Offered Services 

  • Intellectual property management (Patent submission support) 

  • Legal and technical expertise during the formulation of a patent proposal (patent drafting) and submission fees  

  • Expertise for prototyping and (PoC) 

  • Technical expertiserelated to the creation and funding coverage of prototyping costs 

Technology Assessment Enhancement

    Objectives
  • Precise recording and monitoring of research projects.
  • Search/recording/recognition of innovative ideas from laboratories.
  • Prototyping and model development.
  • Alignment of proposed technology with the job market.
  • Providing services for submission and initial funding.
  • Coordination of research collaborations and contact with companies.
  • Relationship with the region and the Observatory.

Intellectual Property Management

    Objectives
  • Establishment of new spin-offs.
  • Updated and integrated strategy for the establishment and management of spin-offs.
  • Examination of the Draft Law for the establishment of spin-offs.
  • Registry of professors/researchers interested in establishing spin-offs.
  • Actions
  • Management of 5 patents (EPO) with a market study to document the possibility of success, business plan, industrial plans, and patent cost coverage.
  • Consultation with spin-off companies or other professors/investors interested in licensing agreements.
  • Integrated strategy for the management of intellectual and industrial property.

Establishment of Start-ups

    Objectives
  • Establishment of new Start-ups.
  • Updated and integrated strategy for the establishment and management of Start-ups.
  • Examination of the Draft Law for the establishment of Start-ups.
  • Registry of professors/researchers interested in establishing Start-ups.

Entrepreneurship Support

    Objectives
  • Expertise in technological pre-assessment.
  • Expertise in intellectual property management (Patent submission support).
  • Expertise in creating prototypes and Proof of Concept (PoC).
  • Expertise in supporting the maturation of research teams.
  • Support in the process of setting up a Spin-off (expertise in market analysis, product distribution, business plan creation).

Priorities of the Technical University of Crete

Supply and Demand

  • Strengthening Technological Pre-evaluation 

  • Project Management Services 

 

Technology Transfer

  • Intellectual Property Management 

  • Establishment of spin-offs 

Entrepreneurship

  • Proof-of-Concept 

  • Entrepreneurship support 

  • Information, publicity and networking activities