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Josette O’Mullane
Innovation and Enterprise Manager
 +353 (0)21 4326697
 josette.omullane@cit.ie
 https://www.cit.ie/ieo
 @MTU_Cork
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Munster Technological University TTO

Munster Technological University is one of Ireland’s leading third level research institutions. Our research spend is approximately €35m annually - over 80% of our projects involving an industry partner. The Innovation and Enterprise Office in MTU is responsible for all technology transfer activities between the University and industry.

These activities include:

  • Managing the university's intellectual property (IP) policy
  • Creating and promoting awareness of IP within MTU through guides, seminars, guest speakers, lectures, training courses, etc.
  • Creating and building strong links with industry
  • Generating income for education and future research
  • Facilitating commercialisation of the university’s research for the public good
  • Working with MTU staff, researchers and students to commercialise their discoveries through the creation of MTU campus companies and the licensing of university's IP to Irish companies

 

 

Number : +353 (0)21 4326697

Email :  josette.omullane@mtu.ie

Website : https://www.cit.ie/ieo

X  : @MTU_Cork

 

 

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MTU has over 200 registered postgraduate research students and 85 dedicated research staff, including 13 research programme managers. Our research community has many strong engagements with industry, being involved in research projects with over 130 companies and completing over 410 undergraduate projects with industrial partners annually. We are specialists in dealing with intellectual property. A hallmark of MTU's research activity is our focus on internationally competitive, multidisciplinary research in targeted areas of societal and economic significance both nationally and on a global scale. This makes MTU researchers the perfect partners for industry. MTU has four Technology Gateways that act as the interface between industry and the MTU research expertise specialising in photonics and process analysis, applied biosciences, intelligent mechatronics and agritech and cyber physical systems.

MTU's research focuses on five thematic areas:

  • Life Sciences and wellbeing – molecular diagnostics, biotherapeutics,  biomedical engineering, applied biosciences
  • Photonics – optics, semiconductor lasers, spectroscopy, biophotonics and astronomy
  • Information and communications technology – embedded networked systems , AI, Cybersecurity, machine learning, quantum computing
  • Mechatronics, agri tech and Industry 5.0
  • Maritime, energy and sustainable environment – renewable energy testbeds, energy efficient buildings, maritime safety and security, maritime transport and logistics
  • Exercise and health

Niall Smith, Head of Research

Research | Munster Technological University - MTU