TCD plans 160 start-up companies

Trinity College Dublin is planning to create 160 companies in the next three years as part of its new plan for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The goal of creating the companies is part of Trinity’s strategy for innovation and entrepreneurship which was launched by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton yesterday.

The strategy targets new company creation through spin-outs, ‘spin-ins’, and support for student and graduate enterprises.