Tech Transfer & Industry · NUSX
Where NUS research meets the market.
NUSX Tech Transfer is the bridge between NUS labs and the world that will use what they invent — patents filed, technologies licensed, spinouts founded, and industry partnerships that turn research into revenue.
Who are you, and what brings you here?
Tech Transfer serves two very different audiences. Pick the one that fits — each path leads to the right disclosure form, the right contact, and the right paperwork.
Researcher
NUS faculty, postdoc, PhD student, or research staff with an invention, IP question, or interest in commercialising your work.
- Disclose an invention →
- Understand patents & IP →
- Review agreements (MTA, NDA) →
- Apply for translational funding →
- Spin out a venture →
Industry & Investors
A company looking to license a technology, sponsor research, partner on a project, or scout commercially-ready innovations from the NUS pipeline.
- Browse licensable technologies →
- Sponsor research →
- Submit a tech challenge →
- Partner across Strategic Tracks →
- Talk to a TTO directly →
Success stories
What happens when research crosses into the world.
Three short stories from across the NUS Tech Transfer pipeline — a licensed technology, a spinout that scaled, and an industry partnership that produced a product. Concrete outcomes, not aggregate numbers.
Spinout
[Spinout name TBC]
Short narrative — what the lab discovered, how it was spun out, where the company is now. 2–3 sentences.
Read the story →Licensing
[Licensing deal TBC]
Short narrative — what was licensed, to whom, and the outcome in market. 2–3 sentences.
Read the story →Partnership
[Partnership TBC]
Short narrative — the problem, the NUS lab that solved it, and the product that shipped. 2–3 sentences.
Read the story →For Researchers
What's on the Researchers page.
A working reference for NUS faculty, students, and research staff. Open the full page →
Disclose an invention
The seven-step pathway from disclosure form to patent decision, with realistic timelines and what TTI handles at each step.
See the pathway →About patents & IP
Plain-language guide to patents, copyrights, and ownership rules at NUS. Replaces the old accordion-style FAQ.
Read the guide →Agreements
MTAs, NDAs, and the templates researchers ask for most. When to use which, and who signs what.
Browse agreements →For Industry
What's on the Industry page.
For companies looking to license, sponsor, or partner. Open the full page →
Licensing opportunities
The browsable catalogue of NUS technologies available for licensing. Filterable by Strategic Track, sector, and TRL.
Browse catalogue →Sponsor research
Structured ways to fund directed research at NUS labs — sponsored research agreements, joint labs, and consortia.
Sponsor research →Submit a tech challenge
You have a problem, NUS may have a researcher already working on it. Structured intake to match challenges to capability.
Submit a challenge →Funding
Translational funding for NUS research.
Programmes for NUS researchers turning lab work into commercial-grade prototypes and spinouts. All funding programmes →
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Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
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Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
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Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
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Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
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Contact
Talk to the right Technology Transfer Officer.
TTOs are segmented by NUSX Strategic Track. Pick the track that fits your research domain — disclosure, agreements, and licensing conversations go straight to the right person, not a general inbox.
Life sciences & health
Biotech, medtech, diagnostics, therapeutics, digital health.
[TTO name TBC]
tto-pulse@nus.edu.sgMaterials & manufacturing
Advanced materials, energy, sustainability, hardware.
[TTO name TBC]
tto-matter@nus.edu.sgComputing & AI
AI, software, data, semiconductors, quantum.
[TTO name TBC]
tto-logic@nus.edu.sgClimate, food & security
Climate tech, food security, urban systems, infrastructure.
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tto-resilience@nus.edu.sgEarlier-stage idea, not ready for disclosure yet? NUS MVP Studio helps researchers and students turn early ideas into testable prototypes before the tech-transfer conversation begins.
Visit MVP Studio →