ABOUT US – ODTÜ Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi (TTO)

ODTÜ Technology Transfer Office was established at ODTU Technopolis in 2007 to support ODTU academicians in terms of patent processes and create awareness on intellectual property rights within the university.

METU TTO ensures the protection and commercialization of research outputs generated at the university through the filing of registration applications. It also facilitates university–industry collaboration activities and provides contractual support in the field of intellectual and industrial property rights (IPRs).

IPR and Contracts

Informative activities are organized at the university in terms of IPR, new inventions and designs are evaluated, application-registration processes are conducted, contract support is provided, and participation in negotiations with companies is encouraged.

Commercialization

In order to develop and commercialize the inventions and designs with registration applications, the invention portfolio is introduced, meetings with national-international companies are organized, academicians are supported under the program related to entrepreneurship and commercialization processes are conducted properly.

University-Industry Collaboration

Matching activities are conducted between the university and the industry, solutions for the problems and needs of small, medium and large companies are searched with academicians, and short, medium and long term collaborations involving multiple projects are conducted between the academicians and industry.

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MISSION - VISION

MISSION

To transfer innovative research results to the market with an effective technology transfer strategy, to develop university-industry collaboration with high added-value projects, to conduct academic entrepreneurship studies actively, and to expand internationalization activities.

VISION

To create globally known, effective, enterprising, pioneering and sustainable technology transfer office with rich invention/design portfolio, successful commercialization activities and strong collaborations between university and industry.

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FIRST TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE IN TURKEY

TEAM

AV. İDİL HAZER / Phdc, RTTP

DIRECTOR

ALİ VAROL / MBA

The University-Industry Collaboration Unit /
UNIT MANAGER

AYTÜLÜ SERT / MBA

COMMERCIALIZATION UNIT /
UNIT MANAGER

NEVRİYE CANBULAT

ASSISTANT

YUSUF DUDU

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND CONTRACTS UNIT/
UNIT MANAGER / PATENT ATTORNEY

ARZU NİZAM

University- Industry Collaboration Unit / Assistant Specialist

BETÜL NİZAMOĞLU

University- Industry Collaboration Unit / Assistant Specialist

FERİDE EYLÜL ÖZKUL

Commercialization Unit / Assistant Specialist

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. How long has ODTÜ TTO been conducting its studies?

ODTÜ TTO, has been working as a unit within ODTÜ Technopolis Administration Inc. since 2007.

Since it was established, ODTÜ TTO has provided patent support to more than 150 inventions,

has implemented different strategies to develop more than 30 inventions in collaboration with national and / or international firms, has developed a lot of different projects with correct matching in terms of university-industry collaboration.

2. Is ODTÜ TTO supported under TÜBİTAK 1513 program?

The first call of “TÜBİTAK 1513 - Technology Transfer Offices Support Program” was launched in 2013. ODTÜ applied to this call through ODTÜ-Technopolis and was among the top 10 universities that received 1513 support.

The aim of the “TÜBİTAK 1513 Technology Transfer Offices Support Program” is to provide that the information sources at the university can be converted into sustainable value or to ensure that the existing processes in this direction can become more effective.

Today, the knowledge and science rapidly become valuable and they shape the world of the technology and industry. Therefore, ODTÜ TTO has conducted its studies to preserve the scientific potential at ODTÜ within the scope of various registration models, to convert this scientific potential to an economic value by transferring them to the companies inside and outside ODTU Technopolis, and to develop different technologies according to the needs of the industry.

3. Does ODTÜ TTO also support inventions outside ODTU?

ODTÜ TTO supports only research results at ODTÜ and the inventions of the companies at ODTU Technopolis which are accepted within the scope of the related program. It does not provide any support for patent / design application or commercialization to inventions from other universities or technoparks.

4. Does ODTÜ TTO support for the invention / design registration for ODTU students?

Within the scope of the Law No. 6769; ODTÜ TTO also supports ODTÜ students for their inventions developed with ODTÜ infrastructure under various headings such as patent / trademark application, commercialization, etc.

5. Through which channels does ODTÜ TTO conduct its advertising activities?

Direct or indirect support is provided for the recognition of ODTÜ TTO inside and outside the country through informative events organized within the university and technopolis, national and international workshops, expositions, conferences, meetings, trainings, project markets, collaborations with industry, committee invitations and committee visits.

6. Which stakeholders are involved in the ecosystem created within the framework of ODTÜ TTO activities?

METU TTO can communicate with various national or international public institutions and organizations, small or large companies, individual investors or financial institutions, research and training institutions and technocities while conducting its activities

For different reasons such as idea and evaluation support, the investment support, joint project development, the event organization etc., ODTÜ TTO associates with stakeholders and they acts together for a common purpose.

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