Dublin City University Invent Ron Immink Ron.immink@invent.dcu.ie www.invent.dcu.ie
Transferring knowledge into commercial success
Program Audience: Number of Courses Offered DCU Campus SME’s Corporates DCU research centres: Plasma Communication technology Sensors Cellular biology Number of Courses Offered Plug and play training, based on milestone planning Seminars, briefings and talks on weekly basis
Most Exciting Activity: Virtual company scheme
What is the biggest challenge you face? Develop economy of scale Increase pipeline of quality ventures Develop metric system that reflect the different roles of the university (outreach vs. outcome)
What new initiatives are you planning? TRIZ Innovation chair Inventors club Innovation network Virtual incubation Internationalisation programme First deal programme