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.

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

• Welcome from UCC Innovation Interim Director Dr Sally Cudmore 
• UCC and Tyndall research team wins Industry Engagement Impact Award
• Deep Tech Leadership Opportunities – UCC Innovation Needs You!
• Showcasing UCC Spin-out Company: Stimul.ai
• International Awards for Tyndall Scientists, Brian Corbett and Cian Ó Mathúna
• Fergus Shanahan was elected to the US National Academy of Inventors
• UCC Technology available for Licencing
• Interview with Start-up Lab Winners, WeRead
• Social Entrepreneurship - Lib Multicultural Counselling and Support Programme
• Tyndall won €1.8m fund to develop novel medical devices, MedPhab
• 20 healthtech innovations to watch in 2022
• Other News

Read the newsletter here: UCC Innovates Newsletter March 2022 

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