News@GROWTHhub: Innovation with Fran Behan, Women Entrepreneurship, Spin Outs, Internships, Accelerator and Competition

Published: 15 Mar, 2022

 

Hi all!

Welcome to our fourth NEWS at GROWTHhub issue.  In this issue you can:

1. Get inspired! Hear Fran Behan, Adjunct Innovation Research Fellow at TU Dublin, as he talks about innovation and successful innovation processes.
2. Learn! Let us introduce WE Support & Spin outs.
3. Explore! Get ready for new opportunities for your summer. Coming soon: IMMERSE & ivenTUre & ClimateLaunchpad

1. Get inspired! Hear Fran Behan, Adjunct Innovation Research Fellow at TU Dublin, as he talks about innovation and successful innovation process.

Every issue of NEWS at GROWTHhub includes an interview with a successful entrepreneur or an innovation leader, where they share their story and offer their advice to students.

In our issue today, Fran Behan, Adjunct Innovation Research Fellow at TU Dublin, talks to Gloria Rull at TU Dublin GROWTHhub about innovation and successful innovation processes. A very informative conversation. We hope you enjoy it.

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2. Learn! Introducing WE Support & Spin Out.

Women Entrepreneurship Support (WE Support)

WE Support is a TU Dublin initiative to increase representation of women in entrepreneurship across all of TU Dublin. It aims to (1) increase female student participation in entrepreneurship; (2) grow the number of TU Dublin women alumni in senior leadership positions in external organisations, and (3) Increase the number of women-led/co-founder TU Dublin spin-outs.

This initiative offers end-to-end support, including dedicated event information, relevant resources, and potential funding.

Panel Series

Recently WE Support launched their online Panel Series, showcasing Women Entrepreneurship Success Stories:

• What Scaling – getting past the first hurdle  session where moderator Susan Hayes Culleton, Managing Director of the HayesCulleton Group welcomes Guest Speakers - Criona Turley, CEO of Capella Workplace and Ruth Bailey, CEO of VIGO Health who will discuss their personal and professional journey as women entrepreneurs and provide insight and overview on 'Scaling; getting past the first hurdle'.
• Register to attend the next talk here.

 

Spin Outs

A spin-out company is a new company set up to commercialise intellectual property that's generated within the university.

Spinning Out your research webinar series:

Andrew Marsh, Senior Licensing Executive at TU Dublin Hothouse  presents the TU Dublin Spin Out Webinar Series. A must to watch if you are involve in research in TU Dublin with potential for commercialisation, or if you are curious about entrepreneurship.

• Watch Should I Start My Own Business? where Dr. Andrew Marsh hosts Anastasia Negru from MarginsAI and Aisling Maher from Mooze Vegan for the inaugural Spin Out Webinar.
• Register here to attend Interested in ‘Spinning Out’ your research webinar series.

 

3. Explore! Get ready for new opportunities. Coming soon: IMMERSE & ivenTUre & ClimateLaunchpad

We are working in the background in a couple of initiatives.

• IMMERSE Start-up Summer Internship Programme, and
• ivenTUre Student Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme
• ClimateLaunchpad  The Green Business Idea Competition

More information coming in the next few weeks – keep an eye on your email.

  

Looking forward talking to you soon,

Paul, Gavan, Beatriz & Gloria

GROWTHhub team

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