{"id":976,"date":"2013-03-20T09:42:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T09:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=976"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:00:55","slug":"davitt-college-student-awarded-university-placement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/davitt-college-student-awarded-university-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"National Business Success: Davitt College Transition Year Student Wins BT Bootcamp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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\n \n 💡 Enterprise & Science \u2022 National Winners\n <\/span>\n

\n National Business Success: Davitt College Transition Year Student Wins BT Bootcamp\n <\/h2>\n

\n 20 March 2013 \u2022 Davitt College Castlebar\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n Davitt College, Castlebar, is incredibly proud to celebrate national entrepreneurial success, as Transition Year student Sean Murphy<\/strong> was named a member of the winning team at the prestigious 2013 BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n

\n The intensive commercialisation skills programme, held at NovaUCD, wrapped up on Friday, 8th March 2013. Devised by BT and delivered in partnership with UCD Innovation, the elite bootcamp aims to bridge the gap between business and education by equipping young innovators with the tools to transform scientific concepts into market-ready commercial ventures.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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📱<\/div>\n Best Overall Team Award<\/span>\n

Award-Winning Project: “I.C.E. Scan Me”<\/h3>\n

\n Sean Murphy, working alongside teammates Anna Fitzpatrick (Scol Chonglais, Wicklow), Sean Reilly (Col\u00e1iste na Coiribe, Galway), Emer Hickey (Kinsale Community College, Cork), and Aaron Hoffmann (Luttrellstown Community College, Dublin), captured the coveted Best Overall Team Award<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n

\n About the Innovation:<\/strong> I.C.E. Scan Me<\/em> is a groundbreaking medical database designed to be rapidly and securely accessed by first responders during a medical emergency using a personalized QR code. Evaluated by a highly selective judging panel from across corporate business and academia, Sean’s team was chosen for their exceptional progress, viable model, and commercial insight throughout the week.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Summer Research Placements<\/h4>\n

Winners receive research and innovation scholarships across NUI Galway, UL, UCD, and Ulster University.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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NovaUCD Partnership<\/h4>\n

Delivered in collaboration with UCD Innovation to accelerate commercialization skills.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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💡 Shaping the Leaders of Tomorrow<\/h4>\n

\n “A key innovation output of Ireland is a new cohort of creative, innovative, and skilled students, formed in an environment of research, discovery, and entrepreneurship, who will go on to be the leaders of tomorrow. I trust that the week has challenged the participants’ thinking and will assist them in understanding the key steps they must implement in order to transform their innovative ideas into commercially viable products and services.”\n <\/p>\n \u2014 Professor Peter Clinch, UCD Vice-President for Innovation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n 📸 Presentation Showcase:\n <\/p>\n

\n Mr. Jim Higgins MEP presenting Davitt College students Jack McEllin<\/strong>, Sean Murphy<\/strong>, and Conor Reilly<\/strong> with their Young Scientist accolades.\n <\/p>\n Photo Credit: \u00a9 Ken Wright Photography 2013<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n