Commercialising Irish Research - Applied Research Forum - June 23rd, 2010
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The 3rd Annual Applied Research Forum hosted by Enterprise Ireland took place on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 in the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin 8.

Over 250 researchers attended the event where they were addressed by Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation. The programme of the event is published below. Should you wish to download any of the presentations, we have made them available in pdf format. Note Dr. Alison Campbell did not use a presentation.
Click here to read the press release issued about the event

08.30 Registration desk opens Download presentation in PDF format
09.30 Welcome & Introduction Feargal Ó Móráin, Director, Innovation, Commercialisation & Investment, Enterprise Ireland
09.35 - 09.50 Address by Mr. Conor Lenihan, T.D., Minister for Science Technology and Innovation

Presentation of the 'One to Watch Award 2010' 		Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation, Minister Conor Lenihan T.D.
09.50 -
10.15		 The Commercialisation Pipeline

Get the complete overview of the technology transfer system in Ireland. Everything you ever wanted to know about how basic research is translated into new technologies and companies.
 Dr. Martin Lyes, Manager, Research & Innovation, Enterprise Ireland

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Dr. Ruth Freeman, Director of Enterprise and International Affairs at Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Enterprise Ireland and SFI Commercialisation Fund (pdf 450K)
10.15 - 10.30 Ireland's Technology Transfer System -
How does it compare internationally?		 Dr. Alison Campbell, OBE PhD
Managing Director, King's College London Business Ltd.
10.30-10.45 The Technology Transfer Office -
Supporting researchers to achieve commercial value.		 John Scanlan, Director NUI Maynooth Office of Commercialisation, and current Chair of the Irish Technology Transfer & Innovation Group Click here to view John Scanlan's presentation (pdf 22k)
10.45- 11.05 Coffee Break
11.05 - 12.45 Peer perspectives - let us introduce you to some extraordinary people who are at different stages of the commercialisation pipeline.   Find out how they have negotiated licence deals, established spin-out companies and won their first sales in this in-depth exploration of the technology transfer system in operation.


Last updated 1/7/2010