26/06/2013
Funding Announced Will Turn Good Ideas Into Jobs
The Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced funding of €21m is available to support the commercialisation of research in 2013.
The objective of the funding, which will be provided through Enterprise Ireland's Commercialisation Fund, is to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative new products and services and increase the number of new technology-based start-up companies.
The Fund is available to researchers in the third level sector to commercialise ideas and inventions at all stages of development that will help to create and sustain jobs in Ireland and improve the competitiveness of the Irish economy.
Commercialisation Fund projects address a gap or need in the market by developing innovations that will ideally be ready for licensing to Irish industry or may form the basis of a new start-up company in 2-5 years.
Making the announcement Minister Bruton said: "Over the past decade Ireland has built a system of research and innovation that ranks extremely well internationally – the challenge now at a time of jobs crisis is to put in place measures that will turn these achievements into economic growth and jobs.
"Through the Action Plan for Jobs we have implemented a range of changes aimed at turning good ideas into good jobs, including the research prioritisation exercise, the creation of a Central Technology Transfer Office, a one-stop-shop for commercialising research out of universities, and the establishment of new Technology Centres.
"This fund will provide support for projects seeking to take innovations and develop them into commercial products and services that can sustain businesses and ultimately create jobs. This is a very positive initiative which focuses on bringing research projects to life. It provides the resources that allow research teams to move from concept to market."
(CD/JP)
The objective of the funding, which will be provided through Enterprise Ireland's Commercialisation Fund, is to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative new products and services and increase the number of new technology-based start-up companies.
The Fund is available to researchers in the third level sector to commercialise ideas and inventions at all stages of development that will help to create and sustain jobs in Ireland and improve the competitiveness of the Irish economy.
Commercialisation Fund projects address a gap or need in the market by developing innovations that will ideally be ready for licensing to Irish industry or may form the basis of a new start-up company in 2-5 years.
Making the announcement Minister Bruton said: "Over the past decade Ireland has built a system of research and innovation that ranks extremely well internationally – the challenge now at a time of jobs crisis is to put in place measures that will turn these achievements into economic growth and jobs.
"Through the Action Plan for Jobs we have implemented a range of changes aimed at turning good ideas into good jobs, including the research prioritisation exercise, the creation of a Central Technology Transfer Office, a one-stop-shop for commercialising research out of universities, and the establishment of new Technology Centres.
"This fund will provide support for projects seeking to take innovations and develop them into commercial products and services that can sustain businesses and ultimately create jobs. This is a very positive initiative which focuses on bringing research projects to life. It provides the resources that allow research teams to move from concept to market."
(CD/JP)
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