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Packages and business model

Four packages and an open business model. We have written here what is included and how it is paid. We set the amount together at a meeting, based on the scope of the work.

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  • Widest

    For universities and research institutes

    TTO service for institutions

    If you do not have your own technology transfer office, we do its work. You focus on research, we follow the path of your inventions.

    What is included

    • Confidential intake and recording of invention disclosures
    • An initial opinion on every invention: novelty, market, route to protection
    • Patent strategy and filing with a patent attorney
    • Portfolio management: deadlines, fees, decision points
    • Technology profiles and presentation to industry
    • Drafts of licence and revenue-sharing agreements
    • Annual report: disclosures, patents, agreements and income

    How it is paid

    • Annual subscription (main)
    • Success fee (additional)

    The main part is an annual subscription. A success fee is added when a licence is signed.

    What you get

    Your institution's inventions are recorded, protected and reach industry. Once a year you see everything in one report.

    Book a meeting : TTO service for institutions

  • For companies

    Technology search and contract research

    You tell us your technical problem. We find the scientist, lab or ready technology that can solve it.

    What is included

    • Turning the problem into a technical brief
    • Searching for scientists and technologies in Azerbaijan and abroad
    • A shortlist: who offers what, at which readiness level
    • Structuring a contract research or licence agreement
    • Agreeing in advance who will own the result
    • Project management and milestone reports

    How it is paid

    • Project fee (main)
    • Success fee (additional)

    A fixed fee for the search and the project. There may be a success fee when a licence is signed.

    What you get

    A research partner suited to your problem and an agreement ready to sign. The rights to the result are clear from the start.

    Book a meeting : Technology search and contract research

  • For researchers and startups

    From invention to company

    You want to build a product or a company from your research result. We are with you at every step.

    What is included

    • Testing the idea in the market
    • Choosing a patent or another route to protection
    • Business model and a financial plan for the first three years
    • Setting up the company and founder documents
    • A licence or equity agreement with the institution
    • Introductions to mentors, investors and grants

    How it is paid

    • Licence or equity share (main)
    • Success fee (main)
    • Project fee (additional)

    We do not ask for a large payment up front. Usually a small equity share or a success fee from future income is agreed.

    What you get

    A protected invention, a company in place and a plan you can present to investors.

    Book a meeting : From invention to company

  • For grant and research projects

    Project management

    We manage a grant or joint research project in the Vantage Task system, with a plan, budget and reports.

    What is included

    • Project plan: milestones, tasks, assignees
    • Tracking the budget, payments and expenses
    • Risk register and deadline control
    • A workspace for the team in the Vantage Task system
    • Milestone reports for the donor and the client

    How it is paid

    • Project fee (main)
    • Annual subscription (additional)

    A fixed fee for the length of the project. If you want to keep using the system afterwards, it continues on a subscription.

    What you get

    The project runs on time and within budget, and the report is ready at every milestone.

    Book a meeting : Project management

"Widest" is the package that covers the most services. It does not mean the most popular package.

Compare the packages

See in one place what each package includes and how it is paid.

Widest

TTO service for institutions

For universities and research institutes

Receiving invention disclosures
Included
Initial opinion and assessment
Included
Patent strategy and filing
Included
Portfolio management
Included
Search for scientists and technologies
Presentation to industry
Contract research agreement
On behalf of the institution
Licence negotiations
Included
Support in setting up a company
When needed
Reporting
Annual

How it is paid

Annual subscription
Included
Success fee
Additional

Technology search and contract research

For companies

Initial opinion and assessment
For technologies
Search for scientists and technologies
Included
Contract research agreement
Included
Licence negotiations
Included
Plan, budget and risks in Vantage Task
During the project
Reporting
By milestone

How it is paid

Project fee
Included
Success fee
Additional

From invention to company

For researchers and startups

Receiving invention disclosures
Included
Initial opinion and assessment
Included
Patent strategy and filing
Included
Licence negotiations
Included
Support in setting up a company
Included
Introductions to mentors and investors
Included

How it is paid

Project fee
Additional
Success fee
Included
Licence or equity share
Included

Project management

For grant and research projects

Plan, budget and risks in Vantage Task
Included
Reporting
By milestone

How it is paid

Annual subscription
Additional
Project fee
Included

How we earn

We do not hide where our income comes from. There are four forms of payment, and each package combines several of them.

  1. Annual subscription

    The institution pays once a year. We look after all its inventions and reporting throughout the year.

  2. Project fee

    A fixed fee for a specific piece of work. We set out its scope and timeline before work starts.

  3. Success fee

    Paid only when a licence or agreement is signed. No result, no fee.

  4. Licence or equity share

    A small share of licence income or of the new company's equity. When income arrives, we earn too.

Why we do not rely on royalties alone

Germany's Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft earned 966 million euros from industry in 2025. Only 198 million euros of this were licence fees. Most of the rest came from contract research.

Licence income arrives late: on average about 5.5 years pass from invention disclosure to the first licence. That is why we work with service fees and subscriptions, and royalties are extra income that comes later. This way we are never forced to sell your invention in a rushed, cheap deal.

Fraunhofer, financial figures(opens in a new window)Georgia Tech, a study of 835 inventions(opens in a new window)

Our principles

  • The inventor's share is at least 50%

    For a service invention, patent costs are deducted from the royalty. At least 50 percent of the remainder is paid to the author. We build our agreements on this rule.

    Law on Patents, Article 13.2(opens in a new window)This is not legal advice.

  • A small share in a new company

    In international practice, an institution's share in a new company is usually 10-25%, and 5-10% for software companies. We negotiate terms based on this practice so that the company stays in the founders' hands.

    UK, independent review of university spin-out companies (2023)(opens in a new window)Oxford, USIT software terms (2024)(opens in a new window)

  • The first meeting and first review are free

    We look at your technology or problem for the first time free of charge. Fees start only after the scope of work is agreed in writing.

  • Every term is written down in advance

    Who pays what, how income is shared, who owns the result: all of it is in the agreement before work starts.

How the price is set

We do not publish figures, but we explain the logic openly.

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Why don't you show prices on the site?

Every piece of work is different. The fee depends on the field, the technology's readiness level, how many countries the patent will cover and the scope of the work. At the first meeting we define the scope together, then send a written proposal.

When is the success fee paid?

Only when a licence, sale or research agreement is signed. If there is no deal, there is no success fee. We write the percentage and how it is calculated into the agreement in advance.

Who pays the patent costs?

It depends on the package and the agreement. Before work starts, we agree in writing who pays and how the cost will later be recovered from income. There are no unexpected bills.

Can packages be combined?

Yes. For example, alongside an institution's subscription we can also manage a company's contract research project. The packages are a starting point. We choose the structure that suits you at the meeting.