Overview of Activities and Supports Offered by Trinity Research & Innovation (TR&I) 9 th March 2011 www.tcd.ie/

1. Overview of Activities and Supports Offered by Trinity Research & Innovation (TR&I) 9th March 2011 www.tcd.ie/research_innovation/

2. Trinity Research & Innovation - TR&I

3. Research Development Office (RDO) Ms Doris Alexander, RDO Manager

4. 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

5. The RDO Team

6. TR&I Research Development Office‘Pre Award’ Deals with Pre-Award: All Research related applications including All Research tenders Regardless of whether national or international Regardless 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

7. Services/Responsibilities • Sourcing Research opportunities – checking risk content and interest for College • Disseminatinginformation • 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 / informationworkshops • Endorsement of ALL research proposals sent out to external sponsors

8. 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

9. 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

13. 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

15. 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 .

17. Internal Deadlines Internal 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

18. Please contact us at:Research.office@tcd.ie https://www.tcd.ie/research_innovation/research/ Thank you

19. Contracts Office Ms Mary Tracey, Contracts Office Manager

20. 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

21. Core Activities • 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

22. Contracts Office Team

23. Step Through Contract Review Process

24. Essential Contractual Requirements • 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

25. Contract Assessment Form (CAF)

26. Web Based CAF

27. Web Based CAF

28. Web Based CAF

29. VAT – Relevance to a Research Contract?

30. New Issues Arising in Contracts

31. Contracts Office Statistics 2007 - 2010

32. Sample of Deans Report

33. If you have any contract specific questions, please send an email to rescon@tcd.ieand a member of the Contracts Office will respond accordingly THANK YOU

34. Technology Transfer Office (TTO) Dr Margaret Woods, TTO Manager

35. Technology Transfer Office Who we are What we do How we can support you Some outputs

37. TTO Staff, Roles & Responsibilities Dr Margaret WoodsTechnology Transfer Manager. Management of the TTO, negotiation of major IP agreements authorised TCD signatory Ms Audrey CrosbieIndustry Liaison Manager Interactions with Industry; support to Dean of Research re strategy Dr Gordon ElliottTT Case Manager-Translational Science Dr Graham McMullinTT Case Manager-Physical Sciences Dr John WhelanTT 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)

38. 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

39. 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

40. TTO - Performance

41. 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

42. 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.”

44. www.miravex.com • Imaging Devices for the Aesthetic Medicine & Dermatology Markets 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. 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. 2a) UV damage –Melanin deposits of a lady's décolleté. 2b) Blood vessels - Haemoglobin map.

45. 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

46. Some Industry contacts

47. Contact Details All phones + 353 1 896 and extn. no. Dr James Callaghan - Associate Director TR&I James.Callaghan@tcd.ie1427 Dr Margaret Woods - Technology Transfer Manager mjwoods@tcd.ie2159 Ms Audrey Crosbie - Industry Liaison Manager acrosbie@tcd.ie3839 Dr Gordon Elliott- Translational Science gordon.elliott@tcd.ie4151 Dr Graham McMullin- Physical Sciences graham.mcmullin@tcd.ie1711 Dr John Whelan- ICTjohn.whelan@tcd.ie3269 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/

48. Entrepreneurship Ms Bridget Noone, Enterprise Executive

49. 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

50. 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.