In This Section
- Researcher of the Year
- Early-Stage Researcher of the Year
- Global Engagement Research Award
- Research Support Person of the Year
- Research Supervisor of the Year
- Research Communicator of the Year
- Research Team of the Year
- Research Image of the Year
- Best Publication of the Year by an Undergraduate Author
- PhD Student of the Year
- Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year
- Research Culture Award
- Engaged Research of the Year
- Vice-President for Research and Innovation UCC Futures Award for Interdisciplinary Research
- The President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals
- Consultancy Project of the Year
- Invention of the Year
- Licence of the Year
- Spin-out Company of the Year
- Start-up of the Year
- Industry Research Collaboration of the Year
- Research Career Achievement Award
Spin-out Company of the Year
The Spin-out Company Award recognises the UCC founder(s) of the spin-out company that is judged to have best accomplished a successful or significant achievement during 2025. The winning company will be an investable and high-potential spin-out, that was developed based on UCC IP or know-how and which has potential to create employment. Nominations will be submitted by UCC Innovation staff, based on inventions, licences, spin-outs or consultancy projects that were supported by UCC Innovation in the calendar year. Nominations will be submitted by the UCC Innovation team as per the eligibility criteria.
Application Details
Evaluation Criteria
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Innovation |
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Deadline For Submission
- Friday March 27th 2026, 5pm.
How To Apply
To submit a nomination for this award, complete all sections of the entry form.
Previous Winners
| Year | Awardee | Company |
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| 2024 | Dr Mark O’Sullivan, Dr Alison O’Shea, Colm Murphy |
NeuroBell |
| 2023 | Professor Geraldine Boylan David Cashman (New Spin-out of the Year) |
CergenX The WellSchools Network |
| 2022 | Professor Paul Ross and Professor Colin Hill | Adiso Therapeutics |
| 2021 | Dr Declan Soden | Mirai Medical |
Research & Innovation Awards
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