STUDENTS from the University of Limerick (UL) came up trumps winning the Siemens Innovative Student of the Year award.
Engineers Ireland announced the win by UL engineering students Rachel O’Dell, Muirne McCarthy, Mary Carey, and Ella Murphy, who scooped the prestigious prize for their pilot project, by Precision Path Medical, a handheld bio-medical device that allows for more efficient placement by doctors of naso-intestinal feeding tubes, reducing insertion times and patient discomfort.
The competition, first held in 2000, recognises work by third-level engineering students that showcase innovation, sustainability, and commercial potential.
Previous winners include Limerick’s Jack and Nick Cotter, named in the Sunday Independent’s Top 30 under 30 Entrepreneurs for their Cotter Agritech work.
