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KTI Annual Impact Award finalists include ground-breaking new technologies #KTI2017

Record number of entrants,International judging panel looked at industry engagement and commercialisation of research across 7 categories

 

Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) today announced the shortlist of finalists for the annual KTI Impact Awards, which will be held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Thursday 30th March. The awards recognise and celebrate excellence in knowledge transfer carried out in Irish Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and publicly funded research organisations across 7 categories.

KTI is the national office that helps business to benefit from access to Irish expertise and technology by making it simple to connect and engage with the research base in Ireland. The KTI Impact Awards recognise excellence in industry engagement and commercialisation of research and they pay tribute to the businesses and research performing organisations involved in knowledge transfer.

 

Entrants included 7 universities, 4 Institutes of Technology and a number of other research performing organisations from around the country. Finalists included a wide variety of projects with economic and societal benefits. For example, Teagasc’s new technology licensed to Ornua will transform cheese-making manufacturing, opening up significant export markets in the Middle East. DCU collaborated with Intel and Croke Park on an Internet of Things “Smart Stadium” initiative which has been expanded to include Microsoft and over 30 SME’s. One of the University of Limerick shortlisted entries, was the license of technology to UK based Crescent Ops Ltd that has led to the development of a new low cost fingernail test for bone fragility which enables the more effective diagnosis of osteoporosis.

 

The judging panel made up of international and Irish experts looked at industry engagement and commercialisation of research across the following categories;

 

Speaking about the shortlist of finalists Director of Knowledge Transfer Ireland Dr Alison Campbell said,

“The Impact Awards are about acknowledging and celebrating Ireland’s knowledge transfer and research commercialisation successes and the people who make them happen – the on-the-ground staff in technology transfer offices and industry liaison offices around the country.  This year we received a record number of entries across seven categories from Universities, Institutes of Technology and similar research organisations.  The judging panel, made up of Irish and international experts in the field, commented on this high standard of submissions.  The calibre of submissions reflects the long term investment to support knowledge transfer and to strengthen the technology transfer profession.  Ireland is now home to the highest number of RTTP (Registered Technology Transfer Professionals) per capita in the world”.

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Pictured at the announcement of the shortlist of finalists for the Knowledge Transfer Impact Awards to be held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Thursday 30th March were (L-R) KTI Director Alison Campbell, Guest speaker and Senior Partner at Katawave Aidan McCullen and Journalist and Broadcaster Richard Curran.  The awards recognise top performance in industry engagement and commercialisation of research and celebrate the achievements of businesses and research performing organisations involved in knowledge transfer across six categories .

KTI calls for submissions for 2017 Impact Awards. #KTI2017 #ImpactAwards

Awards celebrate achievements of knowledge transfer across Irish research base celebrate top performers in collaborative research, licensing and new spin-out companies..

 

Knowledge Transfer Ireland has opened its call for submissions for entries to its annual 2017 Impact Awards. This annual competition hosted by Knowledge Transfer Ireland showcases and celebrates successes in knowledge transfer carried out in Irish publicly funded research organisations over the last year. The awards recognise and commend some of the top performances in the areas of collaborative research, consultancy, licensing and the development of spin-out companies.

 

 

 

The accolades also recognise the work of the people behind successful knowledge transfer and celebrate those responsible for building the knowledge transfer framework in Ireland.  That is, the teams and individuals based in Technology Transfer and Industry Liaison Offices in third level institutions and public research organisations around the country.

 

Alison Campbell
Alison Campbell

 

Speaking about the call for submissions, Dr Alison Campbell, Director of Knowledge Transfer Ireland said, “I am delighted once again to open the call for submissions for the KTI Impact Awards 2017.  Last year we received entries about some truly impressive projects that were the successful result of industry and research working together. It also provided us with an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of innovative leaders in the growing field of knowledge transfer. I have no doubt that this will year we will receive nominations of equally high calibre.”  

 

Technology Transfer Offices and Industry Liaison Offices based at higher education institutes around the country have until Friday 3rd February submit applications across six categories of knowledge transfer.   Submissions will be evaluated by an international judging panel representing both academia and industry, who will convene in Dublin on Tuesday 7th March.   A shortlist of finalists will be revealed on 9th March 2017 and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on Thursday 30th March.