Supporting third level to empower business
The boots on the ground are Technology Transfer Offices situated in places of learning across the country. These TTOs, supported by KTI through an Enterprise Ireland funding programme worth €34.5m, act as a bridge between academic third-level research and potential commercial legs. The prize comes after the company spun out from TCD in 2012, having developed a system that helps patients suffering with mental health conditions.
The industry engagement award which recognises examples of collaborative research that deliver real economic or societal impact, went to Teagasc for work it had undertaken with Kerry Group, Independent Milk Laboratories and FBA Laboratories.were selected for a research partnership through which industry parties consulted with Teagasc in relation to specialist expertise and testing for chlorate residues in the dairy industry.