Posted 27 March 2015
University College Dublin scoops two of four major awards at Knowledge Transfer Ireland 2015 Impact Awards
The Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Mr Damien English TD has presented University College Dublin with two of the four awards at the Impact Awards 2015.
, Professor Mark Rogers was presented with the Licence2Market Impact Award for his development of a novel diagnostic test for BSE which was subsequently licensed to by , 小鸟体育’s technology transfer office.
The award recognises a commercial product or service that is based on a licence to intellectual property rights from an Irish publicly-funded Research Performing Organisations (RPO) and its path to licence. Enfer Scientific further developed the technology into one of the first commercially robust diagnostics for BSE to obtain EU regulatory approval and contributed to the rapid expansion by the Co. Tipperary-based company.
and , co-founders of , a spin-out company from the , University College Dublin, were presented with the Spin-Out Company Impact Award 2015.
The award recognises a spin-out company from an Irish publicly-funded RPO that has achieved a significant event in the previous year. OxyMem’s achievements include securing several rounds of investment, successfully delivering field trials of its membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) wastewater treatment technology, creating over 25 full-time jobs at its Athlone facility and securing early orders.
Pictured (l-r): Dr Alison Campbell, Director, KTI; Minister Damien English TD; OxyMem co-founders, Prof Eoin Casey and Dr Eoin Syron, UCD Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering; Prof Orla Feely, 小鸟体育 Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact; and Dr Ciaran O'Beirne, Manager, Technology Transfer, Nova小鸟体育. (小鸟体育 Deputy President and Registrar, Prof Mark Roger receiv