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Tell us what you need
Describe the problem, the capability, or the kind of startup you are after. The sharper the brief, the sharper the matches.
Partnership model / TTI Partner
Bring proven science into your pipeline.
License NUS technology, take equity in the spin-offs built on it, or set a brief and get a shortlist matched to it. Either way you bring in science that is already proven and protected, not a project you start from scratch.
How it works
Three steps to
a perfect match
Set the brief, and you get back a shortlist of NUS patents, technologies, and spin-offs matched to it, with the weak fits already filtered out.
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We search across NUS
The ITI team goes deep across NUS — patents, technologies, research groups, investment-ready startups — to find what matches. We can tell you the probability of a match before you commit.
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You get the brief
A shortlist with the science, its readiness level, the people behind it, and the route to license or invest. You decide what is worth pursuing.
Already partnered
You can license the science, back the startup, or both.
Case study / GSK
What a real engagement looks like: from blind-box discovery through to licensing and ongoing collaboration
- Challenge
- GSK wanted NUS disease research inside its drug pipeline.
- What NUSX did
- Sat on the committee that chose the projects and funded them.
- Collaboration
- Catalytic funding. Enough to find out if a drug programme existed.
- Outcome
- Four projects into GSK's discovery units within eight months.
FAQ
Common questions
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[1] How does the IP search actually work?
You set a brief. The team searches across NUS patents, technologies, research groups, and spin-offs, filters for fit and readiness, and returns a shortlist matched to what you need. You see the probability of a match before you commit to anything.
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[2] What does it cost, and is it under NDA?
The search is how a partnership starts, and sensitive briefs can run under NDA from the first conversation. Cost comes later and depends on what you pursue: a licence, equity, and a research partnership are each structured differently. The team sets terms with you once there is a match worth chasing.
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[3] What's a TRL score and why does it matter?
TRL is the Technology Readiness Level, a one-to-nine measure of how far a technology has moved from lab idea toward deployable product. It tells you how much work is left before you can use it, so you can match the science to your own timeline before you license.
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[4] What if there's no match?
Then you have spent nothing chasing the wrong fit, and the brief stays on file as NUS research moves. If existing IP cannot solve it, you commission new work instead and have NUS researchers build against your problem directly.
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