1. What are the academic institutions doing to drive support & innovation to put Ireland on the map and support / drive industry?

2. Innovation & Impact
INNOVATION The successful exploitation of new creations, which when used produce tangible benefits, satisfying needs and wants.
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

3. Invention IS NOT Innovation
Innovation & Impact
Innovation
Invention ?
EXPLOITATION
Invention IS NOT Innovation
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

4. INVOICES Innovation & Impact Turning ideas into IMPACT
The benefit(s) derived from the innovation. The larger the benefit, the larger the impact.
Turning ideas into
INVOICES
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

5. Innovation Management
EC Definition
“Overall management of all activities related to understanding needs, with the objective of successfully identifying new ideas, and managing them, in order to develop new products and services which satisfy these needs.
Innovation management starts at the point of capturing the creative works and finishes when it, a product or service, is deployed.”
Someone must be responsible for managing all innovation-related activities from capturing, assessing, protecting and managing the IP; through dissemination and exploitation (use) of the IP; to market deployment.
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

6. Typical Management Structure
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

7. Innovation Development and Commercialisation
RISK
Low
High
DRIVER
Technology
Market
Research
Develop
Produce
Sell
STAGE
Industry
Sales
Distribution
Technology Push
Marketing
Manufacture
THE GAP
Product
Development
Technology
Development
Commercialisation Focus
Academia
Experimental
Development
Market Pull
Applied
Research
Basic
Research
Timescale
Reference: Technology from Ideas 2010

8. The Innovation Process is complex

9. Protecting Innovation – How?
Identify
Capture
Review
Register
Exploit

10. What makes a great Innovation?
Not only must the team have a secret sauce to trip up competitors, but also a tasty temptation to attract customers. A product that is obvious for customers, and yet opaque to competitors, is real innovation.
Not only must it be difficult for a competitor to reinvent the product, but also it must be entirely comfortable for a customer to adopt it

11. A case study of a college driving and supporting Innovation
Micra (ITTD) is an Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway
Remit: Deliver commercial viable research and near-to-market solutions
Approach: Micra (ITTD) works with Industry to address unmet needs in the area of bio-diagnostics & rapid detection technologies
Over the past 5-10 years there has been a shift in the nature and type of research activities being funded by state Institutions in Ireland from:
Fundamental to Applied
Academic collaboration to Industrial Collaboration
Papers to Patents
A case study of a college driving and supporting innovation

12. DIT Hothouse – bringing it ALL together
Academia
Industry
CONVERGENCE
Expertise
Experience
Competencies
Facilities
Product Development
Manufacturing
Marketing /sales
Routes to Market
TTO

13. ‘Bridging the gap’ with Industry
Communications
‘Bridging the gap’ with Industry

14. How do we Harvest Innovation?
We ensure the selected technology has the backing of a strong and deliverable aware PI and team
We research Irish and International relevant interested companies
We then commission a feasibility study using an independent consultant to determine / confirm interested companies
We select a company with potential and conclude a licensing agreement to protect innovation

15. How do we Hunt for Innovation?
We go to industry and ask what are their problems
We bring these problems back to the relevant research group to find a solution
We create a product concept and conclude a licensing agreement

16. Academia and Industry driving Innovation
Meat Technology Centre:
Teagasc as host applicant, and its co-applicants; University College Cork incorporating the Tyndall National Institute (UCC-Tyn), Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), along with the beef and sheep industry partners e.g. Dawn Meats, Kepak, ABP et al, are in contract negotiation mode and hope to develop very shortly an international technology centre of excellence in beef and sheep meat processing.
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

17. Academia and Industry driving Innovation
The Business of Food Conference: The DIT Business of Food Conference November 2015 in association with The Dublin Food Chain and the Local Enterprise Offices and EY strongly attended by entrepreneurs, industry and academia.
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

18. Academia and Industry driving Innovation
CeADAR:
CeADAR is industry-driven and its initial focus is on research into technology challenges that have been identified by industry representatives and we are working on a number of Innovation Partnership Programmes with industry e.g. PE Services
Responding to industry academic requirements e.g.
● New BSc Biomedical and Molecular Diagnostics
● New BSc in Brewing and Distilling
● New MSc in Product Development
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

19. Find your Innovation Ecosystem
An environment (ecosystem) which can support, stimulate and enable innovation.
Can be geographical clusters (e.g. New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development) or specific sectors (e.g. Knowledge Transfer Networks).
The ecosystem does not only include researchers and industry, but access to all the key players that make innovation happen, such as VCs, business angels, entrepreneurs, matchmakers, support groups, users, policy-makers, etc.
Reference: European IPR Helpdesk 2016

20. How can Industry work with academic institutions?
Methods of Engagement
e.g. Innovation Partnerships
Whichever category you belong to, we will provide you with unparalleled expertise, skills, and resources to help you achieve your goals
e.g. SFI Investigators Programme
DIRECT INDUSTRY SUPPORTS e.g. consultancy
e.g. Horizon 2020
For more information please call and see
us on the DIT Hothouse stand
e.g. International Company Engagement
e.g. enabling fundamental research base

21. Thank You