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A UL led consortium have created a pilot funding programme called the Technology Pipeline Fund (TPF). The total fund of €120k will support a minimum of 8 projects up to €15k per project.

The programme is being supported by Enterprise Ireland and Knowledge Transfer Ireland. The objectives of the TPF are to;

• increase the early stage pipeline of opportunities that may be further developed towards new spin-out companies
• encourage more researchers to engage in commercialisation of research.

Project funding is available to eligible researchers to aid early stage development of opportunities and to position them for follow-on funding (e.g. through Enterprise Ireland CFF, CF, or other sources funding sources).

The details:

• Funding up to a maximum of €15,000 per project.
• Applications are submitted through the Technology Transfer Office, contact details below.
• The closing date for applications will be close of business, Friday April 24th 2020.  
• Further information on the programme is available from here
• Download the application from here

Further information and application submission please contact one of the following;

• Life Sciences, Biotech - Dr. Joan O’Sullivan (joan.B.osullivan@ul.ie)
• Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics, Physics - Conor Morris (conor.morris@ul.ie)
• Engineering/Materials - John Gleeson (john.gleeson@ul.ie)