A Message from the Director
I am pleased to report our first and very productive year as the Technology Transfer
Office (TTO) at Ozyegin University (OzU) for the fiscal period from January 1 to
December 31, 2013. Acknowledging the privilege of being awarded by national
support TUBITAK 1513 TTO Support Program, OzU TTO team is pleased to contribute
to OzU faculty members and industrial partners in their technology and knowledge
transfer for added value to the society.
Thanks to meticulous coordination between OzU TTO and faculty members, number of
inventions per year had a boost from one to seven, OzU’s all-time high (3 international
and 4 national inventions).
Our strong research reputation continues to be bolstered by the increased number of
innovations that originate from OzU faculty and researchers. Furthermore, there have
been more than 10 agreements with industry and OzU faculty members, all negotiated
and executed by OzU TTO in FY2013.
OzU TTO also provided support for faculty members to submit 47 national project
proposals (44 TÜBİTAK and 3 SANTEZ) and 38 international projects (24 EU, 5 TÜBİTAK
projects and 9 other international grants) in FY2013. Eighteen national project
proposals (13 TÜBİTAK and 5 SANTEZ) and 14 international projects were already
selected for funding. Doubling record of FY2012, the total funded project budget
received in FY2013 is nearly 9.4 million TL.
The TTO works cordially with Fit Startup Factory at OzU’s Center for Entrepreneurship
to promote new business development and to accelerates the process of licensing
technology to startup companies. We are also happy to report three new startup
companies owned by OzU faculty members initiated within FY2013.
The TTO is also reviewing internal business processes to increase our efficiencies,
provide wider access to technology transfer information online and electronically
and better accommodate university faculty and researchers as well as our corporate
partners.
Last, but certainly not the least, as OzU TTO team, we always welcome feedback
from our academic and industry partners, to optimize the efficiency of the university’s
technology transfer program.
Sincerely yours,
Nilay Papila, PhD
OzU TTO - Annual Report 2013
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