Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), the country’s national office that helps companies access research at domestic universities, has released its Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey (AKTS) 2016, providing an insight into the ecosystem.

The report, published with the support of the Higher Education Authority, makes several heartening observations, chief among them that 28 new spinouts were formed last year and that by the end of December a total of 119 spinouts continued to thrive at least three years after incorporation – employing…