UCC wishes to appoint to the role of Head of Consultancy Services. Reporting to the Director of Technology Transfer, the Head of Consultancy Services will have responsibility for the establishment and management of UCCs consultancy services. This post will support the growth of consultancy activity across the University, and deliver an excellent professional consultancy service for both academic and external customers. 

The winner of this year’s InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn competition, NUIG/UCC spin-out company Loci Orthopaedics, is a medtech company with an ambitious agenda — to disrupt the €550m thumb joint surgery market.

UCC start-up ApisProtect, an Irish agtech innovator using the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor honey bee colonies, today announced the close of a €1.5 million seed round of financing led by top-tier international venture capital investors Finistere Ventures and Atlantic Bridge Capital. Radicle Growth, the Yield Lab and Enterprise Ireland also participated in the investment round. 

Dr. Rich Ferrie has been appointed Director of the Office of Technology Transfer at University College Cork.

Cancer Diagnostics, Skin Ageing, Battery Life, Music Technology and Neonatal Vaccine innovations scoop prestigious Invention of the Year awards held at UCC

A Cork life sciences company is looking to commercialise its breakthrough cell detection technology that could revolutionise cancer diagnostics and other research.

There is something very special happening at the Office of Technology Transfer in UCC — it’s not just the world-class tech innovation and research, but also the volume of women involved in carrying it out.

WHEN Capitol Records releases a new remix of the classic Beach Boys hit ‘Good Vibrations’ in the coming months, AudioSourceRE will be credited with the software that brought the original mono tracks into stereo.

Shortlist announced for 2018 Invention of the Year Awards by Bridge Network 

The Bridge Network is actively responding to the Review of Intellectual Property Management and Conflicts of Interest Policies published in February this year by the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

Publication of the Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey 2017 by Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) reports strong performance for University College Cork in research collaborations, business engagement and commercialisation activity.

Bridge Network News Update Spring 2018

The technology transfer consortium Bridge Network is pleased to announce the launch of its new, mobile-friendly website:

University College Cork is seeking an experienced leader for our Office of Technology Transfer who is entrepreneurial, flexible, responsive, and can demonstrate effective management and deal-execution skills.