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Podcast: Episode 110, Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO & Co-Founder of ApisProtect by Guaranteed Irish
KPMG in Ireland has launched a search for Ireland's next top tech innovator. The competition, now in its second year, is open to Irish tech entrepreneurs and start-ups businesses which are pure technology, tech-enabled, tech-led, or tech-driven. Competition entrants will be shortlisted and invited to pitch their innovations and present their growth ambitions to an esteemed panel of judges. The judges, which will include successful entrepreneurs and investors, will be announced shortly. The overall winner in Ireland will progress to the Global Tech Innovator final to be held during Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon in November. The prize also includes travel and accommodation to Lisbon, tickets to Web Summit as part of KPMG's delegation, an exhibition stand for 1 day, and access to exclusive networking events and mentoring opportunities. Last year, KPMG's Ireland competition was won by CattleEye, a Belfast-founded company which has harnessed the capabilities of advanced AI in video analytics to deliver the world's first academically verified autonomous livestock monitoring platform. Other Irish companies shortlisted in the 2021 competition included ApisProtect, CitySwift, Dataships, Equal1, ID-Pal, Singularity Alpha and Wrkit. The competition is open to all technology companies which have operated for 5 years or less, have generated revenue between USD $1-10m (or have raised at least $500,000 in equity) and are registered and based in Ireland or Northern Ireland. Applicants must have innovative, proven technologies, robust business models, the ability to demonstrate traction in their activities and the potential to scale up. Applications must be submitted by 8th May 2022. The global competition will include technology innovators from 21 other countries and jurisdictions across the world, including Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Israel, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, the UK and the US. Commenting on the competition, Anna Scally, Partner, Head of Technology & Media and Fintech Lead, said: “Following the huge success of our inaugural competition last year, we're back on the hunt for the next ‘big thing' in tech. We have a thriving tech ecosystem here in Ireland and we're looking to find emerging tech start-ups, with the potential to be Ireland's next unicorns. If your company is tech-enabled, tech-led or tech-driven, this is really an opportunity not to be missed.” Applications are now open for the competition at www.kpmg.ie/GTI.
As bee populations continue to decline and demand for food pollination seems set to grow exponentially, can the use of IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) help solve this global issue and ultimately #SaveTheBees?Through both direct and indirect investment, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund provides capital to some of the most innovative and forward thinking companies in Ireland, including ApisProtect.Headquartered in Ireland, capitalising on innovative and award-winning academic research, ApisProtect uses cutting-edge science, engineering, and advanced business processes to bring honey bee-saving technology to every corner of the globe.In this episode, Joanne Butler, ISIF Senior Investment Manager, and Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO and Co-Founder of ApisProtect discuss how ApisProtect's use of IoT and AI is revolutionising commercial beekeeping and the importance of honeybees for the global food industry. Third Party Cookies:Links to other external websites are inserted for convenience. The NTMA is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any external websites. If you have consented to accepting all cookies on the NTMA site, you are agreeing to the use of the third party cookies listed in the NTMA Website and Cookies Privacy Policy. The NTMA does not control the processing practices of those third parties so you should review their specific cookies and privacy policies and your own browser settings and user profiles with those third parties before agreeing to their use.
On RedBusiness, Jonathan Healy speaks to Fiona Edwards Murphy of ApisProtect on bees, bears and baboons; Tom Lynch of EI-H2 talks green energy for Aghada and Chartered Accountant David Swinburne speaks about the challenges facing SMEs emerging from the pandemic.
Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy has been included in Forbes prestigious 30-under-30 Europe List. Fiona is co-founder and CEO of ApisProtect, a company which uses sensors and internet of things technology to enable beekeepers remotely track data from their hives. The company now monitors the health of over twenty million bees in Europe and North America.Fiona has been awarded numerous accolades including the Women Mean Business Sodexo Newcomer of the Year Award 2018 and she was the only Irish recipient of a Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship in 2016.https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionaedwardsmurphy/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/scaling-your-business-wrian-lanigan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Fiona Edwards Murphy, co-founder and CEO of ApisProtect, shares her story on channeling her technology expertise into a passion for helping beekeepers, her transition from academia into the life of a startup founder, raising ApisProtect’s first round, building a customer base looking after 20mn bees…and playing the bagpipes! MoneyNeverSleeps is sponsored by PAT Fintech, the training partner that demystifies fintech and digital finance for financial services professionals. ApisProtect is an Irish tech startup using unique, innovative bee monitoring technology to help beekeepers prevent losses and increase productivity in their hives. Just this week, Fiona was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2021. HIGHLIGHTS: On Fiona’s attraction to IoT: “I really just fell in love with using sensors in the real world to achieve meaningful things. You're taking all of these concepts that you've learned about to get those sensors out to the real world, give people information that they don't have already and get meaningful results.” On the early days of identifying the problem to solve: “Beekeeping works almost the same way as it did back in the middle ages. Before our technology, the last big advancement in beekeeping technology was the invention of the forklift.” On the business impact for commercial farming: “If you want to really level up your operation, if you want to dramatically increase the revenue from your farm without having to increase the size or change the crops that you're growing, you're talking about getting your crops to be more effectively pollinated.” On Fiona’s transition from academia to startup life: “You have to be really passionate to do a PhD, and you have to be really passionate to be an entrepreneur.” On the importance of timing for a startup: “It was a combination of a very good product, a very good opportunity, and being the right team to go after it as we had been working in the area since the very early days of bee monitoring technology being a concept. We were in the right place at the right time with the right skill set and it all just came together really well.” On the never-stop-learning realities of a startup CEO: “I often say I learn more in any single six-month period at ApisProtect than I did in eight years at university. That's the nature of the job. You have to understand everything that's going on because at the end of the day, you're responsible for everything.” Episode title inspired by Wings by Little Simz Leave a review and subscribe on Podchaser | Apple Podcasts | Spotify| Google| Overcast Check out our MoneyNeverSleeps website Subscribe to our newsletter on Substack Follow us on Twitter Podcast| Twitter Pete | Twitter Eoin Get in touch at info@moneyneversleeps.ie --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moneyneversleeps/support
It was a true pleasure to chat with Fiona Edwards Murphy, co-founder and CEO of ApisProtect, a company using advanced sensors and data science to keep beehives healthy and productive! We discussed what colony collapse disorder is and why helping prevent is so important, the impact bees have on food and agriculture, the importance of getting a startup’s technology team in front of users (even if it means bee stings!), the state of sensor and data science technology today, building a company in Ireland and much more!https://carbotnic.com/apisprotect Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 #startup #cleantech
In this episode of VistaTalks, we celebrate 'World Bee Day' with Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO, and Co-founder of ApisProtect. Now monitoring the health of over twenty million honey bees in hives across Europe and North America, ApisProtect brings the power of advanced sensors and machine learning technology into the hive to deliver a 24/7 early warning system so beekeepers can give at-risk hives immediate attention and improve bee health. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land.
We recently talked with the good folks at ApisProtect, a technology company located in Cork, Ireland and Salinas, CA. Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy and Dr. Whelan Padraig are the engineers and beekeepers whose ideas and hard work have made this possible. At a high level, ApisProtect technology collects hive data using their sensor is monitored and analyzed remotely using artificial intelligence. Captured data includes temperature, humidity, sound, CO2 and hive movement. They have been developing this for just over 3 years and are ready to go commercial this summer. Find out how their device works, what information it provides, and how you and your bees can benefit. The Internet of Things continues to expand. Listen and share this episode today! Websites and Linked mentioned in this episode – ApisProtect - https://apisprotect.com Colony Monitoring Conference - https://westernapiculturalsociety.org/4th-international-conference-on-bee-and-hive-monitoring/ DC Beekeepers Alliance - http://www.dcbeekeepers.org ______________ This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode! We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a new quarterly magazine destined for your coffee table. Each page of the magazine is dedicated to the stories and photos of all pollinators and written by leading researchers, photographers and our very own, Kim Flottum. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com Thank you for listening! Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"
Dr. Fiona Murphy CEO and Co-founder of Apis Protech
Beekeepers will so be able to know what is happening with the health of their hives with sensor technology from ApisProtect. For more information go to ApisProtect.com. You can also sign up for a free e-news letter at the site to stay up to date.
