Emma O’Neill is the Life Sciences Case Manager at KnEx – the Knowledge Exchange Office at Trinity  Innovation & Enterprise, Trinity College Dublin. She supports Trinity researchers to identify, protect and commercialise IP from life sciences research at Trinity.  Emma has been involved in IP management and knowledge transfer in various roles in Ireland for over 25 years. She has held positions at Enterprise Ireland, NTERA Ltd , a university spinout, Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin. Emma is the current Secretary to the Board of IKTA, the Irish Knowledge Transfer Association.