Odesa Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer
The Odesa Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer is a structural unit of Odesa National Economic University that helps researchers, innovators, student teams, and businesses find joint solutions for the development of innovative projects.
The Center’s goal is to create conditions for the development of the regional innovation environment and to support innovative projects from idea to practical implementation. The Center works at the intersection of science, education, business, and innovation infrastructure.
The main focus of the Center is to help scientific ideas, technological developments, and student startups move from an initial concept to a business-ready format, including a clear description of the problem, the value of the solution, the business model, potential customers, and possible commercialization pathways.
The Center works with innovators individually, based on their specific requests, and supports projects at different stages of development. Key areas of work include training, consulting, preparation of projects for presentation, information support, partner search, and assistance in the commercialization of developments.
What the Center Does
The Center provides consulting, educational, and organizational support in the areas of knowledge and technology transfer, commercialization of research results, startup development, preparation of grant applications, intellectual property protection, business modelling, and presentation of innovative projects.
Contacts
Odesa Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Odesa National Economic University
Odesa, 8 Preobrazhenska St.
Phone: +38 (050) 390-30-17
Email: tth.odessa@gmail.com
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CENTER SERVICES FOR RESEARCHERS AND INNOVATORS
The Odesa Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer helps researchers, lecturers, PhD students, students, and startup teams prepare their ideas, developments, and research results for practical use, presentation, and commercialization.
The Center provides the following services:
Consulting on Idea or Project Development
Assistance in formulating the problem, describing the solution, identifying the target audience, defining the value proposition, and assessing the potential market.
Business Modelling
Support in developing a business model, testing hypotheses, validating the idea, and preparing the project for the next stages of development.
Preparing Projects for Presentation
Assistance in creating a short project description, presentation, pitch, and materials for potential partners, investors, or customers.
Commercialization Consulting
Support in choosing possible commercialization pathways, including licensing, business partnerships, startup creation, and participation in grant or acceleration programmes.
Intellectual Property Support
Initial consultations on the protection of research results, patent research, and preparation of the project for further expert review.
Assistance in Preparing Grant Applications
Consultations on the structure of a grant idea, project logic, goals, expected results, budget, and anticipated impact.
Training Activities
Organization of trainings, workshops, masterclasses, hackathons, Idea Jam events, and other practical activities focused on innovation, startups, business models, pitching, grants, and knowledge commercialization.
Information Support
Assistance in presenting the project, disseminating information about the development, and attracting the attention of potential partners.
These areas correspond to the Center’s materials, where the main forms of support for innovators include training, consulting, legal support, economic calculations, patent research, innovation marketing, preparation of projects for presentation to investors, and assistance in commercialization.
CENTER SERVICES FOR BUSINESS
The Center helps business representatives find scientific, research, analytical, and innovative solutions for practical challenges.
Businesses can contact the Center for:
Searching for Scientific Solutions to a Specific Request
A company can formulate a problem or need, and the Center will help find relevant researchers, experts, or teams.
Searching for Innovative Projects for Cooperation
The Center can offer projects, developments, or teams that have potential for implementation, testing, or further development.
Organizing Interaction with University Research
The Center helps establish communication between business, researchers, departments, laboratories, and other units of the university environment.
Obtaining Expert Support
Businesses can request consultations, analytical materials, expert opinions, or the involvement of specialists in solving applied tasks.
Searching for Partners for Innovative Projects
The Center supports the formation of partnerships between businesses, universities, researchers, startup teams, and other participants of the innovation ecosystem.
Participation in Joint Events
Companies can join workshops, hackathons, meetings, pitching sessions, expert discussions, and other Center events.
The Center’s website provides businesses with the opportunity to submit a request for the development of a scientific, research, or innovative product. Innovators, in turn, can submit information about their own development at any stage of its progress.
Odesa Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer
The presentation provides brief information about the Center’s goal, areas of work, services for innovators and businesses, practical formats of activity, key projects, and contacts.