Licence of the Year
This award will be to an academic, researcher or team whose intellectual property (IP) or know-how was licensed to industry or a spin-out company in 2023 and has the greatest potential to result in commercial and socio-economic impact for UCC and Ireland.
Nominations will be submitted by UCC Innovation team as per the eligibility criteria.
Application Details
Nomination Procedure
- Nominations for Innovation awards will be made by Commercialisation Case Managers, from UCC’s IP and commercialisation portfolio. If you would like your innovation activity to be considered, please contact your case manager.
Evaluation Criteria
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Innovation |
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Impact |
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Evaluation Panel
- Dr Sally Cudmore, Director of UCC Innovation
- Michael Lucey - Patent Attorney and Director Purdy Lucey Intellectual Property
- Dr Siobhán Jordan - Head of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation at Teagasc
- Donal Daly - CEO Future Planet and UCC Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Previous Winners
| Year | Awardee | College/School/Department/Centre |
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| 2023 | Dr Conor O'Mahony, Carlo Webster, Andrea Bocchino, Ryan Sebastian, Fjodors Tjulkins | Tyndall National Institute |
| 2022 | Dr Emma McIvor and Professor Sebastian Wieczorek | School of Mathematical Sciences at UCC and Mercy University Hospital |
| 2021 | Dr Anthony Morrissey, Dr David McGovern, Dr Ray Burke | Tyndall National Institute |