The right partner to make things happen.
We work with research teams, TTOs and early-stage founders who are serious about getting their technology out of the lab and into the real world.
University Research Teams
Researchers with strong technical results who need structured support to understand commercial potential and pathways to market.
Technology Transfer Offices
TTO teams looking to build commercialisation pipelines, increase feasibility grant applications and progress technologies toward spin-out or licensing.
Early-Stage Founders
Deep tech founders who are serious about translating a technical edge into a commercially credible and fundable business.
Funding Programme Sponsors
Agencies and bodies delivering commercialisation programmes who need experienced, hands-on delivery partners.
Trusted by leading universities, agencies & industry
In their own words
VARA’s Kieran Fegan is one of the strongest commercialisation consultants I have worked with. He has a rare ability to engage deeply with industry and uncover honest, commercially meaningful insights. This feedback helps shape credible routes to market for emerging technologies. Combined with his delivery of lean start-up training, it makes VARA an exceptional partner for universities serious about research commercialisation and spin-out creation.
VARA uncovered fantastic insights from multinationals we hadn’t previously engaged with, ensured full problem-solution alignment for our product concept, and helped us secure significant R&D innovation funding. We continue working with VARA and have no hesitation in recommending them.
Over the years I have worked with VARA Innovation Specialists across a number of ADAPT Centre commercialisation and feasibility projects spanning AI and deep tech spinouts. Kieran is highly effective at identifying real commercial opportunities, securing meaningful industry conversations and helping teams move towards genuine customer validation. He brings strong business development instincts and has been a valuable support to several projects and ventures emerging from the ADAPT ecosystem.
VARA Innovation Specialists was part of the team that delivered a highly engaging, evidence-based entrepreneurship programme through the SPiRiT pilot in Sweden. Kieran’s combination of structured bootcamp delivery and ongoing customer discovery guidance gave our research teams a genuine step change in how they think about and engage with the market to validate the market need for their technologies.
VARA drove demand for commercialisation support at the Technological University Dublin through excellent lean start-up workshops, and supported our teams from feasibility right through to spin-out formation. TU Dublin Innovation’s commercialisation metrics have increased in recent years, and VARA’s contribution to that has been substantial.
