DCU:Innovate Hub
- Entrepreneurs
- Businesses
We provide space to work, innovate and collaborate, and a bridge to the DCU research and innovation ecosystem.
Purpose built innovation space
As well as own-door, flexible offices of varying sizes for tech innovators (over 100,000 sq ft of office space in total), DCU:Innovate Hub is home to multiple lab facilities and set ups for deeptech companies across Photonics, Medtech, IoT/RF, Industrial Design, Computed Tomography, Nanofluids, Robotics, Spacetech etc.
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DCU: Innovate Hub is an 8.5 acre campus dedicated to housing and scaling innovative companies
We are halfway between Dublin Airport and the city centre and we're approx. 15 mins walk from the main DCU academic campus in Glasnevin. The site was formerly an industrial research campus for various Irish state agencies, starting out as the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards (IIRS).
The campus ultimately became the birthplace of the National Standards Association of Ireland (NSAI), the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (now SEI), and of course Enterprise Ireland (EI). There are over a dozen buildings on site with DCU having repurposed, refurbished and repopulated approx 200,000 sq ft of space, for use as high tech labs and offices for over 70 resident companies with over 700 staff between them. Companies in DCU:Innovate Hub have raised over €500m in venture capital and debt funding over the last decade, with other M&A activity bringing the total overall investment in companies born or based here to over €1 billion during this period.
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Space to Innovate
+We provide flexible office and bespoke lab solutions for tech companies across medtech, energy tech, Smart Cities, sensors, electronics, hardware design, computer vision, connected vehicles, robotics, industrial automation, photonics, spacetech and other deep tech sectors.
Community
+We are home to some of Ireland's most innovative companies, including Dolmen Design, Fire1, Ubotica, Taoglas, Pilot Photonics, Deciphex, Exergyn, HT Materials Science, and Eiratech Robotics.
A unique feature of Innovate Hub is our cluster environment that enables the creation of vital connections between our client companies, unlocking joint commercial opportunities and new technology developments.
For further information, contact:
Kevin Littlewood
Head of Operations & Engagement
kevin.littlewood@dcu.ie
Research Collaboration Opportunities
+We connect our client companies directly with Dublin City University’s research and talent networks and its (co)hosted national research centres including Insight SFI Centre for Data Analytics, I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, and others.
We help companies grow and scale by enabling them to access student and researcher talent, mentoring & networking partners, and funding opportunities via Innovation Partnerships and ESA (European Space Agency) funding mechanisms.
For further information, contact:
Ronan Cunningham
Director
ronan.cunningham@dcu.ie
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Where to find us
DCU:Innovate Hub
Old Finglas Road,
Glasnevin, Dublin 11,
D11 KXN4, Ireland
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If you're an entrepreneur, business, or researcher looking to drive innovation and make an impact, get in touch.
