Georges Market Belfast. The event … Read more
Free Consultation with CAPPA for August
August 9, 2019
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) are offering a free two-hour consultation or free analysis for the month of August. CAPPA is a research centre conducting both applied and fundamental research on photonics for applications in areas … Read more
CAPPA Receives €700,000 worth of Funding for New Equipment
August 6, 2019
CAPPA is delighted to announce the centre has received €700,000 worth of funding for new equipment through the Enterprise Ireland Capital Equipment Call. Today Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, announced the successful 43 applications from the … Read more
Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership Programme
July 9, 2019
The Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership Programme is open to both SME’s and MNC’s based in Ireland and provides funding to facilitate collaboration between companies and researchers based in higher education institutes. The programme encourages Irish based companies to work … Read more
Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher Call Now Open Until December 2019
July 5, 2019
The Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher call is now open from Wednesday the 12th of June 2019 until Tuesday the 31st of December 2019. This year there has been a change in the programme and the next call for standard Innovation … Read more
Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund Phase Two
June 27, 2019
The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is a €500 million fund established under Project Ireland 2040. The successful projects will receive over €75 million in funding from 2019 to 2021. The projects can use the funding to develop and … Read more
Enterprise Ireland Horizon 2020 Brokerage Event
June 26, 2019
CAPPA will be attending and exhibiting at the Enterprise Ireland Horizon 2020 Brokerage event on ICT, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing which is taking place from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm on Thursday the 4th of July in the Radisson … Read more
CAPPA Helps Young Scientists Excel in Denmark
May 20, 2019
CAPPA was delighted to help two budding young scientists as part of their work for the Unge Forskere, the Danish Young Scientist Competition. The project entitled “From Fish to Fork – Ingestion of Microplastics by commercial fish off the … Read more
CAPPA PhD Student Visits CEA-Leti
May 16, 2019
CAPPA PhD student Simone Iadanza recently visited CEA-Leti for a two-day period. Simone had a successful proposal funded by ASCENT. Through the ASCENT framework he received funding for processing some polycrystalline silicon wafers in CEA-Leti through their standard deposition – … Read more
CAPPA Team Presents at Environ 2019
April 25, 2019
CAPPA was delighted to attend this year’s 29th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium (ENIVRON) conference which took place in the Institute of Technology Carlow from 15th – 17th of April 2019. Dr Patricia Loren and PhD student Madhumidha Murugan represented CAPPA … Read more
CAPPA Project Partner REDFINCH, Launches Newsletter
April 16, 2019
CAPPA are a partner in the €4 million EU H2020 project, REDFINCH. The REDFINCH consortium is developing the next generation of miniaturized, portable optical sensors for chemical detection in both gases and liquids. Initial target applications are in the … Read more
Design for Business Advantage
April 9, 2019
The Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) will be attending and exhibiting at the Design for Business Advantage event which is taking place on Tuesday the 30th of April from 9 am to 12 pm in the … Read more
Stay Connected with the Latest News from CAPPA
March 20, 2019
If you want to be kept up to date with all of our upcoming events as well as the latest CAPPA news you can sign up to our mailing list. The benefits to our mailing list include: Up to date … Read more
CAPPA Launches YouTube Channel and Promotional Video
March 11, 2019
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) is a research centre of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) conducting both applied and fundamental research on photonics for applications in areas as diverse as telecommunications, pharmaceutical, medical, food and beverage. … Read more
Innovation Through Light Competition
February 28, 2019
As part of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Innovation Week, CAPPA will be holding an “Innovation Through Light” competition, which will run from 4th to 8th of March 2019. To enter this competition all you need to do is tweet … Read more
CAPPA Attends SPIE Photonics West 2019
February 21, 2019
SPIE Photonics West is one of the world’s largest annual conferences for the photonics, laser and biomedical optics industries. The event consisted of three conferences and two world class exhibitions, which took place in San Francisco, California, from 2nd to … Read more
CAPPA Innovation Through Light Seminar
February 13, 2019
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) are hosting an Innovation Through Light Seminar as part of Cork Institute of Technology innovation week. This seminar will take place on Monday the 4th of March from 1 – 2 pm … Read more
CAPPA Researcher Receives Technology Innovation Development Award
February 8, 2019