When this curious mind, this lover of Pokemon and fantasy novels chose to study engineering in college it led her on a fascinating path. Working with wireless sensor networks for her PhD in UCC, Fiona Edwards Murphy wanted to see how sensors could be used to monitor the health of bee hives. It turns out that her work could solve a huge problem, which is a serious threat to one third of the world's food supply. Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy is now the CEO of her company ApisProtect, which has just announced a unique partnership with Inmarsat, the giant satellite communications company. This partnership will allow the global roll-out of the sensor technology, which will revolutionise the performance of bee hives and help to protect our food supply. Enjoy the show!
Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy is the CEO and Co-Founder of ApisProtect. ApisProtect is a company that innovates the agricultural industry with its advanced Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Specifically, they help beekeepers both small and large gather the necessary data from their bee colonies through sensors. They aim to help preserve bees and perhaps even reverse the rising colony losses around the world. Fiona joins me today to share her passion for saving bees and how she came up with the idea of using sensor technology. She describes the current bee problem and its possible implications in and outside the agricultural sector. She explains how their sensor technology works, how it helps beekeepers, and its potential usage outside of the pollination industry. Fiona also describes their business model and how they found the market that supported their company. “We collect the sensor data and use machine learning to convert the raw data into useful information for the beekeeper.” - Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast: The current situation with the honeybee problem. The factors affecting honeybee deaths across the world. Small and large scale beekeepers and how their businesses operate. Her academic background and how she came to be involved in saving bees. Using sensors inside beehives and the types of sensors they use. Problems that can be detected and solved by sensors. The projects their company has started and their current business plans. How beekeepers are benefiting from their programs. The challenges they have encountered in their business. Fixing and maintaining the sensors they provide to their clients. Their plans for World Bee Day and their partnerships. Connect with Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy: ApisProtect Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn We Are a Part of a Bigger Family! The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on iTunes or on the Farm and Rural Ag Network Website today. Share the Ag-Love! Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on iTunes and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots! Learn more about AgGrad by visiting: Future of Agriculture Website AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter AgGrad on Facebook AgGrad on LinkedIn AgGrad on Instagram
Ireland has long valued the hive and the honey bee, as evidenced in the Bechbretha or ‘Bee Judgements’ texts, recorded under ancient Irish law or Brehon law, dating back to circa 6th century. Today, a new Irish tech start-up, is seeking to write a new page in history, in terms of food security within a global industry, responsible for providing 1/3rd of the food consumed in the world. ApisProtect, a start-up co-founded by CEO, Fiona Edwards Murphy, a Cork-based electronics engineer, focused on the growing global problem of the stressed honey bee population. Her goal is to provide an IoT - bee monitoring service, utilising the latest sensor technology and machine learning, to help beekeepers reduce losses and increase productivity in their hives. In this episode, ApisProtect Chair and co-founder, Andrew Wood recounts the story behind this innovative idea and the journey of discovery into the secret lives of bees.
Dr. Pádraig Whelan of ApisProtect—an Irish company that recently opened its first U.S. office at the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology — explains how this agtech startup uses the Internet of Things (IoT) to help beekeepers manage colonies more effectively. He explains how ApisProtect places the power of advanced sensors and machine learning technology into the hive to deliver a 24/7 early warning system so beekeepers can give at-risk hives immediate attention and improve bee health. :::this episode was sponsored by Novihum Technologies::: © 2019 Western Growers
Interview with Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO and Founder of ApisProtect