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NUS Enterprise (TTI) — National University of Singapore's Technology Transfer Arm

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 65% 62/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

NUS's Technology Transfer and Innovation office has helped secure more than 760 patents and spin off over 120 technology-based companies in five years, with Reuters' 2018 Asia Pacific ranking placing NUS 10th among the region's most innovative universities.

760+ patents
Patents secured (5-year period)
120+ companies
Technology-based spin-off companies created (5-year period)
10 rank
Asia Pacific Most Innovative Universities ranking (2018)
NUS Enterprise (TTI) — National University of Singapore's Technology Transfer Arm

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
National University of Singapore — NUS Enterprise, Technology Transfer and Innovation (TTI)
Period
ongoing
Keywords
university technology transfer, patent licensing, spin-out commercialisation

Context

NUS Enterprise's Technology Transfer and Innovation (TTI) office is the commercialisation arm of the National University of Singapore, working with the university's Industry Liaison Office to manage invention disclosures, patenting, licensing and spin-out support.

Objectives

To convert NUS research into licensed technology and spin-off companies, and to support researchers, students and staff in commercialising university intellectual property.

Activities

TTI manages patent filing and licensing and supports the creation of NUS-linked start-ups, including firms such as Subnero (underwater acoustics) and 6Estates (data analytics) built on licensed NUS IP.

Results

Over a five-year period the office reports helping secure more than 760 patents and supporting the creation of more than 120 spin-off companies; NUS was independently ranked 10th in Reuters' 2018 Asia Pacific Most Innovative Universities list, the highest-placed university outside Northeast Asia.

Conclusions

The self-reported patent and spin-off totals are directionally consistent with an independently verified top-10 innovation ranking, but the two figures use different methodologies and could not be cross-checked against each other figure-for-figure.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
Industry Liaison Office and TTI patent/licensing officers supporting invention disclosure, patenting and licensing

Conditions for success

  • Access to a strong internal research base to generate patentable inventions
  • An IP licensing framework enabling spin-outs such as Subnero and 6Estates
  • Coaching and support connecting researchers, students and staff to industry partners

Where it fits

Governance type
university
Scale
institutional
Income level
high-income

Commonly funded by

National / regional programmes Own resources / municipal budget

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