Technology Commercialisation

• Our team are accredited Technology Transfer Professionals with a combination of technical and commercial skills 
• We manage the university's extensive intellectual property portfolio, evaluating the commercial potential of each invention
• UCC Innovation works with both the academic and industry community to manage the commercialisation process
• Our team work with UCC researchers on the invention disclosure and technology transfer process
• We protect inventions by filing patent applications
• UCC Innovation markets and licenses commercially viable technologies to the business community
• We facilitate confidential disclosure and material transfer agreements (CDA/MTA)

New Venture Creation

• We work with entrepreneurs to launch start-up companies based on UCC technologies
• UCC Innovation incubates newly founded companies at our GatewayUCC facility
• The SPRINT Accelerator Programme supports early-stage start-ups, entrepreneurs and UCC-based researchers in commercialising UCC-generated technologies and focuses on route to market
• Our team helps recent graduates to develop their business ideas to active start-up companies through the IGNITE Programme

Business Engagement & Consultancy

The UCC Innovation Business Engagement & Consultancy team provides a comprehensive service to all academic staff undertaking consultancy work. We support our academic consultants by assisting with the risk management, project management and administrative aspects involved in the delivery of consultancy work, so that our experts can focus on applying their expertise and know-how to real-world problems.

Learn more on the UCC Consulting website.