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Yıldız TTO: A Bridge for Knowledge, Technology, and Economic Value
Yıldız Technical University Technology Transfer Office Inc. (Yıldız TTO) is an established organization that transfers academic knowledge and research to the industry, transforming knowledge and technology into economic value throughout this process.
Yıldız Technical University Technology Transfer Office Inc. not only strengthens collaboration between academia and industry but also promotes innovation, supports new ideas, and brings competitive solutions to life.
With its Patent and Licensing, International Projects, and University-Industry Collaboration units, Yıldız TTO provides support to academics, industrialists, and researchers in protecting research outcomes, patent processes, and commercialization phases. By offering end-to-end services, from project development to accessing international funding sources, Yıldız TTO contributes to aligning technological innovations with sustainable solutions.
Through its technology-focused projects and innovative solutions, Yıldız TTO transforms the knowledge and expertise it generates into value-added contributions to the economy, while considering environmental and social values to guide research and development activities.
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What Does Yıldız TTO Do?
Patent and Licensing Unit:
Yıldız TTO professionally manages the intellectual and industrial property rights (IPR) processes of Yıldız Technical University and the companies located in Yıldız Technopark Technology Development Zone. Yıldız TTO also:
- Organizes training sessions and workshops to raise awareness about IPR both within and outside the university.
- Hosts inter-university IPR events.
- Prepares technical reports to help researchers form project ideas and analyze existing ideas within patent databases.
- Develops technical reports guiding market entry and market sustainability strategies for intellectual products.
- Prepares technical reports assessing the patentability of intellectual products.
- Creates technical reports evaluating the risk of infringement of active patents owned by third parties.
- Provides technical reports supporting R&D activities in alignment with current technology trends.
- Prepares commercial feasibility reports for potential end products derived from R&D efforts.
- Facilitates the transformation of R&D outputs into economic value through patent licensing and commercialization activities.
University-Industry Collaboration Unit:
Yıldız TTO develops sustainable collaborations to transfer Yıldız Technical University’s scientific potential to the industry, aiming to achieve value-added outcomes.
- Analyzes the needs of the industry and develops R&D-based scientific solutions and joint projects led by Yıldız Technical University academics.
- Designs roadmaps for academic and industry-based project ideas.
- Evaluates the budget needs of academic and industry-based projects, identifies suitable funding programs, and provides application support (e.g., TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB, İSTKA, SSB).
- Establishes industry-student collaborations to supply skilled personnel to the industry.
- Supports the research ecosystem by encouraging knowledge sharing through training sessions and events.
International Projects Unit:
- Matches call topics under international funding programs with researcher profiles (at YTU and/or companies in Yıldız Technopark) and directs relevant researchers to these programs.
- Organizes informational days and training sessions to raise awareness.
- Provides direct support to researchers in shaping the concept and budget of international project applications, finding partners, and matching stakeholders.