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Earth Systems Institute Innovation Strategy Research & Innovation Solutions for a Green Economy

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Making Innovation Happenfor Ireland Inc

Some thoughts from 10,000ft to sea-level

UCD Earth Systems Institute team plans & HP experience

Comhar, Green New Deal workshop

16th June 2009

Paul Killeen, UCD Research & ESI Innovation


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Innovation ConsiderationsKnowledge applied to create value

Communication & Culture multi-disciplinary teams

diverse teams

connect (thoughts, people) + communicate

failure = learning

Systematic vs random

Processes, tools Domain Knowledge + Processes/Tools = higher probability & speed of

success

Market Pull vs Technology Push Problems, Solutions

Partnerships Industry, closed or open innovation; common goal

National Innovation system, Industry + HEIs + Gov; common goal ?

Little less conversation, little more action please

What are we going to do ?


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The missing middleHow to bridge the gap ?

AcademicResearch

Enterprise?


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the world is poised for new and fundamental breakthrough innovations in the environmental and health care areas, in viewof the current energy reality and environmental challenges such as global warming radical innovation often involvesconsiderable change in basic technologies and methods, created by those working outside existing paradigms

ESI Innovation Strategy - Context6th Wave of Innovation, Ecological Sustainability

EarthSystemsInstitute

&Green New

Deal


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ESI Innovation Vision

InformedSustainableSolutions for a Green Economy

Flow of Intellectual Capital

via ESI partners / networks

Solutions for Green Economy

ESI

Output

SolutionsIP

Spin-outsLicensing

JobsProducts/services

Exports

ESI Partners include:

Partner UniversitiesTrinity, Queens, NUIG, UCC etc.

Internal UCD Research groups

CLARITY CSET, BioNano & Solar SRCs, CASL

Industry (refer to innovation baseline)

Agencies (EI, IDA, Comhar, EPA, Forfs, GSI, Marine Institute, Met Eireann, SEI, Teagasc)

To:ESI Generated, Indigenous IP

Solutions for a Green,

Smart, Export-Driven Economy

From:1) Manufacturing / Exporting

MNCs IP

2) Unsustainable Domestic-

Demand Driven economy

(Current bust)


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EFFECT OF PHYSICAL DISTANCE ON COMMUNICATION

PROBABILITY

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

SEPARATION DISTANCE (METERS)

P(C)

Source: Research by Professor T.J. Allen, MIT&NITM

Tactics - Co-location for Innovationcommunication for inspiration


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Earth Systems Institute Innovation Strategy Research & Innovation So lutions for a Gr

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Earth Systems Institute Research & Innovation StrategyEnergy + Environment + Policy + ICT

OUTCOMES

Jobs

Exports(products &services)

Entrepreneurs

& InnovatorsResearchReputation

Policyinterventions

INPUTS

Students &Researchers

Partnerships

PhysicalInfrastructure

Knowledge

Funding

LegalObligations inEnergy &

ClimateChange

Information

Knowledge

Data

Value

Energy Environment

Policy

Environmental Sensing Technologies

Simulation Sciences

Visualisation

Systematic Innovation

ICT


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Market

Technology

Ideas - ConceptDevelopment - Feasibility Demo - Commercialisatio

Systematic Innovation

processes (and tools)informed by markets & technology


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Chain of Methods & Tools 1Fraunhofer (Frank Wagner)

Ideation Idea managementIdea > Concept

TRIZ / TIPS

Concept Development

Business ProcessModeling


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Chain of Methods & Tools 2Fraunhofer (Frank Wagner)

Concept Development

Business Modell Simulation

PLM

CAD/CAE

Business ProcessModeling

Virtual Factory

Visualisation of- Products- Processes- Services


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Innovation WorkshopsSystematic, Collaborative Innovation Framework / Tool

DIMO Facilitators

PRESENTERS

ABSTRACT

HP CONFIDENTIAL

Innovation Workshops turn invention and

patent generation into deliberate activities

focused on thinking into the future.

Workshops are very intense, facilitated, two-

day-long efforts aimed at producing strategic

ideas and patents for HP.

