CHUKA UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TRANSFER AND COMMERCIALIZATION HUB (CU-TITCH)

CU-TITCH focuses on the aspects of transfer and commercialization of technology & innovations, which are pertinent and current focus-areas in the innovation landscape. The main aim is to transfer technology through promoting innovations, skills and procedures, arising from research, to the wider society, industry and the marketplace.

CU-TITCH is involved in scouting for creation novel technologies, disclosure, evaluation and protection of innovations, followed by marketing, licensing and further development of impactful products, processes or services for society and industry. The financial returns arising from successful products is targeted to be reinvested into further research and motivation.

CU-TITCH EXPECTED OUTCOMES

  • Generation of revenue/income 
  • Collaboration with industries to create new products to drive businesses forward.
  • Horizontal transfer across different areas or vertically by moving technologies to other research and development teams for upscaling.
  • Joint ventures
  • Licensing agreements 
  • Partnerships to share the risks and benefits
  • Raising of venture capital

CU-TITCH TEAM

  • Scientists
  • Economists
  • Engineers
  • Lawyers
  • Marketers, staff and students

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USERS

Individual inventors Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Industry Researchers in technology centers and universities Academia (ranging from schools to universities), IP professionals, etc.

COMPONENTS OF TITCH

The TITCH will promote the flowing 4 aspects (support, creation, transfer, commercialization): Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) Technology and Innovation Creation and Incubation (TICI) Technology and Innovation Transfer (TIT) Technology and Innovation Commercialization (TIC)

FORMS

Invention disclosure Technology licensing and commercialization Technology valuation and marketing
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