The Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office (KTTO) is the channel through which the two important components of the innovation process, the technology developers and the technology seekers, can connect and accomplish technology transfer processes. The office will facilitate the exchange of knowledge and technology by fostering, promoting, and enabling university-industry interactions. The KTTO will be the central resource and support hub for researchers and the external partners. It is an office that is responsible for IP protection, IP technology transfer, IP commercialization and IP management.
General Objectives:
To establish a facility that would manage intellectual property (IP) assets, facilitate technology transfer and serve as a conduit between the university and industry;
To provide a facility that will promote and support MSU-IIT’s initiative in developing an innovation and entrepreneurial culture at the Institute;
To have a facility that would provide assistance in all areas related to IP and IP commercialization;
K E Y F U N C T I O N S
The KTTO is composed of three (3) units, the Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO), the Technology Transfer and Enterprise Unit (TTEU) and the Intellectual Property (IP) Legal.
The ITSO supports IP creation and takes charge of IP protection. ITSOs were established by IPOPHL in coordination with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and ITSO operations were franchised to universities and research institutions. The concept of the ITSO operations was to strengthen the capacity of local institutions to access patent information and use the patent system to support IP creation and IP protection. The TTEU will be responsible for IP management and the commercialization of the IP assets.
The establishment of the KTTO strengthens the Institute's innovation ecosystem and out goal of becoming a research university. Its establishment could potentially increase research and technology generation in the Institute and advance technology transfer activities of MSU-IIT IP assets.
K T T O A N D I T S S E R V I C E S