Based on an identified strategic opportunity

for HP, six to eight subject matter experts

(inventors) are brought together to

collaboratively invent.

A trained facilitation team leads the group

through a well-defined, sometimes whimsical,

process to explore and build upon futuristic

and creative ideas.

The Workshop culminates in a formalized

harvest of invention acorns many of which

are turned into invention disclosures.

Timeframe: 6-8 weeks prior to Workshop

1. Content client meets with facilitators to begin

definition and fine-tuning of the opportunity.

Tentative date is set and rooms reserved.

2. IP Client is identified and input soughtregarding opportunity from IP viewpoint.

3. Opportunity Statement for Workshop is

finalized (min. 4 weeks before Workshop)

4. Based on Opportunity Statement, expert

inventors are identified and invited.

5. Facilitated roundtable discussion is held among

all participants before Workshop to develop

common understanding of the Opportunity.

Workshop success depends upon the clarity

and specificity of the defined Opportunity!

Martin Hart 50939

Patricia Ryan 50567

Lorraine Byrne 51168

John Breen 50569

Paul Killeen 50154

Martin Hart

Patricia Ryan

Paul Killeen

Guest: Breffni Tomlin

Innovation Workshopsact as highly creative,

collaborative forums to

generate new

approaches, technical

designs, and intellectual

property (IP) for HP.

Cross-discipline, cross-

program teams come

together to explore

commonly held

technical opportunities.

This formalized process

for idea generation is

led by a trained

facilitation team.

Workshop Description 1. Focus on the Opportunity 2. Go for Breadth

I wishI wish How toHow to

Facts

Opinions

ConceptsDirections

Concerns

Worries

RejectionsJudgment

BuildsBuilds

Innovation

Workshops

A Process for Collaborative Invention

3. Go for Depth 4. Harvest

Key Roles

Content Client: The Workshop owner;

instigates Workshop and defines opportunity.

IP Client: Receives / facilitates invention

disclosures through patent coordination process.

Inventors: Subject matter experts with deep

relevant experience related to opportunity.

Facilitation Team: Two facilitators and tech-

nographer to lead process and capture results.

Our opportunity statement is:Our opportunity statement is:

Generate ideas and patents to Generate ideas and patents to

Timeframe: Morning Day 1

1. Group generates broad springboard ideas to

explore all aspects of the opportunity.

2. Wishful Thinking is used to encourage and

protect(!) wild, fanciful ideas. We are thinkinginto the future after all.

3. Building on others ideas is encouraged and

recognized to move from fanciful to practical.

Timeframe:Afternoon Day 1; Morning Day 2

1. Content client selects 4-6 of the most intriguingor provocative ideas/directions generated

during the previous Breadth Phase. These

become the menu items for rest of Workshop.

2. The 4-6 menu items are explored in depth to

generate additional ideas.

3. All the tools of the Breadth Phase are used:

Wishful Thinking, Building, Excursions,

Forced Associations

4. Itemized Response is used to move imperfect

ideas over the threshold of acceptability.

4. Excursions to other

worlds are used tostimulate thinking

(e.g., How would

nature solve this

problem?).

5. Forced associations

to irrelevant infor-

mation is used to

generate novel

perspectives and ideas.

Valu

eless

Perfec

t

Timeframe: Afternoon Day 2

1. Participants individually review ideas generatedover last 1 days to identify Invention Acorns.

2. Group reconvenes to collaboratively convert

Invention Acorns into titles for potential invention

disclosures.

3. Invention leads are assigned, prioritizations are

made, and invention disclosure abstracts are

written (some during the Workshop and some

during the following weeks).

Invention Acorn

Template

A method to __________

An apparatus for _______

that eliminates _________

that improves _________

by using _____________

by providing __________

4. Invention Disclosures

completed and

submitted.

5. Results of Workshop

are reported back to

engineering teams forpost-Workshop idea

generation and

refinement.

DIMO Facilitators

PRESENTERS

ABSTRACT

HP CONFIDENTIAL

Innovation Workshops turn invention and

patent generation into deliberate activities

focused on thinking into the future.

