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Deep Tech Opportunity Platform


The third national Deep Tech Partner Opportunity Platform takes place in University of Galway on November 6th 2024. 20 Deep Tech research teams and startups selected from around Ireland are seeking commercial team members, including CEOs, advisors and market entry experts.


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Technology Spotlight - Method for Conformally Doping Substrate-Released Silicon Nanowire Devices


A new methodology offering advantageous gas-phase doping for future gate-all-around devices, and alternative device architecture.


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Showcasing the companies that have emerged from UCC Innovation over the years, illustrating a diverse range of technologies across a wide variety of areas.


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Available Technologies


View our current portfolio of technologies that are available to license.


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Start-up Company: Telea

“There was quite a structure in IGNITE, that we learned how to develop our roadmaps and set ourselves small targets along the way, to hold ourselves accountable. I think that whole process of development and creating milestones definitely helped.”

- Clare Meskill, Founder & CEO - Telea

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Spin-out Company: Neurobell

“UCC has supported us through every step of the journey, from early stage accelerators as a PhD student through to navigating the VC landscape.”

- Dr Mark O' Sullivan, CEO & Co-Founder - Neurobell

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Spin-out Company: Exceedence

“UCC Innovation have continued to engage with us throughout our journey and have been open to hearing and learning from our lived experience as a University spinout. These learnings have often been taken on board by the UCC Innovation team, and we have continued to participate in their commercialisation support initiatives such as the SPRINT Accelerator program and the Digital Badge in IP and Innovation."

- Dr Ray Alcorn, CEO and Founder - Exceedence

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Spin-out Company: CergenX

“The licence negotiated with UCC Innovation gives us access to the world’s largest database of fully anonymised neonatal EEG recordings. This data bank is key to our algorithm development programme. We are using AI to identify infants that are most at risk of brain injury to allow hospitals refer these infants for further testing and treatment.”

- Jason Mowles, CEO - CergenX

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UCC Consulting: CTCHC Reports

“Having UCC Consulting on-board on these projects was very valuable as they undertook the contract negotiations with the client and streamlined the processes. This allowed me to focus more on the consultancy itself, ensuring that my MPlan students were availing of a rich learning experience while building strong relationships with the project stakeholders.”

- Jeanette Fitzsimons, Lecturer - UCC’s Centre for Planning Education & Research Centre

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News

16 Oct 2024

“Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business”

“Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business” states Sean O’Driscoll, one of Ireland’s business leaders, and chair of the Governing Authority of University College Cork (UCC). His remarks came yesterday evening at  a UCC Business Engagement event, attended by over 200 attendees from across Ireland’s business sector.
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14 Oct 2024

Two women-led start-ups at UCC secure over €1 million in Enterprise Ireland funding

Two women led start-ups at University College Cork (UCC) have received funding to translate their research into innovative companies that will benefit human health globally. The start-ups will drive advances in women’s health, and skin health.
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18 Sep 2024

Cultivating Sustainable Entrepreneurship at UCC: A Journey Towards SDG-Driven Education

In recent years, University College Cork (UCC) has taken a significant leap forward by embedding sustainability values into its entrepreneurship education. As part of UCC’s Innovation in Action series, we spoke with Dr Lana Repar from Cork University Business School (CUBS) about the transformative initiatives she leads along with Prof. Joe Bogue to foster SDGs-driven entrepreneurship at UCC. 
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16 Sep 2024

UCC spin-out company ProvascTec awarded €2.1 million research grant

A lead product from UCC spin-out company ProVascTec has been awarded a €2.1 million research grant from Eurostars, part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.
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UCC Innovation is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme    2021-27

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