On Thursday the 7th of February 2019 the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI) in collaboration with Enterprise Ireland announced €4.5 million investment in research commercialization to positively impact the economy and society through the Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA). The program … Read more
Enhancing Your Business Through Collaboration and State Funding Seminar
January 17, 2019
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) would like to invite you to their enhancing your business through collaboration and state funding seminar. This seminar will take place on Tuesday the 29th of January from 09.30 am to … Read more
CAPPA Post Graduate Student Receives Prestigious ISA Award
December 13, 2018
The ISA Ireland Section 2018 Honours and Awards ceremony took place on the 12th of December 2018 in University College Cork, where CAPPA’s previous Post Graduate Student Ciara O’ Hara received an award. This prestigious award was … Read more
CAPPA Receives Disruptive Technologies Innovation Funding
December 12, 2018
The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund is a €500 million fund established under Project Ireland 2040 and is run by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation with administrative support from Enterprise Ireland. Under this fund a number of projects were approved … Read more
CAPPA Finalists in the Academic Contribution to Medtech Awards
December 11, 2018
The Irish Medtech Association, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland hosted their 12th annial Irish Medtech Excellence Awards on Thursday the 6th of December, during the Medtech Rising Conference. CAPPA were nominated for this years’ Academic Contribution to Medtech in the … Read more
CAPPA PhD Student Completes Secondment
November 9, 2018
CAPPA student Shumithira Gandan, a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher (ESR), has certain requirements to fulfil as part of her research contract in addition to those of a regular doctorate student. As part of these requirements she had to complete … Read more
CAPPA Partner with ProPhotonix on Irish Research Council’s Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme
November 6, 2018
CAPPA recently undertook a collaborative partnership with ProPhotonix through the Irish Research Council’s Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme. Combining excellent research with workplace experience, the Irish Research Council’s Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme is a unique national initiative. It provides students in all disciplines … Read more
CAPPA Hosts Industry and Entrepreneurship Session at Photonics Ireland
September 21, 2018
The Photonics Ireland 2018 conference took place on Monday the 3rd to Wednesday the 5th of September in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and was jointly organised by Cork Institute of Technology through the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) … Read more
CAPPA Partner in EU Project to Develop Powerful, Inexpensive Sensors with Photonic Integrated Circuits
September 19, 2018
REDFINCH Members Initially Targeting Applications for Gas Detection and Analysis For Refineries & Petrochemical Industry and Protein Analysis for Dairy Industry Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech in France, have announced the launch of the REDFINCH consortium to develop … Read more
CAPPA Presents at PMTC Annual Knowledge Day
September 12, 2018
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) held its annual knowledge day on Thursday the 30th of August in University of Limerick. Dr Michael McAuliffe and Dr Krishnakumar Chullipalliyalil from CAPPA recently attended and presented at the event. The main discussions centred … Read more
CAPPA Attends PROMIS Conference
August 15, 2018
David Williams and Tomasz Ochalski from CAPPA recently attended the final PROMIS conference. The conference titled “Photonics by the Lake”, took place on Wednesday the 18th and Thursday the 19th of July 2018, in Windermere UK. This two day specialist … Read more
CAPPA Attends National Life Science and Engineering Expo
July 3, 2018
CAPPA recently attended the annual national life science and engineering expo which took place on Thursday, June 28th and Friday, June 29th 2018 in Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. This event is the midlands premier life sciences and … Read more
Industry and Entrepreneurship Session at Photonics Ireland Conference
June 27, 2018
Photonics Ireland is Ireland’s premier photonics research conference and is being held this year at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Photonics Ireland is running from 3rd to the 5th of September and jointly hosted by the Centre for Advanced Photonics … Read more
CIT Striving for Innovation in Education
June 19, 2018
CAPPA recently featured in the Sunday Business Post which focused on Cork businesses titled “A city looking back to go forward” which was published on 17th of June 2018. CAPPA’s Technology Gateway manager, Dr Liam Lewis, was interviewed by Quinton … Read more
CAPPA Attends Conference on Hyperspectral Imaging in Industry 2018
June 14, 2018
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA), recently attended the conference on hyperspectral imaging in industry 2018, which took place on the 6th and 7th of June in Graz, Austria. The aim of the conference on hyperspectral imaging … Read more
Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher Call 16th – 30th May