Workshops are very intense, facilitated, two-

day-long efforts aimed at producing strategic

ideas and patents for HP.

Based on an identified strategic opportunity

for HP, six to eight subject matter experts

(inventors) are brought together to

collaboratively invent.

A trained facilitation team leads the group

through a well-defined, sometimes whimsical,

process to explore and build upon futuristic

and creative ideas.

The Workshop culminates in a formalized

harvest of invention acorns many of which

are turned into invention disclosures.

Timeframe: 6-8 weeks prior to Workshop

1. Content client meets with facilitators to begin

definition and fine-tuning of the opportunity.

Tentative date is set and rooms reserved.

2. IP Client is identified and input soughtregarding opportunity from IP viewpoint.

3. Opportunity Statement for Workshop is

finalized (min. 4 weeks before Workshop)

4. Based on Opportunity Statement, expert

inventors are identified and invited.

5. Facilitated roundtable discussion is held among

all participants before Workshop to develop

common understanding of the Opportunity.

Workshop success depends upon the clarity

and specificity of the defined Opportunity!

Martin Hart 50939

Patricia Ryan 50567

Lorraine Byrne 51168

John Breen 50569

Paul Killeen 50154

Martin Hart

Patricia Ryan

Paul Killeen

Guest: Breffni Tomlin

Innovation Workshopsact as highly creative,

collaborative forums to

generate new

approaches, technical

designs, and intellectual

property (IP) for HP.

Cross-discipline, cross-

program teams come

together to explore

commonly held

technical opportunities.

This formalized process

for idea generation is

led by a trained

facilitation team.

Workshop Description 1. Focus on the Opportunity 2. Go for Breadth

I wishI wish How toHow to

Facts

Opinions

ConceptsDirections

Concerns

Worries

RejectionsJudgment

BuildsBuilds

Innovation

Workshops

A Process for Collaborative Invention

3. Go for Depth 4. Harvest

Key Roles

Content Client: The Workshop owner;

instigates Workshop and defines opportunity.

IP Client: Receives / facilitates invention

disclosures through patent coordination process.

Inventors: Subject matter experts with deep

relevant experience related to opportunity.

Facilitation Team: Two facilitators and tech-

nographer to lead process and capture results.

Our opportunity statement is:Our opportunity statement is:

Generate ideas and patents to Generate ideas and patents to

Timeframe: Morning Day 1

1. Group generates broad springboard ideas to

explore all aspects of the opportunity.

2. Wishful Thinking is used to encourage and

protect(!) wild, fanciful ideas. We are thinkinginto the future after all.

3. Building on others ideas is encouraged and

recognized to move from fanciful to practical.

Timeframe:Afternoon Day 1; Morning Day 2

1. Content client selects 4-6 of the most intriguingor provocative ideas/directions generated

during the previous Breadth Phase. These

become the menu items for rest of Workshop.

2. The 4-6 menu items are explored in depth to

generate additional ideas.

3. All the tools of the Breadth Phase are used:

Wishful Thinking, Building, Excursions,

Forced Associations

4. Itemized Response is used to move imperfect

ideas over the threshold of acceptability.

4. Excursions to other

worlds are used tostimulate thinking

(e.g., How would

nature solve this

problem?).

5. Forced associations

to irrelevant infor-

mation is used to

generate novel

perspectives and ideas.

Valu

eless

Perfec

t

Timeframe: Afternoon Day 2

1. Participants individually review ideas generatedover last 1 days to identify Invention Acorns.

2. Group reconvenes to collaboratively convert

Invention Acorns into titles for potential invention

disclosures.

3. Invention leads are assigned, prioritizations are

made, and invention disclosure abstracts are

written (some during the Workshop and some

during the following weeks).

Invention Acorn

Template

A method to __________

An apparatus for _______

that eliminates _________

that improves _________

by using _____________

by providing __________

4. Invention Disclosures

completed and

submitted.

5. Results of Workshop

are reported back to

engineering teams forpost-Workshop idea

generation and

refinement.


