Shortlist announced for 2018 Invention of the Year Awards
Photograph L-R: Dr. Sandra Lenihan, Dr Keith Bryan and Dr. Ken O’Connell from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)
Innovations and inventions in agtech, anti-counterfeiting technology, audio engineering, biotherapeutics, biotech, nutraceuticals, 3D printing technology and sensor camera technology, have been recognised as finalists for the 2018 Invention of the Year Awards 2018 by the Bridge Network.
Bridge Network is the largest technology transfer consortium in Ireland and comprises of the technology transfer offices from University College Cork, Cork Institute of Technology, Teagasc and the Institute of Technology Tralee.
Today, the consortium announced the nominees from each of the consortium member institutions that have been shortlisted for the 2018 Invention of the Year Awards, which celebrate and recognise excellence in innovations and inventions whose benefits add significant impact to the economy and society.
Previous Invention of the Year Award winners recognised by the consortium include the research team who invented the microLED technology behind InfiniLED, which was acquired by Facebook company Oculus in 2016.
Announcing the 2018 Invention of the Year Awards shortlist, Vice President of Research & Innovation, University College Cork and Chair of the Bridge Network Governance Committee, Professor Anita Maguire said:
“The Invention of the Year Awards highlight the creativity and excellence of work by our researchers and recognise the impact of their innovations and inventions; this event provides an opportunity for us to showcase the quality and calibre of our people and their research discoveries to industry and to the broader research community.
“Outputs from our research in UCC, CIT, Teagasc and IT Tralee not only lead to breakthrough innovations and pioneering technologies across all industry sectors, but in addition through our knowledge transfer activities, we support our researchers on the journey of commercialisation ensuring the potential economic and societal impact of their work is optimised by the technology transfer capabilities of consortium member institutions.
“Examples of success stories resulting from this combined and collaborative effort across consortium members in the healthtech sector alone include the creation of world class companies such as Luxcel Biosciences recently acquired by Agilent Technologies, OrthoXel and Loci Orthopaedics”.
A judging panel comprising of Irish and international experts in research, innovation, commercialisation, knowledge transfer and industry, will consider the finalists for awards from each institution in the categories of bioscience, ICT & physical sciences.
Full details of the finalists from each institution are detailed below. Congratulations to all:
| University College Cork Andrew Moore Sean O’Mathuna Colm O’Dwyer Graeme Maxwell Hugh Smiddy John Cryan Joseph O’Brien Maria Bardosova Mark Tangney Martyn E. Pemble Maura Naughton Mikhail Parchine Nabeel Riza Paul McCloskey Paul Ross Santosh Kulkarni Ted Dinan Thomas Walther Tomas Kohoutek Willie Lawton Zoran Pavlovic
| Teagasc Anne M Mullen Carlos Alvarez Catherine Stanton, Ciaran Harte Conor Warren Ed Lavelle Ismael Marcet Manríque Jonathan Lane Kai Man Tang Kieran Meade. Mariarosaria Marotta, Rita Hickey Sinead Morrin Steve Carrington
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| Cork Institute of Technology Derry Fitzgerald Keith Bryan Ken O’Connell Sandra Lenihan
| Institute of Technology Tralee Aleksandra Augustyniak Helena McMahon |
The 2018 Invention of the Year Awards ceremony will be held in University College Cork on Wednesday 19 September 2018. If you wish to attend the event, please email bridgenetwork@ucc.ie
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