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TICO — Egypt's National Network of Technology Innovation & Commercialisation Offices

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Egypt's ASRT has scaled its Technology Innovation & Commercialisation Offices (TICOs) from a 2013 pilot to 56 university-based offices by 2024, though the OECD's 2026 review found patenting activity still has not caught up with rising research output.

56
TICOs established (2024)
TICO — Egypt's National Network of Technology Innovation & Commercialisation Offices

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)
Period
2013–2024
Keywords
technology transfer, intellectual property, research commercialisation, higher education

Context

In 2013, Egypt's Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and the Egyptian Patent Office launched TICO, placing a standard technology-transfer, IP-support and grants unit inside universities and research centres.

Activities

The offices are now being restructured into 'offices of technology commercialisation' that would engage industry partners earlier in the research process.

Results

The OECD's 2026 review confirms the network had grown to 56 TICOs by 2024.

Conclusions

The same OECD review finds Egypt's rapidly rising scientific publication volume 'has not translated into higher patenting activity,' pointing to weak knowledge-sharing between academia and industry.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
ASRT and Egyptian Patent Office staff, university-based TICO officers

Conditions for success

  • standard 3-part unit: technology transfer office, IP support centre, and grants/collaboration office

Common failure modes

  • rising publications have not translated into higher patenting activity
  • weak academia-industry knowledge-sharing persists

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