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A hands-on learning-by-doing facility located in theheart of the UCD campus in SC East

Containing all the processes, tools & appropriatestaff for people to learn how to EXECUTEthe core

process of innovation Not just to learn aboutinnovation or to understand

innovation, but to DO innovation via collaborationbetween technical and business people

(researchers, students & industry partners)

In the last 8 years, Samsung has generated over10 times the total

number of patents from the whole of Ireland*Could it be because they have a process?

Imagine what could be achieved if Ireland adopted the same process?

*Source: Damian Costello, Director Katawave Innovation Consultants & member of CleanTech Ireland Network

Systematic Innovation Lab Whatis it?


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UCD Science Centre East & Earth Systems Institute Innovation Strategy & Systematic Innovation Lab Research & Innovation So lutions for a Gr

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Systematic Innovation LabLayout - DRAFT

Support StaffOffice

And

Reception

Physical Rapid

PrototypingTool (basic version)

3D Cave / Room

(VR,Visualisation)

Creative Discussion,Innovation Workshop

space

Entrance

The main Laboratory roomwith X (capacity ?) Workstations, with

innovation tools loaded& web/database connected

WS

WS

Table

Displa

yScreen

DisplayScreen DisplayScreen

DisplayScreen


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Roles of JV partners aligned with their strategy & value chain capabilities

Entrepreneurs move with project as spin-out into incubator (Uni, Hub) or elsewhere

Market-Ready

Commercialisation Package(Translation; Development to Commercialisation)

IntellectualProperty

Research &

Innovation

Operations Sales &Marketing

Collaborativ

e Research

Phase

IP ownership/accessper national codes& UCD IP policy

Innovation Workshops Prototyping in ESIinnovation lab

(protodemonstrator)

BusinessDevelopment

(Market feasibility)

Start-up

Joint Venture

License Licence IP todevelopment partneror 3rd party

Assignment Sell IP todevelopment partneror 3rd party

Commercialisation PhaseOptional Paths (Risk vs Return)


ESI Entrepreneurs move with project as spin-out into Nova or elsewhere

ESI PartnerESI &Partner

ESI Innovation StrategyValue creation & capture via collaborative research & commercialisation

ESI = UCD ESI staff on collaborative research project (potentially with other partner-university researchers)

Partner = Joint Development Partner (s) and/or Commercialisation partner (s) i.e. SMEs, MNCs (EI, IDA)


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Entrepreneurs move with project as spin-out into incubator (Uni, Hub) or elsewhere

Repeat Process with strategic ESI / UCD partners

Win-Win

Market-Ready

Commercialisation Package(Translation; Development to Commercialisation)

IntellectualProperty

Research &

Innovation

Operations Sales &Marketing

Collaborativ

e Research

Phase

IP ownership/accessper national codes& UCD IP policy

Innovation Workshops Prototyping in ESIinnovation lab

(protodemonstrator)

BusinessDevelopment

(Market feasibility)

Start-up

Joint Venture

License Licence IP todevelopment partneror 3rd party

Assignment Sell IP todevelopment partneror 3rd party


ESI Entrepreneurs move with project as spin-out into Nova or elsewhere

ESI PartnerESI &PartnerESI = UCD ESI staff on collaborative research project (potentially with other partner-university researchers)

Partner = Joint Development Partner (s) and/or Commercialisation partner (s) i.e. SMEs, MNCs (EI, IDA)

Policy & Market-Driven

Commercialisation / Demonstration Package

(Innovation = Research + Commercialisation)

Earth Systems Institute (ESI) - Innovation StrateValue creation & capture via collaborative research & commercialisation

Commercialisation PhaseOptional Paths Decide on Case-by-Case basis1) Risk vs Return 2) Interests and Capabilities of Lead Researcher/Entrepreneur

D t t Cl it S W b


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Demonstrators - Clarity Sensor Web

MyWater: Multi-Sensor Deployment


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Results for Multi-Sensor

System Water Parameters

Environment ParametersSystem Parameters
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Pipeline of Trained Innovators/Entrepreneurs forIrelandInnovation Academy & Systematic Innovation Lab

