Annual Commercialisation of University Research Student Awards
DCU – 10th November 2009

The fourth annual Commercialisation of University Research Student Awards took place on November 10th at Dublin City University Business School during the graduation ceremony.  The award is for the best commercialisation plan based on a new technological product or service created by university researchers. Students identify the best route to market for the technologies and undertake extensive research on competitors, markets and customers. The Award is sponsored by INVENT DCU and coordinated by Dr. Teresa Hogan, lecturer in Entrepreneurship at DCUBS.  

The first prize went to students, Patrick Colreavy, Emmet Connolly, Naresh Kumar and Ma Hao (Masters in Electronic-Commerce Degree Programme) for the Mastitis Detection Biochip commercialisation plan. The biochip was developed by Professor Richard O’Kennedy of the BioDiagnostics Research Institute (BDI) at DCU and is a fast, reliable and portable kit for testing mastitis in cattle. 

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Theo Lynn, Chairperson Masters in Electronic Commerce Business (MECB) Degree Programme, Richard Stokes, Director INVENT DCU, Mao Hao and Patrick Colreavy (MECB), Dr Teresa Hogan and Professor Bernard Pierce, Dean DCUBS. For further information contact Teresa Hogan, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship DCUBS - teresa.hogan@dcu.ie