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How we work

We work with our own model

We have built a clear path to turn an idea into a product and take the product to market. At every step it is clear who does what.

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Our mission

Why we exist

  • 01

    Train young specialists

    We prepare young people with real work experience for industry.

  • 02

    Create new products

    We build local products in fields that matter for the national economy.

  • 03

    The entrepreneurial university

    We help universities become entrepreneurial organisations that earn income from knowledge.

Our goals

Seven goals

We measure the result of each one and report on it openly once a year.

  1. 1Carry out research and create products in transport, green technologies and IT
  2. 2Offer a ready package of services to turn ideas and research into real products
  3. 3Help scientists set up their own companies (spin-offs)
  4. 4Connect companies and investors with researchers, and help knowledge move into industry
  5. 5Support entrepreneurship, innovation and intellectual property
  6. 6Help obtain reliable patents in Azerbaijan and abroad
  7. 7Introduce skilled specialists to companies

Process

How technology transfer works

We have grouped eleven steps into four phases. An idea that does not fit the market goes back to research and is reworked.

  1. 1

    Research

    We draw a business idea from the research results.

    • Research
    • Business idea
  2. 2

    Validation

    Does the market need it? If not, the idea goes back to research.

    • Market fit
    • Assessment
  3. 3

    Development

    A product owner is appointed, and the product is built, tested and protected.

    • Product ownership
    • Development
    • Testing
    • Patent
  4. 4

    Market entry

    We promote the product, find partners and bring it to sale.

    • Marketing
    • Business partnership
    • Sales

Ways to cooperate

A project starts in one of two ways

From research to product

Starting point: A scientist's idea or research result

  1. 1It enters the idea bank
  2. 2It is developed in the business development centre
  3. 3Its market fit is checked
  4. 4A product owner is appointed
  5. 5The project is prepared and funding is found

Sources you can apply to for funding

  • Azerbaijan Science Foundation
  • KOBİA (Small and Medium Business Development Agency)
  • Agency for State Support to NGOs
  • Donor organisations
  • Private investors

On a company's request

Starting point: A company or investor approaches us

  1. 1A hackathon and idea contest are held with the company
  2. 2Market research is carried out
  3. 3The best idea is selected
  4. 4A product owner is appointed
  5. 5The company invests in developing the product

Benefits

Both sides gain

For universities and scientists

  • You assess what the market needs together with companies
  • Your patent and prototype become a product
  • You set up your own company (spin-off)
  • You exchange knowledge and contacts with industry
  • You align teaching with the needs of industry
  • You earn additional income

For companies

  • Your research and production costs go down
  • You gain access to university research, ideas and patents
  • You improve your products and services together with scientists
  • Your competitiveness and market share grow
  • Staff are trained to meet your needs

Our rules

  • One window

    Scientists and companies get all support in one place. We do not send you from one organisation to another.

  • Agile management

    We run projects the Agile way, in short stages. When the market changes, the plan changes quickly too.

  • Product ownership

    Every product has one owner who is responsible for it. This person takes the idea all the way to market.

Who we work with

Universities
A professional technology transfer team without setting up your own office
Research institutes
Assessment of results, patents and licences
Companies
Technology search, contract research, joint projects
Startups
Company set-up, grants, finding investors
Azerbaijani scientists abroad
Protecting the invention in Azerbaijan and a local partner

National priorities

Our contribution to Azerbaijan's 2030 targets

Innovation, green energy and transport are central to the country's 2030 targets. We help turn research results in these fields into working products.

The figures are taken from the text of official documents, which are in Azerbaijani. These targets belong to the state: TTO is not named in these documents as an implementing body. We only want to contribute through our own work. Overall framework: Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities (2 February 2021).