Medical device cybersecurity developer Nova Leah and clinical support software provider Tapa Healthcare received funding from the college and Enterprise Ireland.
Two Ireland-based startups, medical device cybersecurity developer Nova Leah and clinical support software provider Tapa Healthcare, have spun out of Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), Dundalk Democrat has reported.
Both businesses received undisclosed amounts of funding for their research from Enterprise Ireland, the export development agency of the Irish government, and DkIT’s Regulated Software Research Centre.
Nova Leah is the developer of SelectEvidence, a software system that continually scans medical devices for cybersecurity weaknesses.
The company also offers its services to manufacturers who want help in designing, verifying and certifying secure medical devices to meet US Food and Drug Administration requirements. At present Nova Leah has three employees and expects to hire 10 more in 2017.
Tapa Healthcare is the developer of Rapid Electronic Assessment Data System, a medical device that gathers patient data and analyses it to predict possible crises as well as suggest corrective actions. The company says its product can reduce the amount of time nurses spend on documentation by up to 90%.
There are currently 10 full and part-time staff at Tapa Healthcare. The company plans to add 10 more employees in 2017.
DkIT’s Regional Development Centre, which offers networking and business incubation for startup and early stage companies, provided consulting and tech transfer support for the startups.
