# Trinity Innovation & Enterprise
**Source**: https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/
## Fostering Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship to create Societal Value
Through Trinity Innovation & Enterprise, the University fosters a culture of innovation, creativity, and enterprise.
We empower and support Trinity's innovators, bringing Trinity's ideas into the world and delivering societal value.
We work with enterprises of all sizes, offering opportunities to engage with Trinity's research and innovation community. Together, we create meaningful partnerships that deliver transformative outcomes and lasting value.
[Explore What We Do](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/what-we-do/)
## Welcome to Portal
Your gateway to innovation education, entrepreneurship and partnership opportunities.
[Explore Portal](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/portal/)
## Welcome to KnEx
For the commercialisation of Trinity research and the development of industry partnerships.
[Explore KnEx](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/knex/)
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## Welcome to Trinity Innovation and Enterprise
Welcome to Trinity Innovation and Enterprise - a dynamic ecosystem connecting innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, enterprise and public sector to bring ideas to the world. We offer a unified gateway to a wealth of resources and collaborative opportunities.
We bring together cutting-edge research commercialisation, high-impact education, strategic partnerships, and state-of-the-art innovation spaces to create a single, powerful engine for economic and societal growth. Trinity Innovation is ready to help you turn ambition into impact and we invite you to take your place.
## For Students and Learners
[Explore](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/what-we-do/for-students-and-learners/)
## For Startups and Spinouts
[Explore](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/what-we-do/for-startups-and-spinouts/)
## For Academics and Researchers
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## For Industry and Partners
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## For Investors and Policymakers
[Explore](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/what-we-do/for-investors-and-policymakers/)
## For Trinity Community and Civic Engagement
[Explore](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/what-we-do/for-trinity-community/)
## Spotlight: Welcome to Trinity's Innovation Hub
Experience innovation in Ireland's most dynamic hub. Your gateway to a vibrant community uniting innovators, entrepreneurs, students and industry leaders to drive breakthroughs where ideas deliver impact.
Trinity's Innovation Hub is designed for co-location, deep collaboration, and strategic partnership. We champion interdisciplinary R&D, nurture an innovation mindset and provide access to Trinity College Dublin's world class research expertise, facilities, educational offerings and networks. Our mission is to close the gap between academia, government and industry, enabling our partners to confidently develop tests and bring their ideas to the world, creating meaningful impact for society.
**[LEARN MORE](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/portal/trinity-innovation-hub/)**
## Trinity's Innovation Hub. Your gateway to an innovation community.
A dynamic hub uniting innovators, entrepreneurs, students, and industry leaders.
## See what Students, Researchers and Companies have to say.
Interview with a selection of our leading researchers, students, and companies.
Join our vibrant collaborative community of thinkers, doers and disruptors. \
Book your visit and explore how we can shape the future together
**[BOOK A VISIT](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/portal/trinity-innovation-hub/book-a-trinity-innovation-hub-tour/)**
## Latest News
- [### Three Trinity Spinouts make list of 100 Hot Startups from the Sunday Business Post
The Hot 100 Start-Ups list serves as a strategic spotlight on Ireland’s ambition to build an innovation-economy underpinned by university research, global-scale start-ups and job-creating enterprises.
06 Nov 2025
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/sbp100/)
- [### Trinity Leads the Way with ARC Hub for Therapeutics
The establishment of the ARC Hub is the result of extensive collaboration between the core partners Technology Transfer Offices, Leading Academics, Irish and International Venture Capital firms and Government agencies. The Innova
11 Feb 2025
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/arc/)
- [### Trinity Campus Company Sonitus Systems acquired by CogneSense
Sonitus Systems is the second acquisition of the CogneSense platform, which is pursuing a buy and build strategy within the quickly evolving and fragmented Environmental Sensing and Measuring landscape
19 Dec 2024
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/campus-company--acquired-/)
- [### Class of 24: Six new Campus Companies announced at the Trinity Innovation Awards
Six new campus companies - active in health, education and more - were announced at the recent Trinity Innovation Awards 2024, joining a portfolio of 37 that have spun out over the last seven years.
27 Nov 2024
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/class-of-24-six-new-campus-companies/)
- [### Trinity celebrates its innovators and entrepreneurs at 2024 Awards
The Provost's Innovation Award was presented to Professor Jane Farrar, a transformative figure in the field of inherited ocular diseases, advancing innovation and commercialising research at Trinity College Dublin.
21 Nov 2024
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/trinity-celebrates-its-innovators-and-entrepreneurs-at-2024-awards-event-/)
- [### Schedule for Trinity Innovation Week Announced
Trinity College Dublin Innovation Week will take place from 18th – 22nd November 2024. There is a full schedule of events taking place across the week hosted by Trinity Innovation and Enterprise.
11 Nov 2024
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/trinity-innovation-week/)
- [### EPO Workshop on Patents and Innovation in European Universities
The EPO’s recent workshop brought together experts to discuss academic patenting trends and commercialisation in Europe, highlighting the increasingly proactive role of universities in managing intellectual property (IP).
30 Oct 2024
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/epo-workshop-on-patents-and-innovation-in-european-universities/)
- [### EPO Workshop on Patents and Innovation in European Universities
The EPO’s recent workshop brought together experts to discuss academic patenting trends and commercialisation in Europe, highlighting the increasingly proactive role of universities in managing intellectual property (IP).
30 Oct 2024
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/epo-workshop-on-patents-and-innovation-in-european-universities/)
- [### Commercialisation of Research is our raison d’etre
Explore some of Trinity's commercialisation projects funded by the Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund.
17 Jul 2024
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/commercialisation-of-research-is-our-raison-detre/)
- [### Hosted by Trinity Innovation and Enterprise, the Trinity Innovation Awards recognise outstanding contributions to research and innovation.
Hosted by Trinity Innovation and Enterprise, the Trinity Innovation Awards recognise outstanding contributions to research and innovation.
08 Nov 2023
News](https://www.tcd.ie/innovation/about/news-and-events/2024/trinity-innovation-awards/)
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