Take Your Research to Users and the Market
We help inventors assess readiness, develop the product, form a business team, prepare for production, and find partners.
When Should You Contact DHK-STP?
So that intellectual property protection options remain open.
When laboratory results are consistent and ready for user testing.
Before signing anything, so the position of the inventor and the university is protected.
When the research needs to scale up at the pilot plant or teaching factory.
The Inventor Journey
Eight steps, accompanied by the same officer throughoutSubmit the invention summary, IP status, TRL, and initial evidence. If IP protection or testing is incomplete, the application is first forwarded to the Directorate of Innovation and Intellectual Property.
Verification of the handover package, then assessment of the problem, value proposition, and market potential. Decision: prioritise, hold, or stop.
A joint session with the inventor to map technology, production, market, and risk readiness, producing a Joint Development Plan.
Determining the licensing, spin-off, joint venture, production cooperation, or sale pathway.
Product development, quality standards, business model, and delivery team.
Limited market testing, production readiness, and preparation of commercial documents.
Negotiation, drafting of agreements, and legal support through to signing.
Expansion of production and market, royalty reporting, and impact measurement.
Commercialisation Pathways
The pathway is agreed jointly at the fourth step, taking account of technology readiness, the inventor's preference, and market structure.
The technology is licensed to industry; the inventor stays focused on research and receives royalties.
Establishing a new company with a business team, supported by incubation and STP facilities.
A joint enterprise with an industry partner bringing production capacity and market access.
Partner-funded co-development to close technology gaps before a transaction.
Inventor Rights and Roles
Frequently Asked Questions
Have research that is ready to reach users?
Start with the invention form. The team will contact you within ten working days for a joint diagnostic session.