Knowledge Transfer Ireland will this week announce the winners of its KTI Impact Awards 2016. The awards showcase the success in knowledge transfer carried out in Irish Higher Education Institutes and in publicly funded research organisations for the wider benefit of the Irish economy and society at large.
Across seven categories this year, the awards recognise top performance in industry engagement and commercialisation of research. They pay tribute to the businesses and research organisations involved in this process of knowledge transfer. The awards also acknowledge and celebrate the technology transfer offices, industry liaison offices and their staff who make this knowledge transfer happen.
Finalists have been shortlisted across the seven categories and include entries from nine higher education institutes across the country in the following categories:
1) Research2Business Collaboration
2) Consultancy
3) Licence2Market
4) Spin-out Company
5) Mature Spin-out Company
6) Knowledge Transfer Initiative of the Year
7) Knowledge Transfer Achiever of the Year
For more information on the awards and the finalists please visit here
Knowledge Transfer Ireland is the national office that helps business to benefit from access to Irish expertise and technology by making it simple for business to connect and engage with the research base in Ireland. Knowledge Transfer Ireland is co-funded by Enterprise Ireland and Irish University Association.
Winners will be announced at the Knowledge Transfer Ireland Awards Ceremony which takes place on Thursday 23rd June at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. For more information, please contact kti@knowledgetransferireland.com