Presentation given to second level Careers Guidance Teachers

1. http://www.cit.ie
Research in CIT
Guidance Counsellors Information Day
Dr. Niall Smith
6th November 2014

2. Basic Facts
€20m expenditure in 2012
300 researchers, of which 210 are research postgraduates
4 multidisciplinary thematic areas
• ICT
• Photonics
• Lifesciences and Wellbeing
• Maritime, Energy and Sustainable Environment
Critical Scale
Research Excellence with
Impact
Each thematic area also
• Occupies the pipeline from fundamental
research to commercialisation
Culture of generating IP
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3. Growth across all metrics
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4. Industry and Entrepreneurship
In terms of research with industry
• 8.4% of our research is direct-industry funded
• 78% of our research involves an industry partner
In terms of enterprise incubation
• Rubicon Incubation Centre largest in the country
• 60 companies – 230 employees
• 70% of incubated companies still trading 5 years
after leaving CIT
In terms of entrepreneurship
• Culture of entrepreneurial education
• Hinck’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence
Industry Relevant
(Innovation Ecosystem)
World Class Incubation
Enhanced
entrepreneurship
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5. • Cost of filing a patent in CIT is less than half that of the EU average and
comparable to the cost in the US
• Cost of generating a license is 60% of the US cost and 50% of the EU cost
• Cost of generating a spinout is less than half that in the US and 15% below the EU
average
CIT is a great place to generate intellectual property
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6. http://www.cit.ie
Thank you
Dr. Niall Smith
06/11/2014