MAJOR FUNCTIONS
(a) Management and Protection of HKUST Intellectual Property
- Monitor inventions, discoveries, copyrighted works and technical information arising from HKUST research works
- Conduct technology review and market assessment for commercialization opportunity
- Handle patent application and administration
- IP portfolio cultivation and management
- Protect HKUST’s intellectual property rights
- Organize IP seminars for HKUST community
(b) Technology Marketing
- Establish contacts with industry and public sector both locally and overseas
- Prepare and update marketing materials to promote the university’s research outputs
- Organize open-innovation workshop, industry day and sharing session for technology dissemination
- Organize and participate in technology exhibitions and fairs
(c) Seek Research Collaborations and Funding from Industry
- Identify potential collaborative opportunities and partners
- Solicit industrial funding for collaborative research projects
- Solicit industrial sponsorship for matching government funding applications
(d) Technology Licensing and Commercialization
- License HKUST technology to industrial partners worldwide
- Manage and operate HKUST Proof-of-Concept Fund
(e) Project and Contract Development
- Assist faculty to form industrial collaborative project by careful planning and due diligence
- Negotiate terms for collaborative research projects and industry sponsored research projects
- Assist in settlement of Non-Disclosure Agreement / Materials Transfer Agreement, technology licensing and collaborative research contracts and inter-institutional IP agreement
(f) Enhance Entrepreneurial Technology Transfer and Start-up Incubation
- Support creation of start-up companies and entrepreneurship activities
- Manage and operate Technology Startup Support Scheme for University (TSSSU) and HKUST U*Star Program to synergize with other entrepreneurial efforts in HKUST
- Develop other Startup Accelerators or funding scheme to facilitate proactive engagement of internal staff and students in entrepreneurial technology transfer
- Organize promotional activities to expose HKUST startups to potential industrial partners or investors
