Overview of Activities and Supports Offered byTrinity Research & Innovation (TR&I)

9th March 2011

www.tcd.ie/research_innovation/

Trinity Research & Innovation - TR&I

Associate Director

Dr James Callaghan

Research Development

OfficeMs Doris Alexander

ContractsOffice

Ms Mary Tracey

Technology Transfer

OfficeDr Margaret Woods

Entrepreneurship

Ms Bridget Noone

Research Development Office (RDO)

Ms Doris Alexander, RDO Manager

Research Development Office (RDO)

• To support researchers in their efforts to attract research funding into College –

(whilst minimising risks for College).

• To provide data and statistics that help inform & develop College’s research strategy

• To aid in the development & implementation of research policy in line with College’s Strategic Plan

The RDO Team

Doris AlexanderResearch Development

Manager

Deirdre CadenResearch

Projects Officer

Maria TreanorResearch

Projects Officer

David FitzpatrickResearch

Projects Officer

Oonagh KinsmanResearch

Projects Officer

Camilla KellyResearch

Projects Officer

Research Projects Officer – in contracts

TR&I Research Development Office‘Pre Award’

Deals with Pre-Award:All Research related applications includingAll Research tendersRegardless of whether national or internationalRegardless of whether the sponsor requires it or not

Post-Award:Institutional Research reporting – eg PRTLI (not financial)

Does not deal with – non research:Service type applications, educational oriented applications

Services/Responsibilities

• Sourcing Research opportunities – checking risk content and interest for College

• Disseminating information

• Advice and support - research proposal preparation including budget checking

• Meeting with sponsors and researchers and cultivate a relationship

• Coordination of institutional research proposals and coordination of reporting

• Secretariat to various internal College Committees

• Organise/facilitate training / information workshops • Endorsement of ALL research proposals

sent out to external sponsors

Responsibilities - Policy and Systems:• Analyse international research trends, disseminate and utilise to

update our research strategy

• Lobby appropriate groups to ensure best possible conditions for participation

• Develop and implement strategies for participation e.g. FP7, FP8

• College research strategy development and implementation

• Participate in the development and support of research support systems such as RPAMs

• Enable the development of research networks and groupings within College and beyond

• Assist in putting together reports and responses to external queries, surveys or reports on research in the College

• Representing College at external meetings (EU, IUA, IBEC, Government, EARMA etc.) where appropriate

College’s Research Implementation Plan

Over the five-year timeframe of the strategy, the following key actions have been agreed

 

3.1 Attract and develop world-class principal investigators

3.2 Diversify research funding sources

3.3 Strengthen Trinity Research Institutes and Centres

3.4 Further promote research quality

3.5 Foster multi-disciplinary research consortia

3.6 Develop a new model for intellectual property management

3.7 Provide new research infrastructure

eHealth & Ageing Next Generation Medical Devices Digital Humanities

Rose-Anne Kenny Richard Reilly Susan Schreibman

 Smart & Sustainable Cities Creative Technologies - Digital Media,

Arts & Entertainment International Development

Vinny Cahill Carol O’Sullivan Louis Brennan Cancer Neuroscience Immunology and infection

John O’Leary Shane O’Mara Kingston Mills

 Nanoscience Telecommunications Cultural Heritage & Arts

John Boland Linda Doyle Brian McGing Sustainable Society Thematic Areas/Champions Human & Social Networking

Virpi Timonen 17 Areas at present Vinny Wade

 Sustainable Environment The Human Condition Abstract, Generalise, Apply

David Taylor Poul Holm Conor Houghton 

Key Issues• Diversifying funding base –

non-exchequer funds & find new sources

• Mapping opportunities to 17+ new thematic areas

• No IT system to record & track submissions in a timely & efficient way and link them to successes

• Non adherence to internal deadlines

inability to be able to offer any real grantsmanship advice

• Trying to get schools to engage more and think strategically

Sponsor

No. of Applications Requested €Average €

(total/no. of applications)

