Enterprise Ireland Mission

Enterprise Ireland partners with entrepreneurs, Enterprise Ireland partners with entrepreneurs, Irish businesses, and the research and Irish businesses, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership and international trade, innovation, leadership and competitiveness.competitiveness.

The ultimate objective is increased exports, The ultimate objective is increased exports, employment and prosperity in Ireland.employment and prosperity in Ireland.

Ireland & Enterprise Ireland

• Ireland: A good place for a tech start-up

• Enterprise Ireland knows about:

• Start-ups

• Developing companies

• Commercialisation of research outcomes

International ComparisonAlthough the Irish technology transfer system is relatively young, it is producing results

which compare favourably with the latest available international data.

Performance Indicators per 100m PPPS R&D Expenditure

PPP – Purchasing Power ParityUS – Data from Association of

University Technology Transfer Managers

EU – Data from Association of European

Science and Technology Transfer

Professionals (ASTP)

Commercialisation End to End Solution

• Milestone Funding

• Technology Advice

• Market Info.

• Business Planning

• Incubation supports

Campus or existing company

• Significant Investment

• Contacts

• Market Info.

• Business Advice

• In company & R&D collaboration

support

Growing Business

• Funding

• Market Info.

• Overseas Office Network

• Contacts

Exporting

• Commercialisation

Funding

• Commercial Advice

• Technology Advice

• Market Info.

• Access to Seasoned Entrepreneurs

• Patent Support

• Professional TTOs

Market FocussedTechnology Development

We help every step of the way ….

Conclusions:

• Ireland: Systematic support

• Gap between having a research result and commercial impact.

• Requires funding, networks and a responsive ecosystem to have impact.

• It is difficult work

• Portfolio of outcomes over time.

Reserve slides

Impact of EI Investment The system is working…• 60 professional TT staff now in place in colleges• System now producing c30 companies and over 90 licences a year.• 16 Incubation Centres operational employing over 1300 people

12

28

56

67

95 93

121

5 813

7

3531 31

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Nu

mb

er

LicencesSpin outs

Start of the Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative

Substantial Increase in Commercialisation