Three Turkish universities present 24 patents to industry and investors at Gaziantep summit

The Patent Arena Regional Innovation and Commercialization Summit was held in Gaziantep, Türkiye, the local outlet Gaziantep Söz reports. The host was the Gaziantep Chamber of Industry Vocational Training Center (GSOMEM). The event was organized with Gaziantep University, Fırat University and Kahramanmaraş İstiklal University and supported by TÜBİTAK 1503. Twenty-four patents selected from the three universities were presented to manufacturers and potential investors gaziantepsoz.comGaziantep Sözgaziantepsoz.comOpen source ↗. The report does not give the date.

The program covered strengthening the regional innovation ecosystem, bringing university-developed technologies to industry, turning patents into commercial value and developing cooperation among universities, industry and investors. Participants included the Rector of Gaziantep University, Prof. Sait Mesut Doğan, and the Deputy Rector of Fırat University, Prof. Mehmet Yılmaz. Representatives of the chamber, the municipality, Gaziantep Teknopark and UNDP, as well as academics and company officials, also attended.

Patents and statements from organizers

Doğan said Gaziantep University holds 61 registered patents. He said the aim is to turn this base into new technologies, joint R&D projects and economic value, and he invited manufacturers to share their production problems with researchers gaziantepsoz.comGaziantep Sözgaziantepsoz.comOpen source ↗. He also noted that new rules for technology transfer offices and a 75 percent fee reduction on SMEs' first patent applications create opportunities.

Bora Tezel, Deputy Chairman of the Gaziantep Chamber of Industry, said the city exports about 10 billion dollars a year. According to him, the 24 patents span machinery, medical devices, carpet technologies and advanced materials. He said their real success will be measured by licensing and investment gaziantepsoz.comGaziantep Sözgaziantepsoz.comOpen source ↗. Yılmaz said that protecting research with patents and commercializing it according to industry needs increases the impact of scientific work.

Panel, training and B2B meetings

The panel "From Patent to Market – Technology Commercialization" brought together representatives of universities, industry and investors. They discussed turning patents into economic value and bringing university technologies to industry gaziantepsoz.comGaziantep Sözgaziantepsoz.comOpen source ↗.

In the training part of the program, Prof. Sadettin Kapucu gave a session titled "Evolution of Technology and TRIZ: Overcoming Patent Barriers and Designing New Inventions – TRIZ Strategies in Industry". It covered technological development, innovative thinking, problem solving and strategies for designing new inventions. After the panel and training, B2B meetings were held to match universities, industry and investors gaziantepsoz.comGaziantep Sözgaziantepsoz.comOpen source ↗.