2009-2010

2008-2009 % Chg 2009-2010 2008-2009 % Chg 2009-2010 2008-2009 % Chg

IRCSET 246 331 -26 19,198,750 25,334,490 -24 78,044 76,539 2

SFI 145 276 -47 86,775,242 111,208,541 -22 598,450 402,929 49

IRCHSS 213 209 2 10,625,751 9,593,963 11 49,886 45,904 9

Other 152 170 -11 24,522,131 147,220,104 -83 161,330 866,001 -81

EI 87 126 -31 7,212,717 21,213,281 -66 82,905 168,359 -51

HRB 116 108 7 19,566,953 26,177,708 -25 168,681 242,386 -30

EUFP7* 166 72 131 113,947,110 53,205,975 114 712,169 738,972 -4

Wellcome 60 45 33 18,034,663 28,542,943 -37 300,578 634,288 -53

Tender 8 17 -53 749,122 1,844,401 -59 93,640 108,494 -14

ERA-NET 13 9 44 379,764 2,132,030 -82 29,213 236,892 -88

EUnonFP7 10 7 43 397,545 126,912 213 39,755 18,130 119

Total 1216 1,370 -11 301,409,748 426,600,347 -29 247,870 311,387 -20

How we disseminate information• Newsletters – TCD Research News

• E-mail – mass circulation – Research Focus, individual, SFI

• Web site – information and deadlines etc on web site

• Link to research directors or administration, project officers

• Link to thematic Champions/Areas (future)

• Information sessions

• Phone calls and face to face meetings

.

Internal DeadlinesInternal deadlines are set to allow us to:• Ensure that sponsor requirements are met

• To check budgets if necessary

• To give the researcher time to modify applications

• To deal with high numbers of applications

• To deal with the emergencies that PIs have

• Time is required for grantsmanship.

• HELP US TO HELP YOU

Please contact us at:

Research.office@tcd.ie

https://www.tcd.ie/research_innovation/research/

Thank you

Contracts Office

Ms Mary Tracey, Contracts Office Manager

Structure of Presentation

• Core Activities• Contract Office Team• Step Through Contract Review Process• Essential Contractual Requirements• Contract Assessment Form (CAF)• Web based CAF• VAT – Relevance to a Research Contract?• New Issues Arising in Contracts• Contracts Office Statistics 2007 – 2010• Sample of Deans Report

• To review, negotiate and execute the best contractual arrangements for all research contracts on behalf of College

• To provide the academic community with advice and support on the contractual review/processes including TCD policies, Sponsor terms and conditions, legal and financial issues etc

• To minimise legal and financial risk to College and the academic community

• To ensure College complies with relevant legislative provisions e.g. VAT legislation

• Develop and prepare bespoke template agreements e.g. template partnership agreement

Core Activities

Mary Tracey

Contracts Manager

David Fitzpatrick

Contracts Officer (AO) P/T

Meta Sweeney

Contracts Officer (AO)

Melissa Caffrey

Contracts Executive Officer (EO)

Una Brady

Contracts Executive Officer (EO)

Majella Keegan

Contracts Executive Officer (EO)

Contracts Office Team

CO obtains all original contractual documentation

Once all documentation is received, finalised and collated, the file is forwarded to RAS, for account set-up

CO return signed Contractual Documentation to PI / Sponsor

Once contract is approved for acceptance, CO requests signature of P.I. and HoS

Contracts Office forwards a copy of the final Contract along with the VAT Classification Form for review by TCD’s Taxation Officer (if applicable)

Following negotiations between College and Sponsor and resulting amendments if applicable, the final contract is issued to College for signature

CO & TTO collate all issues and respond to the PI and / or Sponsor

CO request PI to complete Contract Assessment Form (CAF), Research Administration Section (RAS) Forms and sign Contract (if applicable)

CO reviews awards to ensure TCD is in a position to comply with the Sponsors Terms and Conditions , a copy will be forwarded to Technology Transfer Office (TTO) (if applicable)

CO email PI acknowledging receipt of Contractual documentation and review procedures

CO, TTO, and / or PI receives award/amendment notification

Step Through Contract Review Process

• TCD’s legal name: “The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, and the other members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin”

• Duration of project

• Funding amount and full detailed budget inc. overheads

• Intellectual Property, Publication and Confidentiality

• Liabilities &Warranties

• Payment Schedule

• Reporting Requirements

• Termination

• VAT taken into consideration

• Comprehensive work description or reference to application

Essential Contractual Requirements

Contract Assessment Form (CAF)

Web Based CAF

Web Based CAF

Web Based CAF

Depends on the terms and conditions within the Contract.

It is extremely important to recognise and include any VAT costs that may arise during a Research Contract - omission could lead to a shortfall in disposable funding

When preparing a budget for a research application / proposal always include VAT @ 21% in addition to all other project costs

VAT – Relevance to a Research Contract?

