Brochures 2014 | страница 2

Director’s Note Technology Transfer Office at Özyeğin University (ÖzÜ TTO) was established in November 2012 to manage research and innovation portfolio of Özyeğin University. Its structure has been developed to cover wide range of expertise and supporting functions: project development and management (pre- and post- award phases of the funded research), entrepreneurship, transfer of the technology and knowledge by effectively managing intellectual property rights. Although ÖzÜ TTO has started to serve primarily for ÖzÜ’s faculty and students, the demand along these expertise was immediately recognized and professional services have also been provided. Since its establishment, ÖzÜ TTO team serves as an interface among the researchers, entrepreneurs, industry, and sponsoring agencies from all around the world. Partnering with and assisting to industrial entities, large and small, are significant part of ÖzÜ TTO’s mission. ÖzÜ TTO staff has already engaged with a number of companies and there have been numerous university-industry collaboration projects as successful outcomes. In 2013, ÖzÜ TTO was awarded 10 Million TL for 10 years through the Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) as one of the first 10 recipients of TÜBİTAK Support Program for Technology Transfer Offices in Turkey. With the help of this grant, ÖzÜ TTO aims to be a role model by successfully and consistently stimulating and nurturing technology transfer and commercialization best practices as components of economic development strategies. It has become increasingly clear that TTOs are the main player of the national innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.  At Özyeğin, we are committed to assisting you and your team in making fruitful connections and discovering new funding opportunities for your role in connecting science, knowledge and the society. We hope that you will benefit the existence of our office and whether you are a researcher, entrepreneur or represent industry, you will become a key part of the knowledge-based economy with us that we aim to create. Nilay Papila, PhD Founding Director March 2014