UCC innovation

Welcome to the pages of UCC innovation

Our aim is to capture the commercial potential that exist in the ideas, expertise and opportunities created by UCC research excellence. We are responsible for technology licensing, campus company establishment, UCC's patent portfolio management, the Gateway UCC incubation centre and Ignite, the Graduate Business Innovation Programme

UCC innovation is supported, in part, by funds from the Enterprise Ireland Technology Transfer Strenthening Initiative. As part of this funding UCC is delighted to have a working collaboration with Munster Technological University's Innovation & Enterprise Office in Cork and the Research Office in Tralee, Teagasc and the Agriculture and Food Development Authority to embed common technology transfer practises within the consortium of a international standard.

We are supported in this work by 

This newsletter highlights innovation and entrepreneurship activities and stories from across UCC and this issue includes:

• Welcome from UCC Innovation Director
• Innovation Interview with UCC President, John O’Halloran
• UCC: An Innovation Campus of Curiosity, Creativity & Critical Thinking
• UCC’s Positive Innovation Performance
• Cork – An Innovation City
• UCC Joins Global Fund to Support Next Generation of Irish Companies
• Activity Doubles for UCC Consulting
• Tyndall and Irish SME Net Feasa Collaboration
• IGNITE - 10 Years Supporting Early-stage Start-ups
• GatewayUCC and SPRINT Facilitating UCC Spin-out Companies 
• Other News

Read the newsletter here: UCC Innovates Newsletter October 2021

We would like to invite you to submit any innovation or entrepreneurship news items to us for future editions, to UCCInnovation@ucc.ie