Matched funding requirement – Principal

Investigators timesheets required

Co-funded requirements from non-

government sources

Joint government agency calls

Clauses that commit TCD to certify on

behalf of entire University – TCD can’t

comply

Proof of ethical approval

New Issues Arising in Contracts

Value of Contracts 07/08 € 126,436,992.30

Value of Contracts 08/09 € 121,564,777.23

Value of Contracts 09/10 € 77,395,647.79

AWARDED TO TCDNo of Contracts 07/08

Value of Contracts 07/08

No of Contracts 08/09

Value of Contracts 08/09

Variance 07/08 - 08/09

No of Contracts 09/10

Value of Contracts

09/10Variance 08/09

- 09/10Research (excl. SFI) 506 €

69,605,965.34 407 €49,961,438 -€19,644,527344

€38,864,381 -€11,097,057SFI 144 €

54,501,318.14 108 €49,223,832 -€5,277,48642

€16,930,842 -€32,292,990Research Services 0 €

- 29 €10,320,909 €10,320,90918

€2,743,888 -€7,577,021Education 0 €

- 12 €646,274 €646,2749

€446,143 -€200,131Service & Consultancy 0 €

- 24€200,810

€200,81025

€1,366,962 €1,166,152

Pre-Award Contractual Documentation 1 € - 1

€0€0

5 €0€0

Intellectual Property Agreement Count 0 € - 2 €0 €0

1 €0€0

Sub Total Awarded To TCD 651 € 124,107,283.48 583 €110,353,264 -€13,754,019 444

€60,352,216-€50,001,048

AWARDED BY TCD to External Entities             

 

Partnership Agreements 13 € 2,209,491.15 23 €9,897,662 €7,688,171

41€16,461,375 €6,563,713

Service & Consultancy (Subcontract) Agreements 5 € 63,816.00 15 €744,900 €681,084

19€447,485 -€297,415

Service & Consultancy (Subcontract) Agreement Amendments 15

€ 56,401.67 12 €568,951 €512,549

4

€134,572 -€434,379

Total Awarded By TCD 33 € 2,329,708.82 50 €11,211,513 €8,881,804

64€17,043,432 €5,831,919

              

 

              

 

Overall Total 684 € 126,436,992.30 633 €121,564,777 -€4,872,215 508 €77,395,648 -€44,169,129

Value of Contracts Oct-Dec'10 € 31,665,479

Contracts Office Statistics 2007 - 2010

Sample of Deans Report

If you have any contract specific questions, please send an email to rescon@tcd.ie

and a member of the Contracts Office will respond accordingly

THANK YOU

Technology Transfer Office (TTO)

Dr Margaret Woods, TTO Manager

Technology Transfer Office

• Who we are

• What we do

• How we can support you

• Some outputs

TTO Staff, Roles & Responsibilities

Dr Margaret Woods Technology Transfer Manager. Management of the TTO, negotiation of major IP agreements authorised TCD signatory

Ms Audrey Crosbie Industry Liaison ManagerInteractions with Industry; support to Dean of Research re strategy

Dr Gordon Elliott TT Case Manager-Translational Science

Dr Graham McMullin TT Case Manager-Physical Sciences

Dr John Whelan TT Case Manager -ICT

Dr Emily Vereker TT Case Manager -Life Sciences Cradle-to-grave intellectual property-related support for TCD researchers

Dr Peter Olwell Patents and IP database Administrator Liaison with patent agents, reporting, some case management

Dr Brendan Ring , CRANN CDM (dual report)

Technology Transfer Office

Mission:- To promote and facilitate the transfer to the community (for

appropriate socio-economic return) of knowledge and intellectual property (IP) created within College,

and

- to support College researchers seeking to develop such IP.

Objectives:- to foster a culture of IP-awareness within College; - to support College researchers by assisting and advising on all

aspects of IP;- to transfer College IP to industry and/or to the wider community in

line with National Policy, College’s Strategic Plan and obligations to research sponsors;

- to promote and manage College’s linkages with industry

TTO - Core Activities

- Provision of customised IP seminars PLEASE JUST ASK

- Provision of advice on IP issues in funding applications - in liaison with RDO- Negotiation of IP terms in Contracts, CAs etc - in liaison with Contracts- Issue, negotiation and execution of IP agreements including NDAs, MTAs ,

licences etc- Identification and appropriate protection of novel IP CASE MANAGER

- Promotion and marketing of technologies available for transfer BROCHURE- Advice on establishing campus companies; approval of TCD campus

company status- Liaison with Irish university TTOs, interaction with overseas TTOs - Liaison with Enterprise Ireland

Industry Interactions: Fostering industry linkages

Hosting industry visits to College

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TTO - Performance

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TTO - Campus Company Formation• Provision of information & advice• Promoter-friendly application process (2 letters and an e- mail)• Participation in EI Business Partner scheme• Incubator space on campus • Access to facilities - for appropriate fee

• Licensing of TCD intellectual property

Entrepreneurship section of TR&I:• Enterprise Centre hot-desk space, incubation space• Entrepreneurship training ● MBA workout

IdentiGen www.identigen.com

“IdentiGEN Ltd.,was founded in 1996 as a spin out from

world class research conducted at Trinity

College Dublin.