May 21, 2018
The Centre for Advanced photonics and Process Analysis is a research centre of Cork Institute of Technology, conducting both applied and fundamental research on photonics for applications in areas as diverse as telecommunications, medical devices, food and pharmaceutical manufacturing. CAPPA … Read more
CAPPA Holds Intellectual Property Boot Camp
May 10, 2018
The Centre for Advanced photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) held an Intellectual property Boot Camp on Tuesday 8th of May in the Nimbus Centre in Cork Institute of Technology. On the day Michael Lucey from PurdyLucey spoke about the importance … Read more
€26.75 Million Invested in Technology Gateway Programme
May 4, 2018
The Centre for Advanced photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) recently attended the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway programme launch which took place on Wednesday 2nd of May in the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport. Dr Liam Lewis, Technology Gateway Manager and Dr … Read more
CAPPA Student Competes at FameLab Final
April 25, 2018
FameLab is the world’s leading science communication competition. It is designed to inspire, motivate and develop scientists and engineers to actively engage with the public and stakeholders. This event has seen more than 9,000 emerging scientists and engineers participate … Read more
CAPPA Intellectual Property Boot Camp
April 23, 2018
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) would like to invite you to an Intellectual Property (IP) Boot Camp. Date: Tuesday 8th May 2018 Time: 09.30 am – 11.30 am Venue: Cork Institute of Technology Here … Read more
CAPPA Students Speak at Photonics Conference 2018
March 7, 2018
SPIE Photonics West is one of the world’s largest annual conferences for the photonics, laser and biomedical optics industries. This event consisted of three conferences and two world class exhibitions, which took place from 27th of January to 1st of … Read more
Photonics Ireland Conference 2018
February 12, 2018
Ireland’s premier event for photonics research, the Photonics Ireland Conference, will this year be held on: 3-5 September, 2018 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland The 2018 event is being co-organised by CAPPA and the Biomedical Engineering Group at Maynooth … Read more
Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Fellow Position(s) available
October 9, 2017
CAPPA is currently looking to hire one or more postdoctoral researcher positions in the general area of photonics. Current CAPPA projects cover topics such as: Spectroscopy and material characterisation Development of imaging and detection platforms Integrated photonic devices and circuits … Read more
A CAPPA PhD student’s experience in University of Science and Technology of Beijing
August 24, 2017
When my supervisor Tomasz Ochalski asked me if I would like to do a secondment in Beijing my answer was yes! It was a very impulsive answer. During the months previous to my secondment I was only thinking about the … Read more
Funding and Innovation Support Seminar, 5th September
August 8, 2017
The CAPPA centre and Shannon ABC invites you to a 1/2 day seminar on Innovation and Funding support for Industry and Small Business. WHEN: Tuesday, 5th September 2017 WHERE: Questum Centre, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary TIME: 09:30 – 12:30 On the … Read more
CAPPA-CIT, Science Corner at Community Day in Scoil Nioclais Frankfield
June 29, 2017
CAPPA-CIT along with Tyndall took part in the school community Fete on Saturday 17th June 2017. This was a great success with a lot of interest from all the kids and parents. A big thank you to all involved.
Funded PhD Position Available
May 9, 2017
CAPPA is currently looking to recruit a postgraduate (Ph.D.) researcher in the following fully-funded position: Ph.D. in Photonics – Optical Sensing Techniques for Real-Time Dairy Process Monitoring This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of researchers supporting … Read more
Postdoctoral Position Available
April 23, 2017
CAPPA is currently looking to hire a postdoctoral researcher in the following role: Photonics Researcher – Optical Sensing Techniques for Real-Time Dairy Process Monitoring The deadline for receipt of applications is 1pm on Friday, 5 May 2017. For more … Read more
CAPPA is Hiring: 4 researcher positions available
February 2, 2017
CAPPA is currently looking to hire 4 researchers in the following roles: Photonics Researcher – Semiconductor Processing Photonics Researcher – Spectroscopy (2 positions) Photonics Researcher – Next generation of high protein dairy powders The deadline for receipt of applications … Read more
National Digital Week 2016
November 17, 2016
National Digital Week 2016
CIT’s Technology Gateways exhibit at National Digital Week 2016, Skibbereen, 10–12 November 2016
November 3, 2016
CIT’s Technology Gateways exhibit at National Digital Week 2016, Skibbereen, 10–12 November 2016 Two of Cork Institute of Technology’s research centres, the Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) and the Technologies for Embedded Computing (TEC@NIMBUS) centre, will be … Read more
CAPPA PhD Students graduate in CIT
October 25, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Butler and Dr. Katarzyna Komolibus who were conferred with their Doctorate Degrees at the CIT 2016 Graduation Ceremony on Monday the 24th October.