People, Capacity

Undergrads

Masters

PhDs

Post Docs

Professionals(industry)

InnovationAcademy

&SystematicInnovation

Lab

CommercialisationIdeas(generation, capture)

Concept

DevelopmentFeasibility CommercialisationIdeas

(generation, capture)

Concept

DevelopmentFeasibility

Process & Tools

+ =


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The missing middleHow to bridge the gap ? Connect & Commercialise

AcademicResearch

Enterprise

? Market / Business knowledge- Entrepreneurs in residence- Business mentors- Industry experienced staff

- Funding mechanisms ?

Systematic processes, toolsCommunication / Facilitation processes

e.g. Innovation workshops, targeted

Rewards & Recognition Focus, limited bandwidth

world class research+spin-outs+students ? e.g. Alternative career paths

Basic Research PIs vs Commercialisation/Integration PI

Education teach students how to fish, alumni start-ups National Innovation academy network

Other ???


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REFERENCE


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Cost vs Green Impact of alternative energy

technologies

Source: Financial Times, 4-Mar-09: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cccc2fc-08ee-11de-b8b0-0000779fd2ac.html?ftcamp=rss


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What is Innovation

Hewlett Packard, Imaging and PrintingGroup Innovation = knowledge applied to create value,

everywhere

MIT* Innovation = Invention + Commercialization

= Research + Commercialization

Innovation Engine = Power of Entrepreneurship + VC

* William K. Aulet, Senior Lecturer and Entrepreneur in Residence, MIT Entrepreneurship Center. SFI Energy Symposium, Oct 08

Pipeline of Trained Innovators/Entrepreneurs for


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Pipeline of Trained Innovators/Entrepreneurs forIrelandInnovation Academy & Systematic Innovation Lab Education &Application

Innovation Academy Education / Training

Systematic Innovation Lab Training / Application

Undergrads, Masters, CPD

PhD Students

Systematic Innovation Process & Tools


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Systematic Innovation Process & Toolsexamples

3D CAD

Radid prototyping

Market Research tools

Focus groups,surveys, ethnographics

Databases

QFD

VOC Specs

7pt Mkting strategy

cross chasm

Bus planning Road mapping

FMEA VA / VE

DFM / A

Applied stats

DOE

SPC

Customer trials

Regulations

Negotiation,contracts

Select optimum comm.path

Commercial contracts

Strategic Alliances,

Future partnerships

Checkpoint

InnovationWorkshops

TRIZ

IP mngtPortfolio mngt

Ideas(generation, capture)

ConceptDevelopment

Feasibility

CheckpointCheckpoint

Commercialisation

ESI W k P


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ESI Work Programme Embedded, Innovation & Enterprise


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UCD Science Centre East & Earth Systems Institute Innovation Strategy & Systematic Innovation Lab Research & Innovation So lutions for a Gr

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Science Centre East

Environment

Extreme Events

& Computational

Modelling

Intelligent

Buildings

Environmental

Technology

Centre

Climate

Modelling

& Prediction

Soil &

Biogeochemist

Animal Nutrition

& Productivity

Bio-complex &

Environmental Biology

Plant & Bio

Adaptation

LabTechnology Platforms

Cell Culture, Imaging, Metabolomics ,

Micro Chemical Analysis Suite, Ancient DNA,

Acid Processing& Analysis, Field SensingSuite,

Computational & Visualisation Platform ,

Infrastructure Materials Testpit ,

Meteorology Station & Ene rgy Systems,

Spatial Analysis Remote Sensing& Visualisation

Managing

Natural Resources

Hydrological

Sciences

Sensing

&

Sensors

Environmental

Nervous System

Policy

&

Integration

Systematic

Innovation

Lab

Green Bus

TCD/UCDlink

Information TechnologyPlatforms

Ubiquitous Sensing

Visualisation of large Data Sets

DeliveringContent to the User

Intelligent Networks

Middleware / Software for

ManagingSensor Networks

PEAC, Rosemount

Smartbay

Energy

Integration , Policy & Enabling Technologies

Geosciences &

Solid Earth Systems

Science East

Integration Across CuttingThemes and Technologies

Legend:

