Innovation and Commercialisation Showcase

9 Apr 2025

This event held in the Aula Maxima on 7 April provided researchers with valuable insights into commercialising their innovations in health, medicine, engineering, and food science. It featured inspiring case studies on commercialisation and offered attendees the opportunity to network with their colleagues. 

Speakers 

• Opening Address - Prof Alan Kelly, Head, School of Food and Nutritional Science  
• Commercialisation Case Studies – Dr Ger McGlacken Vice-Dean for Research and Innovation, College of Science, Engineering and Food Science 
• EI Innovation Partnership and Licence to Industry - John Barton, Micro Nano Systems, Tyndall National Institute 
• EI Commercialisation Fund to Commercialisation: FemmeBiome - Dr Siobhain O’Mahony, APC Microbiome Ireland & Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience 
• EI Innovation Partnership and Licence to Industry -  Dr Conor O’Mahony, Micro Nano Systems, Tyndall National Institute 
• Research to Spin-out from School of Pharmacy and UCC – Dr Waleed Faisal, CEO, ArrayPatch & School of Pharmacy 
• HyperPath Spin-out from Tyndall National Institute and UCC - Prof Holger Claussen, Tyndall National Institute, and School of Computer Science & IT 
• Industry Collaboration and Licence  -  Dr Jennifer Mahony, APC & School of Microbiology 
• Panel Discussion, Audience Q&A - Dr Ger McGlacken, Vice-Dean for Research and Innovation 
• How UCC is Changing the Culture of Innovation - Dr Sally Cudmore, Director, UCC Innovation 
• Closing Address - Prof Helen Whelton, Head College of Medicine & Health