We are very proud to see two Dogpatch startups working on leading edge technology to help tackle the global pandemic crisis. Conall Laverty, Founder of Wia, and Rosa Langhammer, Head of CoderDojo, are working day and night on creating an Irish open-source ventilator. They are looking for designers, developers and hardware experts that can help them achieve this crucial mission.

Dogpatch welcomed legendary rockstar The Edge, chair at Endeavor Ireland, for a roundtable discussion with the Stripe global policy team for a debate on the future of startup policy in Ireland.

Following a tour of the Dogpatch space the visiting participants moved to The Vaults for a closed discussion featuring leading founders & hubs from across the regions of Ireland.

The Irish Government has backed plans to part-fund a new €1 billion technology campus headed by Trinity College Dublin and as well as a number of technology and innovation partners, including Dogpatch Labs. The campus will be located in what will be known as the Grand Canal Innovation District, modelled on innovation districts elsewhere such as Toronto, Rotterdam and Paris.

In Dublin to share insights and knowledge on 5G platforms, Harvard TECH visited Dogpatch as part of a Smart City Innovation Forum that brought together delegates from over 20 cities, the Smart Docklands community, as well as Irish startups engaged in ‘smart’ tech.  Our Smart City Lead, Ciaran Gilsenan, was given the opportunity to speak at the event, describing how Dogpatch Labs aims to become a ‘smart’ hub through the rapid deployment of new technologies.