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Pictured at gatewayUCC, the innovation and incubation centre at UCC, are Prof Anita Maguire (VP Research and Innovation), Dr Tim Roche (director Technology Transfer Unit) and Myriam Cronin (manager, gatewayUCC), on reaching 100 jobs, translating investment in research into tangible employment. Photo: Darragh Kane

GatewayUCC, UCC's innovation and incubation centre that acts a catalyst for growth, has announced that their portfolio of start-ups, spin-outs and high-tech companies has cumulatively reached 100 jobs translating investment in research in tangible employment.

Since the opening of gatewayUCC in 2010, a significant number of successful spin-outs have all availed of the gatewayUCC services to scale up and develop their businesses, creating viable, high tech job opportunities in the process.

“Supporting job creation, innovation and entrepreneurship in the knowledge-based sector is a key remit of gatewayUCC," explains manager Myriam Cronin, saying the centre is fast becoming a hub of knowledge transfer activities at UCC in the areas of IT, ICT and Food/Bio/Pharma.

"Innovative new ventures located in gatewayUCC come from, across a wide array of sectors from ICT, IT to biotech/medtech and food health. In addition a number of companies have already incubated and graduated from gatewayUCC with success stories."

Tim Roche, Director Technology Transfer at UCC said gatewayUCC is one more support UCC offers companies spinning-out of it’s research activities.

"We recognise the importance of our start-up companies in maintaining their linkage with key research groups and facilities in the University, particularly in the early stages of building their businesses."

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