DNA TraceBack® has been successfully

commercialized in Europe since 2000 and

piloted in North America.

IdentiGEN is now bringing its system to the

U.S. and Canada to help ensure the safety

and quality of the North American market

for beef and pork.”

www.miravex.com

• Imaging Devices for the Aesthetic Medicine & Dermatology Markets

MIRAVEX  specializes in imaging devices and its first product is targeted at skin imaging for the aesthetic medicine and dermatology markets. 

Winner of the ITLG Innovation Award 2010

1) Standard colour representation and false colour map for wrinkle analysis. 

MIRAVEX has developed a novel technology for the acquisition and analysis of 3D images of the skin. The images are acquired by a digital imaging device connected to a computer, where they can be analysed using a vision software developed in-house. Parameters such as the roughness of the skin, the depth of wrinkles and fine lines, their density and length can be quickly measured. Furthermore, the technology is able to perform a spectroscopic analysis of the two main chromophores - i.e. melanin and haemoglobin - and to quantify their relative concentration. 

2a) UV damage –Melanin deposits of a lady's décolleté. 2b) Blood vessels - Haemoglobin map. 

TTO – Industry interactions Research collaborations with Companies

IRCSET – Enterprise Partnership Scheme Scholarship / Fellowship

• Company pays 1/3 of a studentship, IRCSET pays 2/3. • Company directs the focus of the project. Has exclusive option to the output.• http://www.ircset.ie/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=YVEOzjK2J2U%3d&tabid=58&mid=617

Enterprise Ireland– Innovation Vouchers (Value €5,000)

• Company applied directly to EI. Company approaches a ‘knowledge provider’ to carry out the work. Service / consultancy type work

• http://www.innovationvouchers.ie/ – Innovation Partnerships (Value up to €300,000)

• Company and University discuss a project. University applies to EI. Company must provide minimum of 20% of the cost (depends on size of company).

• http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/ResearchInnovate/R+and+D+Collaboration/Innovation+Partnerships.htm

Science Foundation Ireland (Value up to €100,000)– Technology and Innovation Development Award (TIDA)

• Academic researcher applies to SFI. Company can contribute towards costs of project.• http://www.sfi.ie/content/content.asp?section_id=464&language_id=1

Direct University Funding– Collaborative research or service contract. Company pays 100% of the project costs

Some Industry contacts

Contact Details

All phones + 353 1 896 and extn. no.Dr James Callaghan - Associate Director TR&I James.Callaghan@tcd.ie

1427

Dr Margaret Woods - Technology Transfer Manager mjwoods@tcd.ie 2159

Ms Audrey Crosbie - Industry Liaison Manager acrosbie@tcd.ie3839

Dr Gordon Elliott - Translational Science gordon.elliott@tcd.ie

4151

Dr Graham McMullin - Physical Sciences graham.mcmullin@tcd.ie 1711

Dr John Whelan - ICT john.whelan@tcd.ie 3269

Dr Emily Vereker - Life Sciences emily.vereker@tcd.ie4152

Dr Peter Olwell - Patents & IP database peter.olwell@tcd.ie8517

http://www.tcd.ie/research_innovation/technology/

Entrepreneurship

Ms Bridget Noone, Enterprise Executive

Entrepreneurship Section• Overview

– Entrepreneurship Development Programme targeted at postgraduates, postdocs and prospective entrepreneurs, developed over 7 years.

• Mission– Development of an entrepreneurial culture which facilitates new venture

creation in Trinity College through provision of training, facilitation and facilities

• Objectives– Assist entrepreneurs to start high potential businesses, through the

exploration of issues arising in the development of new ideas– Provide postgraduates and postdocs with a viable alternative career option

via new company start-ups• Core Activities

– General Entrepreneurship Programme– 2 modules, with 5 ECTs each– Intensive Entrepreneurship Programmes 3/4 days for research groups– Trinity Enterprise Network - supportive environment to network to mutual

advantage

Background to Entrepreneurship Development in TCD

• Recognition of need for more structured approach to creation of entrepreneurial culture within University

• Fit with TCD’s Strategic Plan and Government and EU Strategic Objectives

• TCD’s Success in Funding – SFI, PRTLI

• Enterprise Ireland seeking new HPSUs

• Other agencies well-funded: HRB, IRCSET

• TCD is a leader in Ireland: immunology, nanotechnology, ICT.

