Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 April 2017
251. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the third level institutions that have a specific spin-out policy in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16207/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraKnowledge Transfer Ireland, the organisation that oversees the implementation of the National IP Protocol, has confirmed that the following third level institutions have a specific stand-alone spin-out policy document in place.
HEIs with specific spin-out policy:
- University College Cork
- University College Dublin
- University of Limerick
- Maynooth University
- Athlone Institute of Technology
- Cork Institute of Technology
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- National College of Art and Design
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
A further 14 have policy relating to spin-out companies embedded in their IP policy document. HEIs with spin-out policy within their IP Policy document:
- Dublin City University
- Dublin Institute of Technology
- Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
- Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
- Institute of Technology Carlow
- Institute of Technology Sligo
- Institute of Technology Tallaght
- Limerick Institute of Technology
- National College of Ireland
- NUI Galway
- Trinity College Dublin
- Waterford Institute of Technology
Policies in respect of spin-out companies describe the purpose for commercialisation as a route of application to achieve economic and social benefit through innovation. Policies cover the ownership of IP, management of IP, IP related transactions by the HEI, shareholding and revenue share.
