Enterprise Ireland Innovation, Research Commercialisation (IRC)

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Enterprise Ireland Innovation, Research
Commercialisation (IRC)

• Commercialisation Workshop Ideas to Industry

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Enterprise Ireland

• Enterprise Irelands Mission
• To accelerate the development of world-class
  Irishcompanies to achieve strong positions in
  globalmarkets, resulting in increased national
  and regional prosperity
• Irish state development agency focused on
  accelerating the development of world-class Irish
  companies. 

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Enterprise Ireland

• Lead
• Innovate
• Grow
• Applied Research Commercialisation Business Unit
  Effective Commercialisation of Research

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Industrial Development in Ireland
Irish Owned Enterprise
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Applied Research Commercialisation
Commercialisation is the innovative use of
Intellectual Property and know-how to provide
products and services through licensing deals
and the formation of spin-out companies
RD Supports
ARC

Third Level Sector
Industry
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EI Third Level Institutes
250 Principal Investigators linked into schemes
Over 150M investment in Innovation, Research
Commercialisation over the past 5 years
25 research institutes engaged in ARC services
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What Enterprise Ireland has achieved
Within the last 5 years weve assisted the
licensing of IP from academic institutes to
industries There has been over 25 start up
companies formed from EI supports Many of our
academics have been nominated for
Commercialisation awards/ entrepreneur
recognition Some of the notable results are .
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Start up licenses achieved
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Why?

• Exploiting synergy between science and business
• Access to new income streams (Researcher
  Institute)
• Seeing practical outcomes to your research
• Opportunities to improve quality of life
• Further understanding of the discipline
• Recognition/reputation for you and your research
  establishment
• Career progression
• Successful innovation
• Access to expertise within EI to progress and
  support your product development

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Programs Supports from EI (idea to industry)
N
N
RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT
MARKET PLACE
RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT
MARKET PLACE
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I
D
D
D
Proof of Concept
Technology Development
Commercialisation Plus
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Proof of Concept
Technology Development
Commercialisation Plus
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U
E
E
Industrial Led Research
Commercialisation of
Industrial Led Research
CORD
S
S
Programs
Research Development
Programs
A
A
T
T
Innovation Partnerships
Innovation Partnerships
R
R
Patent Fund
Patent Fund
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Y
Patent Fund
Patent Fund Patent
Fun
d
Patent Fund
ARC Financial Supports
ARC Non Financial Supports

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Enterprise Ireland Academic Support Programs
Program Typical scope Application process
Proof of Concept 12 mths 90K approx Open call to academics, 3 times per year
Technology Development 36 mths 400K approx Open call to academics, 3 times per year
Commercialisation Plus 12 mths, 100K approx Invitation only
Business Dev. CoRD 12 months, 50 funding allowed to a value of 38K. On-going application
Innovation Partnerships 12 months, 55 funding allowed to a value of 200K. Academics apply with agreement of company.
Patent Fund Stage one 7K, Stage two 20K, Stage three 50K On-going application available for academics
Innovation Vouchers 5K Industry apply to work with an Institute.
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Typical EI Commercialisation Program Application
Process
WHAT DO YOU HAVE (PRODUCT/SERVICE) WHO WOULD WANT
IT WHY? CHECK OUT NEW FORMS! Tip! GET SOME
INDEPENDENT PERSONNEL TO READ YOUR APPLICATION IN
ADVANCE
Discussion with your ILO/TTO and EI
representative Preparation work on Research Idea
Commercial potential at Institute 3 calls for
Applications annually Evaluators (Commercial
Technical) assess application then a
Commercialisation Fund Review Panel Application
is rated based on Research-Innovation / Project
Plan / Commercial opportunities
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Training for Innovation

• Enterprise Start Programs
• Jan 18th 2008     DIT, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
• Feb 1st    2008      IT Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
• Apr 4th  2008    IT, Tallaght, Dublin 24
• May 10th 2008    DBIC, Guinness Enterprise
  Centre Dublin 2
• Variety of programs EI supported throughout
  Ireland!www.enterprise-ireland.com/StartBusiness/
  EnterpriseSTARTProgramme.htm

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How to get your ideas to the market.

• Call for both Proof of Concept and
  Commercialisation applications as follows
• 16th January 2008
• 14th May 2008
• 17th September 2008
• Application forms www.enterprise-ireland.com/com
  mercialisation
• Talk with your EI / TTO rep
• Enterprise Start Program enrol
• Attend trade show (not the same as academic
  conferences!)
• Network talk to companies to explore ideas
  (dont divulge IP)
• Innovation Vouchers

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