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Delivering impact from research commercialisation

Dr Alison Campbell OBE RTTP Director KTI, Chair AUTM

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For RPOs

Dissemination of research results Further development of research & expertise Access to real world problems Leveraged research funding

For industry

New products and services New processes or process improvements More competitive Company growth Sustainability Jobs

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Research commercialisation / knowledge transfer

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Impacts on society and the economy A happier, healthier and richer public & environment

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National policy for research commercialisation

▪ Maximise the economic and societal benefits and returns to Ireland from its public investment in research. ▪ The opportunity shall be taken to commercialise such IP in all possible fields, applications and territories where it is consistent with achieving Ireland’s objectives. ▪ All enterprises, from start-ups and small and medium enterprises (‘SMEs’) to multi-national corporations, should be able to access and exploit IP quickly, on terms that provide fair value to all parties, and in ways that are predictable and consistent from one negotiation to the next. ▪ Commercialisation shall also benefit the Higher Education Institutes and State Funded Research Organisations (“Research Performing Organisations”, RPOs) and provide incentives to the researchers involved in creating the IP.

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Full policy objectives in Chapter 1 of national IP Protocol

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University College Dublin takes flight

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➢New Product Developed ➢Workforce Doubled

Enbio is a world leading, specialised coatings company. The company invented a technology called CoBlast which offers industry the potential to redefine the performance, function and value

• f metals across all sectors.

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Pumping product development through WIT consultancy

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➢New Product Developed ➢Workforce Doubled

Sulzer Pumps Ireland has a wide range of pump manufacturing capabilities including machining, assembly, motor winding, packaging and shopping of submersible pumps ranging from 100W to 52W for use in the wastewater industry. The Wexford facility currently employs 270 people.

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NUIG licence to leads to company growth

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➢New Product Launched 2017 ➢Cost Savings ➢Reliability

Qpercom has become a global leader in providing advanced assessment solutions and expertise to institutions worldwide. Its software solutions are used in high stakes evaluation-based exams, such as those of medicine and law, and in other scenarios where assessing a person’s capabilities in a fair and accurate manner is paramount.

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UCC Spinout Company drives high quality job growth

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Commercialisation Timeline: 2003 first patent application filed I 2011 company formed I 2012 first investment I 2016 acquisition

➢7 years old ➢IP filed 8 years prior ➢40+ jobs

InfiniLED Ltd was a University College Cor (UCC) spin-out company based on microLED Display (mLED) technology developed at the Tyndall Institute. The company was acquired by Oculus (a Facebook company) in 2016. Post acquisition the company expanded its operations in Cork to develop the technology. There are now over 40 people in Oculus in high quality research and engineering jobs.

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UL spin-out accessing global markets as an MNC subsidiary

Commercialisation Timeline: 2003 first patent application filed I 2006 company formed I 2006 first investment I 2015 acquisition

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➢15 years old ➢€32m invested ➢40 jobs

Powervation is a leading innovator in digital power controllers serving high performance computing, cloud and communications infrastructure markets. The company was based on novel technology from the University of Limerick. The company was acquired in 2015 by a Japanese multinational and operates as a fully-owned subsidiary and the company’s principal digital power design centre in Cork.

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UCD Spin-out Company disrupts wastewater treatment market

Commercialisation Timeline: 2008 First patent application filed I 2013 Company formed I 2013 Initial seed investment I 2016 Latest round corporate investment

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➢8 years old ➢€5.5 million invested ➢30 jobs

Oxymem Ltd is a rapidly growing Irish company that spun out from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2013 with a licence to technology that has the potential to disrupt wastewater

• treatment. The company is headquartered in Athlone, Co Westmeath and currently employs 30

people in a range of functions such as research, manufacturing, marketing and finance.

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Maynooth University spin-out plans to double staff

Commercialisation Timeline: 2010 First patent application filed I 2010 Company formed I 2011 First investment I 2013 Latest investment, series A

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➢8 years old ➢€7.7m invested ➢15 jobs, plans to double

Neuromod Devices is a Maynooth University spin-out company which has brought a medical device for the treatment of tinnitus (ringing in the ears) to the market. The company currently employs 15 in Dublin consisting of scientists, engineers and clinicians and plans to grow to 30 employees by 2019.

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OTHER FACTORS OTHER FACTORS Jobs New Products New services Turnover Profit R&D expenditure % turnover from new products/ services

IMPACT

Start-up Spin-out Society Government Policy-makers Entrepreneurs Small Co’s Big Co’s

USERS

Teaching Networking/ Events Consultancy Professional Development Collaborative Research Contract Services Licensing Company Creation

KT CHANNELS

Knowledge Flow

Publications Processes Materials Technology Know-how Innovation Skills New Knowledge Researchers

Research Research funding RESEARCH OUTPUTS

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