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| Company | Lios |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
| Industry | Deep Tech / Advanced Materials / Acoustics / Composites |
| Target Industries | Construction & Building Materials (Go-to-market), Aviation & Aerospace, Home Appliances, HVAC & GenSet, Automotive & Transportation |
| Founders | Rhona Togher & Eimear O'Carroll |
| Leadership | Rhona Togher (CEO), Eimear O'Carroll (CTO) |
| Core Technology | SoundBounce |
| Mission | To eliminate harmful noise by delivering high-performance, sustainable acoustic materials that transform how industries design and build. |
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50-word version
Lios is an Irish deep-tech company developing advanced acoustic materials that transform how industries control noise and vibration. Its breakthrough SoundBounce technology enables quieter, lighter and more sustainable products without compromising performance. Based in Dublin, Lios works with global industry leaders to solve complex noise challenges.
100-word version
Lios is an Irish deep-tech company developing advanced acoustic materials that transform how industries control noise and vibration. Founded on more than a decade of acoustic research, the company created its patented SoundBounce technology to reduce harmful noise without adding weight, bulk, or environmental impact. Based in Dublin, Lios works with global manufacturers to design quieter, lighter, and more sustainable products across a range of industries. Through continuous innovation and close collaboration with customers, Lios is redefining how acoustic performance is integrated into the next generation of products.
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Based in Dublin, Lios is an advanced materials company dedicated to eradicating harmful noise pollution. Founded by physicists Rhona Togher and Eimear O’Carroll, the company leverages advanced materials to develop elegant, practical solutions for a quieter world.
Lios’ advanced acoustic material, SoundBounce, is a revolutionary, sustainable alternative to traditional acoustic solutions. Its thinner, lightweight profile is high-performing, particularly at stubborn low-frequencies which conventional materials struggle to attenuate. With applications across construction, aerospace and home appliances, SoundBounce is poised for global impact.
Over the last decade, the business has grown to foster a spirit of innovation and a passion for developing real-world solutions. Lios has built a team of experts in material science, acoustics, licensing, design, marketing, predictive modelling, project management, and sales. In 2025, Lios was awarded funding of a €2.5M grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Programme to help bring their breakthrough acoustic material, SoundBounce, to commercial scale.
Lios’ accolades include the European Patent Office’s Invention of the Year, EU Prize for Women Innovators, She Loves Tech Global Winner, INAM Advanced Materials Competition, JEC Startup Booster, Hello Tomorrow New Materials Prize, and the Irish Times Innovation Awards.
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CEO & Co-founder
Rhona Togher is a physicist, entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Lios, an advanced materials company transforming how industries control noise. An award-winning European inventor and entrepreneur, she has raised over €10 million to commercialise Lios’ technology and works with global leaders across construction, transport, and space.
Rhona Togher is an award winning physicist, entrepreneur, and co-founder and CEO of Lios, an advanced materials company developing breakthrough technology to transform how industries tackle noise.
Since co-founding Lios, Rhona has led the company from invention through commercialisation, raising over €10 million and building partnerships with leading organisations across construction, transport and space, including the European Space Agency.
Rhona was awarded the European Commission’s EU Prize for Women Innovators and, together with co-founder Eimear O’Carroll, received the European Patent Office’s European Inventor Award. Their work is now represented in the European Patent Office museum, recognising their contribution to European innovation.
A prominent voice in European deep tech and entrepreneurship, Rhona regularly speaks internationally on innovation, scaling science- led companies and building the technologies needed for a more sustainable future. She also contributes to the development of Ireland and Europe’s innovation ecosystem through industry and policy engagement.
CTO & Co-founder
Eimear O’Carroll is a physicist, inventor, and co-founder and CTO of Lios, where she leads the development of breakthrough advanced acoustic materials for global industries. A European Inventor Award winner, Eimear is taking the SoundBounce technology from invention to industrial application across a range of industries and applications.
Eimear O’Carroll is a physicist, inventor, and co-founder and CTO of Lios, an advanced materials company developing breakthrough technology to transform how industries control noise.
Trained as a physicist at the University of Edinburgh, Eimear co-invented Lios’ award-winning noise reduction technology, SoundBounce. Together with her co-founder, Rhona Togher, O’Carroll has spent nearly 20 years turning advanced material science into a next-generation industry technology. They were awarded the prestigious European Patent Office Invention of the Year award in 2023 for their novel approach to noise reduction.
Under Eimear’s technical leadership, the SoundBounce technology has undergone development for a variety of industrial applications, including construction materials for quieter buildings, and Fairing Acoustic Protection for space launchers.
Alongside leading Lios’ R&D team and technical direction, Eimear speaks internationally about advanced materials, invention, and the journey of turning science into technology that industry can actually use.
SoundBounce is Lios’ patented acoustic material technology that reduces harmful noise and vibration without adding significant weight, bulk, or environmental impact. Designed for next-generation products, it enables manufacturers to achieve high levels of acoustic performance while supporting sustainability goals.
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CEO & Co-founder
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