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DCU Invent

DCU's technology transfer and enterprise unit on the Glasnevin campus, supporting research commercialisation, licensing and industry collaboration.

Operates in Dublin · 6 listed services · 1 facility

What they do

Based at Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, the unit historically branded DCU Invent now operates within DCU Innovate as its enterprise and technology transfer function. It connects DCU researchers, entrepreneurs and industry partners, offering collaborative research brokering, a managed consultancy service for industry, public bodies and non-governmental organisations, patent and licensing guidance, spin-out formation support, and help securing commercialisation funding from Enterprise Ireland and Research Ireland. Users include DCU researchers, campus spin-outs and external industry partners seeking research collaboration, and engagement is by direct contact with the team rather than open membership. No coworking or hot-desk tenancy is advertised: this is a technology transfer and industry liaison office rather than a workspace centre.

DCU Invent lists 6 services and 1 facility on Irish Resource Hub in Dublin. The listed provision covers service. Its support includes Start a business, Mentoring and advice, Skills and training, Innovation and R&D, and Cross-border. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded coverage for the following areas.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes service.

Who the support is for

Business stages
Thinking about starting, Startups, Established, Scaling
Company sizes
Sole traders, 1–9 people, 10–49 people, 50–249 people, 250+ people
Sectors
ICT and software
Audiences
Startups

Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.

Access and eligibility

Open to DCU researchers, DCU spin-outs and external industry or public-sector organisations wishing to collaborate with DCU; engagement is project by project by direct enquiry, with no tenancy or workspace membership.

No organisation-wide eligibility rule is recorded. Eligibility is set by each individual service, so conditions vary by service and some support may not be open to every business.

Each distinct eligibility condition recorded for this organisation's services — check the service page for the full conditions.

The same conditions also apply to 5 further services listed below.

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Support offered (6)

Workspaces and facilities (1)

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