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Trinity College Research and Enterprise Campus
Strategically located on an island site in the heart of Dublin, the Trinity College Enterprise Centre has circa 16,000 sq.m. of lettable space for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Centre was originally a general-purpose enterprise development centre for Dublin City, under the ownership of the Industrial Development Authority. Trinity College purchased the Centre in 1999 and it is now being converted to a knowledge-based company generation and support facility. The Enterprise Centre is an integral part of the research function of Trinity College.
Mission Statement:
- To strengthen the link between technological (and other) research in Trinity College,
- To support the creation new knowledge-based indigenous enterprises
- To develop networks of support for university-led entrepreneurship.
This is achieved through the incubation and development of a stream of high technology companies linked to research groups in Trinity College.
- It comprises 16,000 sq.m of space. It has 36 units, which house knowledge-based companies. In addition, the Tower building is a Design and Craft Centre which houses 26 craft tenants. The units for knowledge-based companies range in size from 75sq.m. to 260 sq.m, and are designed to meet the development needs of start-up enterprises.
- The Enterprise Centre also has 372 sq.m of bio-incubation space available, funded by Enterprise Ireland, for biotechnology start-up companies.
- TCD Entrepreneurship Training Programme
- Access to TCD researchers via Research and Innovation Services
- Facilities: café, car parking, conference rooms
- 24 hour security and access
- Proximity to TCD campus and research
- Reception in Tower building.
Organisation and facilitation of the development of knowledge-based enterprises through:
Provision of business incubation space- Linkages to research in Trinity College
- Access to seed and venture capital funding
- Entrepreneurship Training Programme
- Partnership with TCD Business School where teams of MBA students as part of the MBA Business Workout work with start-up projects for a specified period of time on a focused problem.
- Provision of market access through clustering of small companies
- Linkage and marketing to the global economy
- Leveraging the experience and expertise of national and international networks, e.g. PANEL, Cluster, SUN&SUP
- College oriented young entrepreneurs who wish to develop knowledge-based businesses in Dublin
- Their partner companies and investors
- New indigenous ventures, based on new knowledge, e.g. Eblana Photonics, Deerac Fluidics
- Companies who establish a base in Dublin and wish to link into the College
- Ventures that strengthen the link between College and the Community. (4th Level Ventures, Dublin Business Innovation Centre)
- Inward investments. Start-up phase of research centre - Hitachi
Current Projects included
- Refurbishment of Top Floor of Tower Building
- Refurbishment of Unit 7 for SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) Laboratories.
- Refurbishment of Unit 16 for SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) Dry Laboratories.
- Proposed refurbishment of Unit 10 to provide rehearsal space for Drama Studies.
The Enterprise Centre is managed and operated on behalf of the College by the Director of Buildings Office. For further implimentation or letting enquiries please contact Padraig O'Shea Property Executive.
