Solving a big problem gave birth to a business

Conferencing software is now used by researchers in 58 countries

Paul Killoran of Ex Ordo at their offices in Galway city Picture: Michael Dillon

In the six years since it began trading in early 2012, conferencing software developed by Galway company Ex Ordo has been used by 350,000 researchers in 58 countries.

The Ex Ordo platform has been used by the organisers of more than 850 research conferences worldwide and is now set for further growth under a new global partnership with US mobile app company Guidebook.

It is a far cry from the company’s origins as ...