The Technology Transfer Initiative (TTI) is an innovative support structure for small to medium sized companies in the West, Midwest and Southwest regions of Ireland. This initiative is an inter-regional collaborative project involving the three primary universities of the Atlantic University Alliance - University College Cork, The National University of Ireland, Galway and University of Limerick.
The Technology Transfer Initiative (TTI) is the first project under the aegis of the recently formed Atlantic University Alliance (AUA). This innovative support structure for small to medium sized companies in the West, Midwest and Southwest regions of Ireland is an inter-regional, inter-university collaborative project involving the three AUA universities - University College Cork, The National University of Ireland, Galway and University of Limerick.
These three universities complement each other's capabilities in Research, Innovation and Development and by combining their resources, a broader pool of expertise is created from which technology transfer can occur to support indigenous industries across the three regions. The TTI will encourage companies where possible to include a research and development dimension in their operation.
Minister Noel Treacy formally launched the Initiative on the 4th of February 2002. It has been funded by Enterprise Ireland to the value of ?1.12 million which will see the project through to 2004.
The main objectives of the Technology Transfer Initiative are:
To develop the capability of indigenous industry in the target regions.
To make available to Irish companies the combined research resources of the three participating universities.
To encourage and facilitate interaction between industry-industry and academia and industry.
To facilitate regional and inter-regional 'technology transfer'.
To encourage companies to engage in R&D projects which will ultimately enhance their competitiveness.
The project team work closely with local networks across the four key growth sectors within the Atlantic seaboard regions:
Information Communications Technology (ICT)
Engineering
Biomedical / Healthcare
Food
Key:
Technology Transfer, Biotech\Bioscience, Republic of Ireland
