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1 1 Partnering to deliver Impact Office of Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Exchange Audrey Crosbie Industry Liaison Manager, Trinity College Dublin 1

2 2 Trinity College Dublin Strategy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy Creating impact and value from research 2

3 3 Research Strengths 3

4 4 Trinity Research Institutes 4

5 5 Globally Unique Infrastructure CRANN Advanced Microscopy Laboratory He ion microscope TEM with nanoscale EELS He ion microscope Ultra-high resolution SEM imaging 2.5 nm Focussed ion beam sub 20nm EBL capability 5

6 6 A New Perspective Industry Technology / Transfer Partnership 6

7 7 A New Perspective Industry Knowledge Exchange Partnership 7

8 8 Single Interface to Impact 8

9 9 Medtronic Problem Statement: Superior Performance Balloon Catheters AMBER researchers have used their knowledge and expertise to produce nanocomposite materials with enhanced mechanical properties Medtronic have produced extruded prototype devices for testing 9

10 10 SAB Miller Problem Statement: Improved gas barrier Achieved better than state of the art gas barrier properties of 2D material/pet composite. 500 nm K comp /K polymer 1.0 L/t= % V f

11 11 Intel Problem Statement: Next generation device miniaturisation The increase in computing power has been achieved by decreasing the size and increasing the number of transistor devices on the chip. Trinity supports INTEL in the development of new materials, new process methods to enable such miniaturization and new devices. Research partnership for 8 years. 100% funding of five projects in the last 18 months ~ 0.75M. Intel has increased R-in-R numbers to Trinity researchers hired by Intel in period Novel materials for semiconductors. 11

12 12 Western Digital Problem Statement: Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) Development of near field transducers to facilitate the development of a new magnetic recording head. Initial small scale development programme has turned into a larger scale collaborative research programme company tripling their initial cash investment.

13 13 DePuy Problem Statement: Active hydroxyapatite coating Enable DePuy to deposit HA and analyse polymer drug coatings on site in Cork and stop using external vendors. Cork now the HA manufacturing site for DePuy attracting additional products for manufacturing in Ireland. DePuy created 50 new manufacturing jobs and the potential for an increased R&D presence to execute the projects of around 30 people. Innovation centre at DePuy a model for MNE companies 13

14 14 Sigmoid Pharma Problem Statement: Formulation to enable targeted delivery 1. Sigmoid Pharma have developed an oral drug delivery using their proprietary Liquid emulsion drug delivery system (LEDDS). Sigmoid require advanced characterisation methods to understand their novel manufacturing process to enable the development of stable, reproducible and scalable products. Trinty developed methods to characterise the products and support Sigmoid in the development of improvements to their manufacturing process. Small Intestine Stomach Cecum Large Intestine 14

15 15 Trinity IP Principles Open Innovation we want the IP to be used. Not profit motivated knowledge transfer for socioeconomic return. Flexible Trinity is open to a range of models for ownership of IP User-friendly Systems in place to support and encourage engagement Practical we want to do fair deals quickly 15

16 16 Industry Partnership Global Innovative Companies TCD collaborates with 14 of the top 20 Medical Device Companies TCD collaborates with 8 of the top 10 ICT exporters in Ireland TCD collaborates with 8 of the top 10 Trinity entered into 100 research agreements with industry in 2012 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy Creating impact and value from research 16

17 17 Trinity Spin-Out Companies Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy Creating impact and value from research 17

18 18 Ideas, to innovation, to jobs. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy Creating impact and value from research 18

19 19 Office of Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Transfer These 8 Trinity spin-outs / licensees have attracted a combined total of more than 57.8 million in venture capital investment in the last 2 years Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy Creating impact and value from research 19

20 20 Collaborating with Industry Number of papers

21 21 Trinity s Top 30 Collaborating Companies

22 22 Office of Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Exchange Bringing together all of the functions necessary to support enterprise collaboration and commercialisation for both internal and external parties. Ensure that all of the pathways which enable knowledge transfer to industry are open and supported. Student placements, material transfer, licensing of technology, collaborative research programs, and industry researchers-in-residence. Founded on a new Trinity Intellectual Property policy that is based on open innovation principles. Diversification of income. Europe and industry funding supporting Irish economic activity. Making Trinity the Partner of Choice for Industry and Commercialisation. 22

23 23 Contact Audrey Crosbie Industry Liaison Manager Ph:

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