Services
The KTT Office offers different services adapted to the needs of researchers:
- Evaluation and assessment of research results
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Analysis and advice on innovation potential, feasibility of protection and the operating model best suited to the innovative technology. Search for partners for co-development, search for potential licensees, or exploration of the creation of spin-offs. Negotiation and management of the corresponding agreements.
- Intellectual property management
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Study of patentability, management and monitoring of the different modalities of intellectual property protection (patents, know-how, software, and trademarks) of the results of the research.
- Support in the search for sources of funding
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Support for the researcher in the search for the sources of funding that best suit each project. Advice and review of the intellectual property or business sections of the proposals submitted.
- Confidentiality agreements
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Negotiation and management of confidentiality agreements necessary to protect the information that the researcher wishes to exchange with third parties, at the beginning of a collaboration or in the process of searching for licensees.
- Knowledge transfer
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Promotion of research results with the aim of finding a partner to complete the development and bring the product to market in exchange for a financial return. Negotiation and management of the corresponding license agreements.
- Support for the creation of companies
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Assessment of risks and opportunities for the creation of a spin-off based on the results of the research, support in the management of contracts between partners and licensing agreements involved. Monitoring the initial growth of the company.
- Management of material and/or data transfers
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Negotiation and management of sample transfer agreements (MTAs) or data transfer agreements (DTAs) that research staff want to transfer to or receive from third parties, in order to protect the intellectual property of the potential results derived from them.