Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Euroscience Open Forum 2012: Statements

 

This follows from the commitment in the programme for Government and the jobs action plan for 2012. The initiative contains a range of ideas aimed at encouraging businesses to commercialise their research and access research in third level institutes. The new central technology transfer offices will act as a one stop shop, an initiative for which business and those working in industry have been calling. So much is happening in our third level institutes that it is hard to decipher what exactly can be of value and a connection needs to be built between research centres and would-be investors. I refer to venture capitalists and individuals with business acumen who want to invest in innovations with commercial potential. They need to be connected with the outputs of research.

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