Day of Photonics 21st of October 2016
October 24, 2016
Dr David Goulding and Martina Connolly went to visit Beaumont Girls National School in Blackrock as part of DAY OF PHOTONICS. David did a fantastic job in showcasing Photonics which was enthusiastically received by the 6th class girls. A big … Read more
CIT Staff visit local school’s Science Day
April 14, 2016
Dr Guillaume Huyet and Leslie Ruddock, CIT staff, attended the annual science day in a local primary school. The annual event showcases the principles of science. The programme took place at Scoil Nioclais in Frankfield and involved students in third class at … Read more
CIT Innovation Support Day, 6th Oct 2015
August 25, 2015
On Tuesday 6th October 2015, Cork Institute of Technology will hold an Innovation Support Day. The event, jointly organised by CAPPA, NIMBUS and the Rubicon Centre, is an opportunity for businesses to learn about the innnovation services and funding supports … Read more
CAPPA helps Irish secondary school students win 1st Prize at international INESPO awards in Amsterdam
June 12, 2015
Three students from Sacred Heart Secondary School in Clonakilty have won first prize at the 7th International Environment and Sustainability Project Olympiad (INESPO) held in Amsterdam on May 31 – June 5, 2015. The awards were contested by over 300 … Read more
3 PhD positions available in CAPPA
February 19, 2015
CAPPA is currently advertising to fill three funded PhD positions. The first of these is a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship position funded through the European Innovative Training Network, PROMIS (www.physics.lancs.ac.uk/promis). The project is entitled: Characterisation of novel avalanching materials for … Read more
CAPPA & Tyndall announce licence agreement with ProPhotonix
January 6, 2015
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Tyndall National Institute have entered into an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with ProPhotonix Limited, a leading designer and manufacturer of LED illumination systems and laser diode modules. The unique laser module technology has … Read more
CAPPA article Feature of the Week on OCTNews.org
November 9, 2014
An article on "Dynamics of a Short Cavity Swept Source OCT Laser" by CAPPA researchers is the Feature of the Week on the OCTNews.org website. The site is a high-profile resource for the Optical Coherence Tomography community, collecting and highlighting … Read more
New CAPPA website launches
September 16, 2014
The new-look CAPPA website at www.cappa.ie went public on 16th September 2014. The site has been revamped to reflect the fact that the CAPPA name (Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis) is now the umbrella title for all the … Read more
Public Outreach Event on Photonics: The Science of Light
June 27, 2014
Public Outreach Event Photonics: The Science of Light 3-4pm, 27th June 2014, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork An outreach event for the general public will be held on the 27th June, offering the opportunity for non-specialists to find out: How … Read more
New CIT CREATE building officially opens
June 6, 2014
On 6th June 2014, Sean Sherlock TD, Minister for Research & Innovation, officially opened the new CREATE building on CIT campus. The Centre for Research in Advanced Therapeutic Engineering (CREATE) houses an inter-disciplinary team of researchers which includes the research … Read more
CIT and Tyndall National Institute Renew their Memorandum of Understanding
May 28, 2014
Tyndall National Institute and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) have today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to renew and expand their existing partnership. The partnership forms part of a broader collaboration between the two institutions which is valued at … Read more
IPIC Research Centre Launched
January 24, 2014
Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, today (24 January 2014) launched a new €30 million Irish Photonic Integration Centre (IPIC) led by Tyndall National Institute in collaboration with University College Cork (UCC), Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and … Read more
CAPPA leads collaboration with ProPhotonix and Tyndall National Institute
June 9, 2013
The Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) at CIT has just initiated work on a collaborative research programme in June with ProPhotonix and Tyndall National Institute. The project will be led by CAPPA and sees researchers at CIT … Read more
AquaPulse EU FP7 project featured in Euronews
April 3, 2013
The AquaPulse EU FP7 project, in which CAPPA are a partner, was featured in the Futuris programme on the Euronews television channel. AquaPulse is developing new technology for water purification based on UV-LED and photocatalysis, and involves SMEs and partners … Read more
I-PIC Funded under SFI Research Centre Call
February 26, 2013
Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Sean Sherlock, TD, Minister for Research and Innovation have announced a landmark investment by the Government in scientific research, which is closely aligned to industry and enterprise needs, job opportunities … Read more
SFI funds 3 CAPPA PIs across three different research programmes
November 7, 2012
The Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) at CIT has been remarkably successful in recent Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funding calls, winning three prestigious awards with a total value of €1.18M. They include a Principal Investigator grant, a … Read more
CAPPA hosts a successful Industry Workshop at Blackrock Castle
March 23, 2012
CAPPA hosted an Industry Workshop entitled “Enabling Innovation through Light” on Friday March 23rd in CIT’s Blackrock Castle Observatory. The focus of the targeted workshop was to explore the centre’s engagement and interaction with industry from start-ups to MNCs. The … Read more
