University College Dublin (UCD) today announced it was opening in-hospital knowledge transfer offices in partnership with teaching hospital Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and hospital operator St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG).
The initiative marks the first time that in-hospital tech transfer offices are being established in Ireland. The offices will be led by Ena Walsh, who is currently responsible for life sciences in UCD Research and Innovation.
The offices will be responsible for protecting intellectual property, assessing the commercial value, licensing research to existing companies and establishing spinouts based on technology emerging out of Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and St Vincent’s University Hospital.
Tom Flanagan, director of enterprise and commercialisation at UCD, said: “We are delighted to be extending our partnership with both SVHG and the Mater.
“The future of healthcare in Ireland is being shaped through research and innovation and both SVHG and the Mater have strong track records in the delivery of high quality research that provides meaningful impact to their patients.
“The knowledge transfer offices will ensure that these innovations reach their full market potential and in doing so will increase access for more patients worldwide to new medical diagnostics and therapeutics.”
