Trinity Research & Innovation (TR&I) supports academics and administration at Trinity College Dublin in applying for research funding, negotiating contracts, and managing intellectual property, working with industry and funding agencies to facilitate technology transfer and ensure research impacts society. TR&I comprises three offices that provide advice and services related to applying for research funding, negotiating contracts, and managing partnerships, intellectual property, and knowledge exchange. TR&I's goal is to support researchers throughout the research process from funding application to ensuring impacts through commercialization or further collaboration.

1. Trinity Research & Innovation (TR&I) interfaces internally with Trinity College academics and administration
units, and externally with industry, funding agencies and government bodies. TR&I provides supports
and advice along the continuum from research funding application, through contract signature, through
intellectual property management to exploitation by licensing to campus companies or established industry.
Trinity Research & Innovation comprises three offices:
The Research Development Office (RDO) supports Trinity researchers by providing information and advice on sources of research
funding and calls for proposals. All research funding applications from Trinity are signed off by the RDO prior to submission to the
funding agency.
E-mail: research.office@tcd.ie
The Contracts Office (CO) advises on, and negotiates, the terms of all research contracts awarded to Trinity and all collaboration and
partnership agreements entered into by Trinity. The CO executes all research funding contracts on behalf of the university.
E-mail: rescon@tcd.ie
The Office of Corporate Partnership and Knowledge Exchange (OCPKE) encompasses the technology transfer and industry
engagement functions of TR&I. The OCPKE manages intellectual property, supports campus company formation and builds external
relationships to facilitate academic-industry research collaborations and to ensure transfer of technology and knowledge from
Trinity to external entities for societal and economic impact.
www.tcd.ie/innovation/
Trinity Research & Innovation
Excellence • Partnership • Impact
www.tcd.ie/innovation

2. Engaging with TR&I to deliver impact
From Idea to Impact
Diarmuid O’Brien
Director,
Trinity Research &
Innovation
Margaret Woods
Technology
Transfer Manager
Chris Keely
Senior Business
Development
Manager
Doris Alexander
Research
Development
Office Manager
Mary Tracey
Contracts Office
Manager
For a list of all Trinity Research & Innovation staff please visit www.tcd.ie/innovation/contact
Trinity Research & Innovation Management Team
Trinity Research & Innovation
O’Reilly Institute
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Dublin 2
tcd.ie/innovation
www.tcd.ie/innovation
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