Innovation 21 : Innovation for the Twenty First Century Innovation 21 is an Irish research funding and Irish business start up consultancy firm which specialises in commercialising and managing research activity. We have considerable experience of working with funding agencies, academic institutions, VCs and companies across a range of life science and other industrial sectors that can bring your research or business start up where you want it to be. We have a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist in developing research and intellectual property into real products and services. We work with a wide network of other specialists (legal, regulatory, financial and technical) to ensure that our project, training and consultancy services match your requirements.