Interested in learning how you can get up to €500K to commercialise your TU Dublin research?

Published: 23 Jan, 2023

TU Dublin Innovation work with staff and researchers to grow their idea, help them build successful companies, and launch into the marketplace using our vision and knowledge to connect them with great strategic partners. We are delighted to announce our upcoming commercialisation workshop with Kieran Fegan; VARA Innovation Specialists on the 15th of February in Linenhall, Bolton Street which will help you to turn your idea into a product or service.

Register via: https://forms.office.com/e/AXdph4nB3j

Listen to why Commercialisation Specialist Kieran Fegan thinks you should come along to a half day session to explore the spin out potential of your work via the video below.

 

Dr. Mary Deasey; Head of Research & Innovation: Impact and Engagement (past attendee) said that ‘the workshop was useful for me to get to grips with the lifecycle of a project output that has potential for application. The small group mentoring part put me on the spot for sure, but meant I learnt to how to frame a potential project research outcome in appropriate everyday language and in non-technical terms”.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

Commercialisation experts from the Innovation Office will be in attendance to answer any questions and advise on next steps.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the event.

Workshop Agenda

Linenhall, Bolton Street

 

 

 

Time

Activity

Facilitator

Format

Details

09:30

Welcome by TU Dublin Innovation

 

TU Dublin Innovation

 

Welcome.

09:35

Workshop Intro

 

Kieran

Fegan

 

Summary of Workshop Agenda - Introductions and Expectations

09:40

Customers don’t care about your solutions and that’s not necessarily a bad thing – learn why.

 

Kieran

Fegan

 

Live presentation - the need to understand customer problems and opportunities

09:50

Verbal Business Card – Practice Conversations

 

Group work

 

Group work: Each team to present Verbal Business Card to group and Coach for constructive feedback

10:20

Introduction to Value Proposition (VP)

 

Kieran

Fegan

 

Live presentation.  Learn how to Customer Profile, Value Map and achieve ‘Fit’

10.35

Preparing your Value Proposition

 

Team Time

 

Team time with Coach.  Identify customer jobs, pains / problems, and draft initial Value Proposition(s).

12:00

Tea / Coffee Break

All

 

 

12.15

Business Model Canvas (BMC) – Developing a BMC for your technology

 

Kieran

Fegan

 

Live Presentation on Canvaniser – using one team’s technology as an example

12:45

The journey to Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Funding

 

Kieran

Fegan / TU Dublin Innovation

 

Presentation.  Overview of the Commercialisation Fund Feasibility Application process & what to expect if / when successful.

13:15

Guest speaker

TU Dublin Innovation

 

A successful Commercialisation Fund applicant shares experiences

13:30

Close (wrap up, Q&A & feedback session)

Kieran

Fegan

 

Opportunity to seek clarification, provide feedback, express interest, and discuss possible next steps

13:45

Lunch

All

 

 

Register via: https://forms.office.com/e/AXdph4nB3j