CLARITY

Simulation

Earth Systems Institute

Systematic Innovation Laboratory

Energy

Demonstration Lab

ESI

Industry Lab

Biorefinement & Bio -energy

Competence Centre

Energy Systems with

renewable sourcesBioenergy

Systems

Renewable

Sustainable

EnergyManagement

Information TechnologyPlatforms

Sensing& Localisation

Natural Computing

Graphs & Networks

Geographical Information

Systems

3-d Visualisation

Spatial Analysis

Remote Sensing

Visualisation

Personal National

Carbon

Monitoring

SystematicInnovation Lab


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Demonstration Project

Sustainable Bioresources - Dr. Kevin McDonnell

In 2005, a UCD campus company called BioEsuccessfully won a contract to supply technical

support to a UK based investment company to

build the worlds first waste plastic to synthetic

fuel plant. This plant is located in Ireland and is

undergoing final commissioning at present.

BioE, with support from UCD and UL is now

undertaking a series of trials to co-pyrolysis

plastics with agricultural and forestry

biomasses to produce sustainable fuels.


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Domestic Sensor Distribution

Sensor Location Reason

Infra Red Key / frequent locations Detect presence of patient

Microphones Key / frequent locations Detect ambient sounds of patient

Light, temperature and humidity Key / frequent locations Monitor environment / presence

Contact / pressure sensors Bed / chairs / windows / doors Detect presence of patient / state of

doors and windows

SenseCam Patient Monitor surroundings and events of

patients daily life

Energy and Water Monitors Plugs / Pipes / Taps Monitor use of electricity / water in

case of emergency

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Earth Systems Institute Innovation Strategy R h & I ti S l ti f G E

EARTH SYSTEMS INSTITUTE

Education &Outreach

-PhD-Embed ESI in

undergrad

Enterprise &Innovation (jobs)

-Start-ups

Building on Existing UCD Strengths & Track Record 8 x UCD Spin-Out Companies in the GreenTech Environmental Goods and Services Sector, supported by NovaUCD UCD Funded Research Groups (industry partners)

Solar Energy Conversion SRC (Airtricity, Celtic Catalysts, ODB-Tec) Complex and Adaptive Systems Laboratory, CASL modelling of earth systems CLARITY CSET environmental monitoring via web based sensor technology. (ChangingWorlds, Critical Path, Ericsson, Foster-Miller, IBM, Fidelity, Vodafone) Centre for BioNano Interactions, CBNI - advancing the safety/environment nano interface (BioTrin, Deerac Fluidics, Thermo Fisher Scientific / Cellomics, Cellix)

SRC on Reproductive Biology (Pfizer, Biotrin). Biocatalysis Research Group (Cynar - plastic to bioplastic, RedOx Biofuels). Institute of Food & Health,ElectricityResearch Centre, Energy Research Group

Industry-led Research & Innovation - UCD key partner in Biorefinery & Bioenergy Competence Centre (AER Ltd, Topaz, IAWS, Glanbia, Bioverda, Maxol,

EarthSystemsInstitute

Meet Energy &Climate Change

Policy Targets

Research Outputs

- Publications, Grants etc.

Innovation &Enterprise Outputs

- IP, Start-ups, Licensing- Products, Services- Jobs, Exports

Education Outputs

- 3rd & 4th level entrepreneurial

innovators willing and able to build

green, smart economy

Policy Obligations inEnergy & ClimateChange

CollaborativePartnerships National& International

- HEIs- Gov. Agencies- Industry: See below

ESI Research,Innovation & EducationPlans

ESI Innovation Lab &Innovation Workshops

Research Farm (Lyons)

Enabling ESI Technology Platforms-web based environmental sensing technology (CLARITY)

-high-end modelling technologies (CASL, IRU)

-National Environmental Technology Centre (technologies to

convert waste to value added products)

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