The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) participated in the National Patent Fair, held on November 27–28 by the University-Industry Collaboration Centers Platform (ÜSİMP). The Bilkent TTO stand showcased six innovative technologies, four of which are protected by patents. The fair brought together TTOs from 27 leading universities in Türkiye.
The technologies exhibited at the fair—developed as a result of pioneering research by faculty members Assoc. Prof. Onur Özcan, Assoc. Prof. Onur Tokel, Assoc. Prof. Bilge Baytekin, Assoc. Prof. Ercüment Çiçek, Asst. Prof. Cihan Okay and Asst. Prof. Eda Gürel—attracted significant interest from industrial organizations, universities and technology transfer institutions. The inventors accompanied the Bilkent TTO team during the promotion of these technologies.
By participating in the fair, Bilkent TTO contributed to strengthening a national culture of collaboration, co-creation, shared learning and design. It also supported the strengthening of academia–industry cooperation, the dissemination of knowledge and experience related to technology transfer, and more effective implementation of policy, strategy and standardization efforts in this field.
Ebru Başak Aköz, Director of the Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office (TTO), served as the moderator of the Manufacturing Technologies Panel held within the scope of the R&D and Design Centers Symposium. She facilitated an engaging discussion among industry and university representatives, managing a comprehensive session on current developments and innovative practices in manufacturing technologies.