What happens to research results

• Diffusion into society: major mechanism for applications

• First Initiative: ERA/Maptec in 1980s; Innovation Centre in 1986

• Successful commercialisation: – Iona Technologies in the 1990s: IPO and 20 spin-off companies– Havok in 1999 – sold to Intel– Professor Igor Shvets – 3 companies spun out from his research

• Entrepreneurship Programme begun in 2002

• Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus – purchased in 1999

One Path to Commercialisation of IP

• Creation and development of knowledge-based campus and spin-off companies

• TCD’s campus and spin-off companies have evolved from all College faculties

• Entrepreneurship development is supported by Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus

Entrepreneurship Development Programme

• Target Group: Postgraduates from 2nd year upwards, post-doctoral Researchers and Entrepreneurs, involved in research - looking for viable career options e.g. start a business or join one. Also some external people

• Runs from October to March each year

• Different methodologies: Guest Entrepreneur, Information Session, Team Workshops, drama, role play

• Delivered by Experienced Practitioners

• TCD Personnel: – Bridget Noone, Enterprise Executive– Eoin O’Neill, Adjunct Professor, TCD School of Business (part-time)

What do the Workshops cover

• Module 1 – Linking Innovation and New Venture Creation

• Understand traits of successful entrepreneurs• Entrepreneurial behaviour: observing opportunity,

calculating risk, identifying risk • Communication • Motivation to Entrepreneurship: Inspirational

Entrepreneurs’ Forum sessions • Identify a new idea based on new knowledge, carry out an

opportunity evaluation.

What do the Workshops cover

• Module 2 – Creating the Knowledge Driven Venture

The core compulsory elements of this module comprise • Interviews on New Venture Projects

• Face-to-face teaching sessions on: Intellectual Property, Legal and Corporate Issues, Business Planning Process, Handling Money in the Venture, Sales & Marketing (4 workshops), Communication of the New Venture Project, negotiation skills

Where Entrepreneurship Fits with Innovation Academy

TR&I Programme – • Programme is multi-disciplinary and designed around lifecycle of

new venture formation

• Focus on development of new ideas into commercial ventures (may not be related to thesis research)

• Delivered in two modules – October - March

• Students at ay stage of postgraduate research welcome

• Open to postdocs and researchers

• 3/4 day Intensive programmes delivered to major TCD and external research groups

• Launched Trinity Enterprise Network in 2009 to provide a supportive environment for companies, postgraduates and postdocs to engage and network

Innovation Academy Launched in 2010/11. Joint TCD-UCD Certificate/Graduate

Diploma in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Delivering Module 1 – Creativity and Innovation (3 weeks) this year

Offered as both an integral part of doctoral degree and as stand-alone programme

Open for applications from new TCD PhD students to participate in core modules

Focused on facilitating students in self-assessing how well their capabilities equip them to exploit opportunities latent in their thesis research.

Initiative with Alcatel/Lucent: Bootcamp in September 2011

Where Entrepreneurship Fits with Innovation Academy

Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus

Facilities• Free Hot Desk space available for six months to

entrepreneurs affiliated to Trinity College • Assessment/advisory service of Business Plans and

Presentations – Entrepreneurship Team• Provision of business incubation space and technological

facilities• Provision of Bioincubation space in partnership with

Enterprise Ireland• Trinity Enterprise Network – supportive environment for

start-up businesses • Tenants must have strong linkages to research in

Trinity College Research Groups

Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus

• Current Site occupancy circa 70% between academic and commercial activity

• 7th Floor of Tower now houses ICHEC

• Mix of companies at TTEC – bio-industry, IT, semi-conductor, financial area, creative arts

• Site divided into two distinct areas – the Tower and the General Site

• 84 individual units, 41 in Tower and 43 on site.

• TCD Companies on Site: Identigen, Crème Software, Deerac Fluidics, Eblana Photonics, Pharmatrin, Chromatrin, Eneclann, Cellix, Opsona (St James’s), Biocroi,

EmpowertheUser

Contact Details

Ms Bridget NooneEnterprise ExecutiveTrinity R&I

bnoone@tcd.ie

Prof. Eoin O’Neill, Adjunct ProfessorTrinity R&I & TCD School of Business

eponeill@tcd.ie

Questions?