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NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

ArcLabs represents a unique entrepreneurial ecosystem, marrying academia, research, innovation and enterprise. Aisling is active in advocating for the region in terms of our capacity to support high potential start-ups. She supports the ArcLabs community while seeking entrepreneurs and business ideas for the future development of ArcLabs. Aisling is open to business ideas and ways that SETU can support the development of enterprise in the region.

Clare has worked in the Research Support Unit, the Technology Transfer Office and the New Frontiers Programme. She has extensive knowledge in the areas of Research Funding Industry Collaboration and Entrepreneurship. She is responsible for administrative support in our SETU West Campus and Kilkenny locations. She provides ArcLabs client company support and supports Walton Institute (formerly TSSG), Carriganore House, and National Biodiversity Data Centre. She is a key part of the environment that nurtures growing businesses and in supporting collaboration between entrepreneurs, researchers and academics.

Prof. Bill O’Gorman is the Director for Research for the Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy (CEDRE) based in ArcLabs Research & Innovation Centre. CEDRE is part of the School of Business, South East Technological University (SETU). Bill has over 25 year’s manufacturing and operational experience working in MNEs at senior management and executive levels. He also started an electronics sub-contracting manufacturing company and was MD for 11 years. Bill is a Director of a number of Enterprise Centres in Ireland, micro-enterprises and SMEs. Since 2004, he has mentored entrepreneurs from inception to growth to internationalisation. He's served on many government roundtables developing innovation and enterprise policies.

James is the SETU Head of Innovation & Commercialisation. The primary focus of his role is to ensure the professional management of Intellectual Property. James provides guidance to both internal and external stakeholders on the creation, protection and exploitation of all forms of intellectual property including knowhow, copyright, designs and patents. When engaging with the Institute James will ensure that all forms of contractual agreements created, safeguard the interests of the parties. As a Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) James can provide expert advice on all areas of knowledge transfer from within consultancy projects to large-scale Horizon 2020 consortia.