Best Life Sciences Companies in Cork, Ireland
The 32 best Life Sciences companies in Cork, Ireland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Normax Biomed.
Our analysis of 576 Life Sciences companies
$91.7b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in Cork
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Normax Biomed Developer of mRNA vaccines for the treatment of infectious diseases | $303M | 51 mo ago | Series D | — | Peter Jensen CEO | — | — |
| 2 | Intelligent Implants Developer of electrotherapeutic orthopedic implants designed to accelerate and monitor bone growth | $16M | 19 mo ago | Series A | 15 | — | 42 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 3 | QUMAS Compliance and quality management software for the life sciences industry | $10M | 257 mo ago | Acquired | 100 | Kevin O'leary CEO | — | — |
| 4 | Metabolomic Diagnostics Diagnostics and prognostics for maternal health using metabolomics, | $4M | 69 mo ago | Seed | 13 | — | 39 patents Predictive metabolomic biomarkers for pre‑eclampsia and pre‑term birth risk assessment | — |
| 5 | AventaMed Device for safe placement of grommets | $4M | 108 mo ago | Acquired | 7 | Keith Jansen Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Gasgon Medical Manufacturer of infusion system for hospitals | $2M | 54 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Vincent Forde CEO | — | — |
| 7 | Helixworks Developer of DNA-based data storage solutions | $2M | 54 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | — | — |
| 8 | NeuroBell Developer of medical device for the detection and monitoring of neonatal seizures | $2M | 34 mo ago | Seed | — | Mark O'Sullivan Founder | — | — |
| 9 | PMD Solutions Respiratory monitor to detect in-hospital respiratory compromise | $2M | 81 mo ago | Seed | 26 | Myles Murray Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 10 | CergenX Provider of software to screen for brain abnormalities in babies | $2M | 40 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Geraldine Boylan Co-Founder | — | — |
| 11 | GlowDx Developer of point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases | $2M | 75 mo ago | Seed | 16 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Microsynbiotix Blue biotech venture developing biological solutions for aquatic ecosystem problems | $1M | 110 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 3 | — | 3 patents Recombinant DNA platforms for producing therapeutic polypeptides in animal vaccines | — |
| 13 | Cell Free Tech Provider of tools and services for DNA and protein applications | $296K | 106 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Thomas Meany Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 14 | Khonsu Therapeutics Developing therapeutic proteins for autoimmune and inflammatory indications | $224K | 112 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Emer O' Shea Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 15 | Inform Bioscience Personalized molecular diagnostics using metabolomics. | $111K | 135 mo ago | Seed | 11 | Robin Tuytten Co Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Life Sciences companies in Cork
#1
Series A · Cork, Cork · founded 2014 · 15 employees$15.8Mraised▾
Developer of electrotherapeutic orthopedic implants designed to accelerate and monitor bone growth. The company’s initial focus is on a system that incorporates electrotherapeutic technology into an intervertebral spacer. Electrical signals and an array of electrodes are used to accelerate and measure bone growth. A cloud platform provides visibility into healing with remote data to support clinical decision-making.
- Mar 2025Series A$6.7M
- Oct 2021Seed$8.7M
- Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$250K
- Oct 2017Seed$50K
#2
Series D · Cork, Munster · founded 2022$302.6Mraised▾
Developer of mRNA vaccines for the treatment of infectious diseases. The company has "Vax Factory" for the construction of mRNA vaccines to treat infectious diseases such as COVID, Tuberculosis, HIV, and Malaria.
- Jul 2022Series D$302.6M
#3
Seed · Cork, Munster · founded 2018$2.3Mraised▾
Developer of medical device for the detection and monitoring of neonatal seizures. The company is developing a medical device providing portable EEG monitoring with real-time & automated neonatal seizure detection at the bedside.
- Jan 2024Seed$2.3M
#4
Seed · Cork, Munster · founded 2022 · 8 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Provider of software to screen for brain abnormalities in babies. The company offers software that uses AI algorithms to screen babies born prematurely or monitor newborns who have suffered a lack of oxygen.
- Jul 2023Seed$1.3M
#5
Seed · Cork, Munster · founded 2017 · 5 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of infusion system for hospitals. The device helps in reducing fluid medicines & blood, minimizes risk for patients & healthcare providers, and delivers an infusion dose to patients.
- Apr 2022Seed$2.4M
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$112.8K
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$3.7M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$56.2K
#6
Seed · Cork, Munster · founded 2011 · 13 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Metabolomic Diagnostics develops diagnostics and prognostics for maternal health using metabolic profiling. The company is currently developing an early pregnancy test to identify a woman's risk of developing pre-eclampsia later in her pregnancy by testing a panel of implicated metabolites. Metabolomic Diagnostics also has a subsidiary called Inform Bioscience.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$60.7K
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$2.2M
- Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$205.2K
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$2.4M
#7
Seed · Cork, Munster · founded 2016 · 6 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Developer of DNA-based data storage solutions. It involves encoding digital data into synthetic DNA strands for dense storage medium. The technology is applicable to diverse data types, from genomic information to large digital files.
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$1.8M
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$487.1K
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2019Seed—
#8
Seed · Cork, Munster · founded 2011 · 26 employees$2.3Mraised▾
PMD Solutions is focused on developing technologies for early detection of diseases. Initial product is RespiraSense - Breathing Frequency Monitor to detect in-hospital respiratory compromise. The device uses continuous electronic respiratory rate monitoring. Not available for sale in the US.
- Jan 2020Angel$1.6M
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$4.9M
- Apr 2016Grant (prize money)$4.9M
- Nov 2015Grant (prize money)$4.5M
#9
Acquired · Cork, Munster · founded 1994 · 100 employees$10Mraised▾
Compliance and quality management software for the life sciences industry. Solutions include electronic document management, process management, compliance management, and submission management.
- May 2005Series B$10M
- Series A—
#10
Acquired · Cork, Munster · founded 2013 · 7 employees$3.6Mraised▾
AventaMed is developing surgical devices, initially focused on a device which allows safe placement of ear tubes or grommets in an out-patient setting. Grommets are used to surgically treat Otitis Media with Effusion, which is a build up of fluid behind the ear drum. Was spun out from the MEDIC research centre, Cork Institute of Technology.
- Oct 2017Angel$2.1M
- Oct 2015Grant (prize money)$50K
- Sep 2015Seed$1.5M
- Nov 2014Grant (prize money)$123.8K
#11
Seed · Cork, Munster · founded 2015 · 16 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Developer of point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases. The company utilizes AI and machine learning to develop tests that detects mosquito-borne infections such as dengue fever, chikungunya & zika virus.
- Jul 2020Seed$1.3M
- Feb 2019Seed$107.4K
- Jul 2015Seed$250K
- 2015Seed—
#12
Acqui-Hired · Cork, Munster · founded 2016 · 3 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Blue biotech venture developing biological solutions for aquatic ecosystem problems. The company creates biological products using precision fermentation and engineered biology to address major aquatic challenges. They focus on developing natural actives from marine organisms and high-performance microalgal delivery systems. Their development pipeline includes solutions for aquatic pests, diseases, hazardous algal blooms, and aquatic invasive species. The company aims to provide effective, economical, robust, and environmentally benign solutions for the blue economy, offering tools that solve problems without creating new ones. They are committed to innovation and sustainability in the aquatic environment.
- Sep 2017Seed$1.2M
- May 2017Seed$112K
- Jun 2016Seed$100K
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funding flat · growth flat
What Cork researches in biotechnology
- University College Cork34
- Cork University Hospital1
- Cork County Council1
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