UCC research start-ups created 400 jobs

The IP-based companies have contributed more than €22m a year in salaries to the local economy since 2012.

Director of UCC Innovation Dr Rich Ferrie and head of Gateway UCC Myriam Cronin with Sana Konugolu of BiopixS.

Researcher-led start-ups at University College Cork have raised more than €50m of public and private investment in the past eight years, with 60 companies now employing more than 400 people.

GatewayUCC, part of UCC Innovation, made the announcement yesterday as it revealed the winners of its fifth Sprint Awards for 2021.