University College Cork, Teagasc, Cork Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Tralee have joined forces to launch a consortium with a combined research revenue of $160m.

The TTOs of four Irish institutions – University College Cork (UCC), Teagasc, Cork Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Tralee – yesterday launched a new consortium dubbed Bridge Network, according to the West Cork Times.

The consortium represents a combined research revenue of €145m ($160m). It will enable the sharing of technology transfer expertise across the four universities, helping to boost research commercialisation through the generation of spinouts, licensing and collaboration with industry.

The initiative is funded by state-owned…