Value proposition

TU Dublin Research, Innovation, Knowledge Transfer & Funding Opportunities for Staff, Students, Researchers & Companies.

Award winning Innovation & Knowledge Transfer Office which has helped to create TU Dublin Spinouts; Kastus®, Micron Agritech and Ocumetra and responsible for the commercialisation of intellectual property arising from University research. We are the hub of innovation and technology transfer activities and have a multitude of technologies available to license to industry arising from university research. Our team works with students, lecturers, and research teams across the University as well as with entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs, and multinationals.

The development of innovative ideas requires the support of people who can pinpoint the available funding options and provide real-world solutions. Open Labs by TU Dublin Innovation is a market focused initiative, which aims to remove barriers facing industry in engaging with universities, making world leading facilities and expertise more accessible. With 850 researchers, the university has an extensive range of research knowledge and expertise that can be harnessed as a powerful support to industry. Industry, large and small, can benefit from the deep domain expertise and skills of the University staff as well the state-of-the-art research facilities. Open Labs has supported over 200 start-ups and SMEs to develop new products and services and generated over €2 million in research income since 2018.

Since the formation of TU Dublin Innovation and the Knowledge Transfer Office in 2007:
• 35 Patents Granted
• 136 Patent Applications filed
• 578 Invention Disclosures
• 226 License Agreements
• 44 TU Dublin Spinouts
• €200M+ in revenue
• €230M+ Equity Investment
• Collaborated with over 550 industry projects

Technologies to License, Spin-Out Technologies, Investment Opportunities, Research Collaboration, Research Funding, Research Facilities, Entrepreneur Development, Business Incubation, Innovation Vouchers, Innovation Partnerships, Startup Incubator, Commercialisation Funds, Student Entrepreneurship, Knowledge Transfer, and Startup Supports