UCC Innovation are responsible for the University's technology licensing, advisory & consultancy service, campus company establishment and facilities, the Gateway Incubation Centre and the IGNITE business start-up programme. 

UCC's world-leading academic experts can advise your company through consultancy and innovate through the discovery of new innovations and technologies helping develop new products, new opportunities and new markets for your business. Whether you are an international blue chip company, domestic large company or an ambitious SME with an eye for innovation, collaborating with the University College Cork offers a number of benefits for your organisation, including:

• Insights into the leading edge of science, discovery, and innovation
• Access to the University's IP portfolio and new technologies for licensing opportunities 
• access to world-class and industry-leading researchers and academic expertise through our consultancy services
• Opportunities to manage, mentor or invest in our spinout and start-up companies